Charities - arts and architecture

English Heritage is proud to care for the national collection of historic places and the treasures they contain. Over 400 historic sites are open for the public to enjoy, many of them free of charge. They include prehistoric, Roman, industrial and ecclesiastical sites, castles and forts, medieval homes, houses and halls, monuments, historic bridges, statues, a deer house and a cold war bunker.

Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund (EABF)

Address: Brinsworth House, 72 Staines Road, Twickenham TW2 5AL

Telephone: 020 8898 8164

Fax: 020 8894 0093

Email:

enquiries@eabf.org.uk

Website:

www.eabf.org.uk

Charity number: 206451 (England & Wales)

Since 1908 the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund (EABF), also known as The Royal Variety Charity, has been quietly helping out behind the scenes to bring essential comfort and support to those who have dedicated their lives to the entertainment of others. For many, the Fund is their only lifeline. Show business has never been a secure occupation and as it becomes even more diverse, so the scope of our responsibilities broadens. We provide support to all members of the entertainment profession regardless of whether they work front of stage, behind the scenes or in the box office.

Historic Royal Palaces

Address: Hampton Court Palace, Surrey KT8 9AU

Telephone: 020 3166 6321

Fax:

Email:

development@hrp.org.uk

Website:

www.hrp.org.uk

Charity number: 1068852 (England & Wales)

Historic Royal Palaces is the independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, the Banqueting House, Kensington Palace and Kew Palace.

Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Address: Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Coalbrookdale, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7DQ

Telephone: 01952 435 900

Fax: 01952 435999

Email:

information@ironbridge.org.uk

Website:

www.ironbridge.org.uk

Charity number: 503717-R (England & Wales)

Founded in 1967, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Limited is a registered charity with the twin aims of education and heritage conservation. The Trust cares for 36 scheduled monuments and listed buildings within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site and operates 10 museums which collectively tell the story of the Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

Philharmonia Orchestra

Address: Suzanne van Even, Head of Individual Giving, (Maternity Cover), 6th Floor The Tower Building,11 York Road, London SE1 7NX.

Telephone: 020 7921 3918

Fax: 020 7921 3950

Email:

Suzanne.vanEven@philharmonia.co.uk

Website:

www.philharmonia.co.uk

Charity number: 250277 (England & Wales)

The Philharmonia Orchestra is one of the world’s great orchestras. Acknowledged as the UK’s foremost musical pioneer, with an extraordinary recording legacy and with its relationships with the world’s most sought-after artists, the Philharmonia Orchestra is at the heart of British musical life.

Royal Ballet Benevolent Fund

Address: The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD

Telephone: 01273 626547

Fax:

Email:

info@rbbf.org.uk

Website:

www.rbbf.org.uk

Charity number: 207477 (England & Wales)

The Royal Ballet Benevolent Fund was founded over seventy years ago. Recognising the particular toll that the profession can take on dancers, the RBBF’s remit is to provide support to ex-members of all British major repertory ballet and contemporary dance companies as well as those individuals working as independent dancers.

Royal Ballet School

Address: Sarah Eliot-Cohen, Head of Development, 46 Floral Street, London WC2E 9DA

Telephone: 020 7845 7070

Fax:

Email:

legacies@royalballetschool.co.uk

Website:

http://www.royalballetschool.co.uk

Charity number: 214364 (England & Wales)

For generations, The Royal Ballet School has enriched the international dance world with some of its greatest artists: Margot Fonteyn, Antoinette Sibley, Anthony Dowell, Anya Linden, Wayne Sleep and Darcey Bussell - not forgetting some of the most influential choreographers: Kenneth MacMillan, David Bintley and Christopher Wheeldon.

Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB)

Address: 37 Spital Square, London E1 6DY

Telephone: 0207 377 1644

Fax: 0207 247 5296

Email:

info@spab.org.uk

Website:

http://www.spab.org.uk

Charity number: Company No: 5743962 Charity No: 1113753 Scottish Charity No: SCO39244

SPAB is Britain’s oldest, largest and most technically expert national society fighting to protect historic buildings from demolition, neglect and damaging repairs and alterations. If you care about historic buildings please join us or consider a donation or legacy to help us continue the work to protect and educate begun by William Morris 135 years ago.

The Holburne Museum - Bath’s Art Museum for Everyone

Address: Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DB

Telephone: 01225 388569

Fax:

Email:

enquiries@holburne.org

Website:

www.holburne.org

Charity number: 310288 (England & Wales)

At the Holburne we take the enjoyment of art seriously. Engaging with and enjoying great works of art enriches lives. It is our aim to encourage as many people as possible to experience the pleasures art brings.

The Holburne’s collection was assembled for pleasure. It was shaped by the enthusiasms and tastes of Sir William Holburne, our founder, whom we have to thank for the collection’s strengths: Renaissance bronzes, mailoica, Dutch landscapes, silver and porcelain.