World Monuments Fund Britain

Registered charity 1126578 · since 2008wmf.org/about·International·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£722k

Annual giving, year to 30 June 2025

From the Charity Commission register

Key takeaways

World Monuments Fund Britain works to conserve historic buildings and monuments and to build public understanding of them, through partnerships at UK sites, so a project in that field is the kind of work to bring to it.
Its annual report treats project spending as its own direct expenditure rather than grant-making, and it describes itself as an active partner offering expertise, advocacy and financial support, so a small charity should open a conversation through the contact shown rather than send a cold application.
No application process is published and no grant range is stated, so ask what scale of support is possible before naming a figure.
Total annual giving of £722,350 is the only size indication available, so frame any request around a specific site or project.

Overview

World Monuments Fund Britain is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1126578).

World Monuments Fund Britain exists to preserve buildings and monuments of architectural and historical interest and to encourage knowledge and understanding of them. It was established with a gift of $1 million and a bequest, and its London office's first major undertaking was the restoration of the Small Concert Room at St. George's. It has completed projects at over 50 UK sites and gave £722,350 in its most recent reported year.

What they fund

Priority Areas

World Monuments Fund Britain exists to conserve and restore, for public benefit, buildings and monuments of historical or architectural interest, educative value or artistic merit, and to advance public education by encouraging knowledge and understanding of them. It supports organisations and their projects as an active partner, contributing expertise, advocacy and financial support. Its annual report treats all project expenditure as direct expenditure of the charity rather than grant-making. Its work includes on-site conservation, educational resources, training and advocacy, delivered through partnerships at UK sites. The focus is on conservation and public understanding of historic and architectural buildings and monuments, with support delivered through partnerships and practical expertise.

Themes

Building conservation
Public heritage education

Geographic Focus

Wherever Situated.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to World Monuments Fund Britain.

The British Museum TrustNo public processGave £53,840 The Mackintosh FoundationNo public processGave £769k Restore Our PlanetNo public processGave £1,500 King Charles III Charitable FundMixed deadlinesGave £4.4M Habitat for Humanity Great BritainNo public processGave £956k UK Fund for CharitiesInvitation onlyGave £4.6M The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund (UK)RollingGave $4M The Charles Godwin FoundationRollingGave £22,372 The London Women's Clinic FoundationNo public processGave £177k Maria Björnson Memorial FundRollingGave £598k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 June 2021	£1,153,521	£887,953	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2021
year to 30 June 2022	£3,546,628	£3,393,128	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2022
year to 30 June 2023	£962,531	£667,267	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2023
year to 30 June 2024	£1,410,414	£1,085,678	£347,146	Accounts for year to 30 June 2024
year to 30 June 2025	£3,028,935	£2,224,143	£722,350	Accounts for year to 30 June 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2024

£347k grants

YE 2025

£722k grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 30 June 2024; year to 30 June 2025: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.