SAVE BRITAIN'S HERITAGE

Registered charity 269129 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAVE

SAVE Britain's Heritage campaigns for the preservation of historic buildings and the historic environment.

Objects

A) TO AWAKEN PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF BRITAIN'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE. B) TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF THAT HERITAGE AND RELATED MATTERS AND TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE C) TO SAVE FROM NEEDLESS DESTRUCTION OR DISFIGUREMENT BUILDINGS OR GROUPS OF BUILDINGS AND DESIGNED LANDSCAPES OF SPECIAL HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£432k

Latest spending

£438k

Registered

1975

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves totalled £562,507, which the trustees consider to exceed their policy target of three to six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The trustees are confident that adequate reserves will remain available to ensure the continuity of the charity’s activities and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(6,258) for the year, with total income of £431,999 and total expenditure of £438,257.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (reserves figure: £563k)

“The Trustees historic aim has been to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to at least three to six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Income from Urban Space Management Ltd (director/shareholder Eric Reynolds): £540 advert, £5,000 sponsorship

“Income was received from Urban Space Management Ltd, a company in which Eric Reynolds is director and shareholder. In 2025 SBH received: £540 for advert in newsletter and £5,000 sponsorship of design event.” — page 21

“Donations from trustees totalling £250 were received in the year.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees: £250

“Income was received from Urban Space Management Ltd, a company in which Eric Reynolds is director and shareholder. In 2025 SBH received: £540 for advert in newsletter and £5,000 sponsorship of design event.” — page 21

“Donations from trustees totalling £250 were received in the year.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Administrative charges to SAVE Europe's Heritage: £1,000

“Income was received from Urban Space Management Ltd, a company in which Eric Reynolds is director and shareholder. In 2025 SBH received: £540 for advert in newsletter and £5,000 sponsorship of design event.” — page 21

“Donations from trustees totalling £250 were received in the year.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SAVE Britain's Heritage (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Trustees · trustee networks

ERIC GEORGE REYNOLDSchair · trustee of 6 other charities
Benjamin Charles Edward Derbyshire
CLARE ELIZABETH O'BRIEN
Guy Oliver
Martin Robert Thomas · trustee of 1 other charity
Nichola Clare Tasker
SIR SIMON JENKINS
Sally Jane Watson · trustee of 1 other charity
TIMOTHY CANTELL
Vanessa Rachael Shaw · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£432k	£438k
31/12/2024	£367k	£426k
31/12/2023	£390k	£406k
31/12/2022	£260k	£336k
31/12/2021	£280k	£274k

Common questions

Is SAVE BRITAIN'S HERITAGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves totalled £562,507, which the trustees consider to exceed their policy target of three to six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The trustees are confident that adequate reserves will remain available to ensure the continuity of the charity’s activities and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(6,258) for the year, with total income of £431,999 and total expenditure of £438,257. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SAVE BRITAIN'S HERITAGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SAVE BRITAIN'S HERITAGE as a grant recipient include THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALDAMA FOUNDATION, THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND, THE PILGRIM TRUST, THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£65k	Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage and science
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£55k	Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage and science
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£50k	Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage and science
THE ALDAMA FOUNDATION	FY2022	£25k	Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	Unverified read£14k	Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage and science
THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND	FY2022	£9k	Project Viability Grant
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	Unverified read£5k	Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage and science
THE PILGRIM TRUST	FY2021	£5k	Repair and reuse of Brandon station Suffolk, listed Grade II and dating from 1845
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	FY2022	£1k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	FY2023	£1k

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	23/10/2013	£10k	"Developing new audiences and improving SAVE's corporate fundraising capacity"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	1	£200k
BUPA FOUNDATION	1	£92k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£50k
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY	1	£15k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£14k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATION TRUST.

BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATION TRUST income £337k
PRESERVATION income £92k
KEEP BRITAIN TIDY income £16.3m
BATTLEFIELDS TRUST income £81k
Historic Suffolk income £189k
THE CRANBROOK FOUNDATION income £520k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SAVE BRITAIN'S HERITAGE	£432k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATION TRUST FY2025	£337k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PRESERVATION FY2025	£92k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KEEP BRITAIN TIDY FY2026	£16.3m	—	7	unclear	—	no doubt
BATTLEFIELDS TRUST FY2025	£81k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
Historic Suffolk FY2025	£189k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.