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Heritage Alliance
Formation	2002
Purpose	heritage 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.

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]

References

^ "THE HERITAGE ALLIANCE overview". Gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Heritage Alliance". Heritage Help. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
^ ^a ^b "About the Heritage Alliance". The Heritage Alliance. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "THE HERITAGE ALLIANCE - Charity 1094793". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
^ "The Heritage Alliance announces new Chief Executive". Heritage Update. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^ "New Chair for Heritage Alliance". Arts Professional. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
^ Hardaker, Alistair (2024-05-03). "Carole Souter CBE appointed CEO at Heritage Alliance". Museums + Heritage. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
^ Hardaker, Alistair (2024-05-15). "Heritage sector under 'existential threat' warns Heritage Alliance report". Museums + Heritage. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
^ "Heritage Alliance shares manifesto for policy change". Arts Professional. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
^ "Urban Green Spaces Inquiry: Response to Call For Evidence". UK Parliament. October 2023.
^ "The Heritage Alliance launches report on Heritage and the Creative Industries". Torch: the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
^ 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.

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