THE HERITAGE ALLIANCE

Registered charity 1094793 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HERITAGE LINK

Latest income
£505k
Latest spending
£494k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £11,073 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £338,739. Per the trustees' report, this level of free reserves represents 109% of the nine-month core expenditure target, indicating the charity is comfortably meeting its own reserves policy. The organisation reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months' worth of core costs (held: £339k)
The Charity’s policy is to hold nine months’ worth of core costs as reserves being deemed sufficient to enable the Alliance to meet its charitable and operational commitments in the event of a significant shortfall in income or the occurrence of significant operational risk. — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A trustee held a trade debtor balance of £50 which was paid post-year-end.
At the year end a trade debtor balance of £50 was due to the charity by a trustee on normal commercial terms. This balance was fully paid post year end. There were no other related party transactions in the year. — page 63
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Heritage Alliance Trading Limited
At year end the charity owned all of the issued ordinary share capital, consisting of 1 ordinary shares of £1 each, of the Heritage Alliance Trading Limited, a company registered in the UK, whose purpose was the delivery of the Discovering Places project and which has now become dormant. — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Corporate structure

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£505k
Total spending
£494k
Reserves (reported)
£339k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~8.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£505k£494k
31/03/2024£554k£547k
31/03/2023£713k£638k
31/03/2022£951k£887k
31/03/2021£674k£682k

Common questions

Is THE HERITAGE ALLIANCE financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £11,073 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £338,739. Per the trustees' report, this level of free reserves represents 109% of the nine-month core expenditure target, indicating the charity is comfortably meeting its own reserves policy. The organisation reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HERITAGE ALLIANCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HERITAGE ALLIANCE as a grant recipient include THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANCIENT BUILDINGS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/08/2025£250k"Heritage Alliance: Creating Connections (Resilience Grant)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/12/2022£25k"Explore: The Heritage Alliance"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/03/2021£95k"#Digital5 HeritageDigital - Digital Questions"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/03/2020£993k"Business Support England: Heritage Horizons"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/03/2019£168k"Building Capacity, Community and Skills: A Resilient Heritage Alliance"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/05/2013£750k"Giving to Heritage"

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