The Heritage Crafts Association (number 1159208) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Heritage Crafts Association do?
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF TRADITIONAL AND HERITAGE CRAFTS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVICE AND TRAINING.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Heritage Crafts Association
Answers The Heritage Crafts Association gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Heritage Crafts Association's highest-paid staff paid?
The Heritage Crafts Association's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Heritage Crafts Association's money come from?
The Heritage Crafts Association reported £594k total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £396k (67%), donations and legacies £192k (32%), investments £3,584 (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £74k.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£396k · 67%
Donations and legacies£192k · 32%
Investments£3,584 · 1%
Trading and fundraising events£1,384 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Heritage Crafts Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Heritage Crafts Association's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Hca; Heritage Crafts
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Heritage Crafts Association registered for?
Environment/conservation/heritage
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Heritage Crafts Association yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Heritage Crafts Association.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to The Heritage Crafts Association?
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Is The Heritage Crafts Association a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Heritage Crafts Association as a registered charity (number 1159208) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Heritage Crafts Association's charity number?
The Heritage Crafts Association's charity number is 1159208. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1159208?
Search 1159208 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Heritage Crafts Association do?
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF TRADITIONAL AND HERITAGE CRAFTS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVICE AND TRAINING.
Does The Heritage Crafts Association have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Heritage Crafts Association. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Heritage Crafts Association?
The Heritage Crafts Association's website listed in our register data is http://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Heritage Crafts Association's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Heritage Crafts Association's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Heritage Crafts Association's money come from?
The Heritage Crafts Association reported £594k total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £396k (67%), donations and legacies £192k (32%), investments £3,584 (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £74k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Heritage Crafts Association?
The register records The Heritage Crafts Association as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Heritage Crafts Association's trustees paid?
The Heritage Crafts Association's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Heritage Crafts Association registered as a charity?
The Heritage Crafts Association was entered on the register on 13 November 2014.