Heritage Alliance

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Heritage Alliance
Formation2002
Purposeheritage advocacy group
Chair
Carole Souter
Website https://www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/

Heritage Alliance is a cultural heritage charity and the largest alliance of heritage organisations in the UK.

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History

Heritage Link was founded in October 2002 and went by this name until February 2010 when it became known as the Heritage Alliance. [1]

Membership and management

More than 90 non-governmental heritage bodies [2] and over 200 organisations are represented by the Heritage Alliance. [3] [4]

The organisation has 12 Trustees. [4] From 2003 to 2016 the CEO was Kate Pugh. [5] From July 2024, it was chaired by Carole Souter, who succeeded acting chair Dr Ingrid Samuel. [6] [7]

Work

The Heritage Alliance is an advocacy, advice and networking organisation. It is not a grant-awarding organisation. [2] [3]

In 2024, the Heritage Alliance published 'Heritage on the Brink', a report based on 18 months of data that detailed the impact of the cost of living crisis on the heritage sector. This report was part of a larger Heritage Manifesto, first published in 2023. [8] [9]

In 2023, the Heritage Alliance submitted evidence to the UK government Urban Green Spaces Inquiry. [10] In 2019, it launched a report on Heritage and the Creative Industries. [11] In 2010, it submitted evidence to a government enquiry on the funding of the arts and heritage. [12]

Awards

Heritage Alliance awards the Heritage Alliance Heroes Award to recognise notable volunteer contributions. [2]

Finances

In the year ending 31 March 2023, the organisation had an income of £712,964 and expenditure of £638,088. [4]

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References

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  12. Funding of the arts and heritage: third report of session 2010-11, Vol. 2: Evidence. Her Majesty's Stationery Office (published 30 March 2011). 2011-03-30. ISBN   978-0-215-55891-6.