| class="wikitable sortable"
!Holding Organisation
!Collection Name
!Arts Council England (ACE) Area
!Year Granted |
| Ashmolean Museum (Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford
|Ashmolean Museum Collections
|South East
|1997 |
| The Barber Institute of Fine Arts (University of Birmingham), Birmingham
|The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Collection
|Midlands
|1998 |
| The Baring Archive, City of London
|The Baring Archive
|London
|2009 |
| Bath and North East Somerset Council - Heritage Services, Bath
|Bath Fashion Museum Collection
|South West
|1999 |
| Bath and North East Somerset Council - Heritage Services, Bath
|Roman Baths Museum Collection
|South West
|1999 |
| Bath Record Office, Bath
|Bath Record Office Archive Collection
|South West
|2005 |
| Beamish, the Living Museum of the North, Beamish
|Beamish, the Living Museum of the North Collection
|North
|1997 |
| Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham
|Photography Collection Held by Birmingham Libraries
|Midlands
|2005 |
| Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham
|Archive Held by Birmingham Libraries
|Midlands
|2005 |
| Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham
|Early and Fine Printing Held by Birmingham Libraries
|Midlands
|2005 |
| Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham
|Literature Collections Held by Birmingham Libraries
|Midlands
|2005 |
| Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham
|Music Collections Held by Birmingham Libraries
|Midlands
|2005 |
| Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham
|The Birmingham Collection
|Midlands
|2005 |
| Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham
|Fine & Decorative Arts Collections Held by Birmingham Museums Trust
|Midlands
|1997 |
| Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham
|Science Collections Held by Birmingham Museums Trust
|Midlands
|1997 |
| Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham
|Birmingham History and Numismatics Collections Held by Birmingham Museums Trust
|Midlands
|1998 |
| Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham
|The Pinto Collection Held by Birmingham Museums Trust
|Midlands
|1998 |
| Black Country Living Museum, Dudley
|Black Country Living Museum Collections
|Midlands
|2012 |
| Bodleian Libraries (Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford
|Special Collections at the Bodleian Library
|South East
|2006 |
| The Bowes Museum, Durham
|The Bowes Museum Collection, Barnard Castle
|North
|1997 |
| Bradford Industrial Museum (Bradford Museums and Galleries), Bradford
|Worsted Collection
|North
|2009 |
| Bristol City Museums, Bristol
|Bristol City Museums Collection of Applied Art
|South West
|1998 |
| Bristol City Museums, Bristol
|Bristol City Museums Far East Collection
|South West
|1998 |
| Bristol City Museums, Bristol
|Bristol City Museums Geology Collection
|South West
|1998 |
| Bristol City Museums, Bristol
|City of Bristol Collections
|South West
|1998 |
| Bristol City Record Office and Bristol Central Library's Local Studies Service, Bristol
|The Archive, History and Literacy Collection Relating to the History and Development of the City of Bristol
|South West
|2005 |
| British Motor Museum, Gaydon
|British Motor Museum Collection
|Midlands
|2014 |
| Britten-Pears Foundation, Aldeburgh
|The Britten-Pears Library
|South East
|2005 |
| BT Archives, London
|BT Archives
|London
|2012 |
| Cambridge University Herbarium, Cambridge
|Cambridge University Herbarium[{{Cite news |date=1 June 2022 |title=Cambridge University plant collection awarded Designated status |language=en-GB |work=BBC News - Cambridgeshire |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-61653919 |access-date=12 October 2022}}][{{Cite web |last=Garget |first=Jacqueline |date=31 May 2022 |title=Cambridge University Herbarium gains national significance accolade |url=https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-herbarium-awarded-designated-status |access-date=12 October 2022 |website=University of Cambridge |language=en}}]
|South East
|2022 |
| Cambridge University Library, Cambridge
|Special Collections at Cambridge University Library
|South East
|2019 |
| Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne
|The Collections at Canal Museum Stoke Bruerne
|Midlands
|1999 |
| Chesterholm Museum (Vindolanda), Bardon Mill
|The Vindolanda Trust Collection
|North
|2016 |
| Chetham's Library, Manchester
|Chetham's Library Collection
|North
|2011 |
| Churchill College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
|Churchill Archives Centre
|South East
|2005 |
| City of London Corporation, City of London
|History of London Collection
|London
|2005 |
| Colchester and Ipswich Museums, Colchester
|Colechester Castle Museum's Archaeology Collection
|South East
|1998 |
| Compton Verney, Compton Verney
|Archaic Chinese Bronzes
|Midlands
|2008 |
| Co-operative Archive Trust, Manchester
|Co-operative Archive Trust Collections
|North
|2007 |
| Cornwall Record Office, Redruth
|Archives Relating to Cornwall's Hard-Rock Mining Industry
|South West
|2005 |
| Courtauld Institute of Art, City of Westminster
|The Courtauld Collection
|London
|1997 |
| Culture Coventry, Coventry
|Coventry Transport Museum Collection
|Midlands
|1998 |
| Derby Museums, Derby
|Joseph Wright of Derby Collection
|Midlands
|2011 |
| Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
|Dulwich Picture Gallery Collection
|London
|1997 |
| Durham University Library, Durham
|The Bishop Cosin's Library
|North
|2005 |
| Durham University Library, Durham
|The Sudan Archive
|North
|2005 |
| Durham University Oriental Museum, Durham
|Chinese Collections
|North
|2008 |
| Durham University Oriental Museum, Durham
|Ancient Egyptian Collections
|North
|2008 |
| English Folk Dance and Song Society, London
|Vaughan Williams Memorial Library
|London
|2011 |
| Hampshire Record Office, Winchester
|The Records Held by the Hampshire Record Office
|South East
|2006 |
| Harewood House Trust, Harewood, Leeds
|Harewood House Trust Collection
|North
|1998 |
| Historic Royal Palaces, London
|Hampton Court Palace
|London
|2009 |
| Horniman Museum and Gardens, London | Ethnographic Collections at the Horniman Museum
|London
|1997 |
| Institution of Civil Engineers, City of Westminster
|Library, Archive and Works of Art
|London
|2009 |
| Institution of Engineering and Technology, City of Westminster
|Collections of the Institute of Electrical Engineers, that is the Rare Books, the Archives and the Library
|London
|2006 |
| Ipswich Museum, Ipswich Borough Council, Ipswich
|Post-Cretaceous Geology Collection
|South East
|2023 |
| Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Coalbrookdale | The Ironbridge Gorge Trust Collections
|Midlands
|1997 |
| Jewish Museum London, London
|Religious Life (Judaica) Collection at the Jewish Museum London
|London
|1997 |
| John Rylands University Library (University of Manchester), Manchester | Special Collections at John Rylands University Library
|North
|2005 |
| John Rylands University Library (University of Manchester), Manchester | Manchester Medical Society Library
|North
|2005 |
| King's College London, City of Westminster
|Liddell Hart Military Archives
|London
|2005 |
| Kingston upon Hull City Museums and Art Galleries, Kingston upon Hull
|Hull Museums Collections Relating to the City and Region
|North
|1999 |
| Lambeth Palace Library, London
|The Manuscripts, Archives and Printed Books Collection
|London
|2005 |
| Lancashire County Museum Service, Preston
|Textile Industry Collection
|North
|1999 |
| Lapworth Museum of Geology (University of Birmingham), Birmingham
|Lapworth Museum of Geology Collections
|Midlands
|2008 |
| Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds
|Leeds Museums and Galleries Fine and Decorative Arts Collection
|North
|1997 |
| Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds
|Leeds Museums and Galleries Natural Sciences Collection
|North
|1998 |
| Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds
|Leeds Museums and Galleries Industrial Collections
|North
|1999 |
| Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds
|The English Literature Collection
|North
|2005 |
| Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds
|Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections
|North
|2005 |
| Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds
|The Cookery Collection
|North
|2005 |
| Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds
|The Leeds Russian Archive
|North
|2005 |
| Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds
|The Liddle Collection
|North
|2005 |
| Library and Museum of Freemasonry, Freemasons Hall, London
|Library and Museum of Freemasonry Collections
|London
|2007 |
| Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln
|Lincoln Episcopal Rolls and Registers
|Midlands
|2005 |
| Linnean Society of London, City of Westminster
|Library, Archive and Biological Specimen Collections
|London
|2014 |
| Liverpool and Merseyside Record Offices Liverpool
|Photographic Image Collection
|North
|2006 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, London
|British Library of Political and Economic Science
|London
|2005 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science (Applied as London Metropolitan University), London
|The Women's Library
|London
|2006 |
| London Transport Museum, City of Westminster
|London Transport Museum Collection
|London
|1997 |
| Manchester City Galleries, Manchester
|Manchester City Galleries Fine and Decorative Art Collections
|North
|1997 |
| Manchester City Galleries, Manchester
|Manchester City Galleries Costume and Textile Collections
|North
|1997 |
| Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester
|Manchester Museum Collection
|North
|1997 |
| Mary Rose Trust, Portsmouth
|Mary Rose Museum Collection
|South West
|1997 |
| Middlesex University, Museum of Design and Domestic Architecture, London
|Silver Studio Collection
|London
|2008 |
| Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry
|Modern Records Centre Collections
|Midlands
|2006 |
| Museum of Design in Plastics, Arts University Bournemouth, Bournemouth
|Museum of Design in Plastics Collection
|South West
|2021 |
| Museum of London, City of London
|Museum of London Collection
|London
|1997 |
| Museum of Natural History (Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford
|Museum of Natural History Collections
|South East
|1997 |
| Museum of the History of Science (Gardens, Libraries & Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford
|History of Science Museum Collections
|South East
|1997 |
| Museums Sheffield, Sheffield
|Sheffield Museums Metalwork Collections
|North
|1999 |
| National Football Museum, Manchester
|National Football Museum Collections
|North
|2013 |
| National Motor Museum, Beaulieu
|National Motor Museum Collection
|South West
|1997 |
| National Tramway Museum, Crich
|National Tramway Museum Collection
|Midlands
|1997 |
| Norfolk Museums Service, Norwich
|Norwich Castle Museum Collections
|South East
|1998 |
| Norfolk Record Office, Norwich
|History of Norfolk Archive
|South East
|2005 |
| Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
|Boot and Shoe Collection at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
|Midlands
|1998 |
| Nottingham Museums (Heritage), Nottingham
|Lace and Lace Machinery Collections
|Midlands
|2014 |
| People's History Museum, Manchester
|People's History Museum Collection
|North
|1998 |
| Pitt Rivers Museum (Gardens, Libraries & Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford
|Pitt Rivers Collection
|South East
|1997 |
| Royal Academy of Arts, City of Westminster
|Royal Academy of Arts Collections, Library and Archives
|London
|2011 |
| Royal Academy of Music, City of Westminster
|Special Collections and Archives of the Royal Academy of Music Library
|London
|2005 |
| Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter
|World Cultures Collections at Royal Albert Memorial Museum
|South West
|1998 |
| Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter
|George Montagu Collection
|South West
|2019 |
| Royal College of Music, London
|Royal College of Music, Museum and Library Collections
|London
|2020 |
| Royal College of Surgeons of England, London
|Hunterian Museum Collection and the Archive and Library Collections
|London
|2013 |
| Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham
|Royal Engineers Museum
|South East
|1998 |
| Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers), City of Westminster
|Geographical Material Held by the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers
|London
|2005 |
| Royal Horticultural Society, City of Westminster
|Lindley Library Collection
|London
|2011 |
| Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), City of Westminster
|British Architecture Library
|London
|2005 |
| Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove, Brighton and Hove
|Booth Museum Natural History Collection
|South East
|1997 |
| Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove, Brighton and Hove
|Decorative Arts Collections Held by Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove
|South East
|1998 |
| Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove, Brighton and Hove
|World Art and Anthropology Collections Held by Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove
|South East
|1998 |
| Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon
|The Shakespeare Collection
|Midlands
|2005 |
| Sir John Soane's Museum, London
|Sir John Soane's Museum Collection
|London
|1999 |
| Southampton City Council Arts & Heritage, Southampton
|Fine Art Collections Held by Southampton City Council Arts & Heritage
|South West
|1998 |
| Southampton City Council Arts & Heritage, Southampton
|Archaeology Collections Held by Southampton City Council Arts & Heritage
|South West
|1998 |
| SS Great Britain, Bristol
|The SS Great Britain Collection
|South West
|2014 |
| St John's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
|The Old Library Collection Cambridge
|South East
|2005 |
| Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service, Stafford
|Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service Collections
|Midlands
|2011 |
| Stoke-on-Trent Museums, Stoke-on-Trent
|The Stoke Museums Service Collections
|Midlands
|1997 |
| Telegraph Museum Porthcurno, Porthcurno
|Core Collection of Submarine Telegraphy Objects & the Historic Archive Collections of Key International Telegraph Cable Companies
|South West
|2009 |
| The Box (Plymouth Museums Galleries Archives), Plymouth
|The Cottonian Collection
|South West
|1998 |
| The Brontë Society, Haworth, Bradford
|The Brontë Parsonage Museum Collection
|North
|2023 |
| The Canal and River Trust, Ellesmere Port
|Canal and River Trust Collections at National Waterways Museum - Ellesmere Port and National Waterways Museum Gloucester
|South West
|1998 |
| The Cheltenham Trust, Cheltenham
|Arts and Craft Collection at The Wilson
|South West
|1998 |
| The Kimmeridge Trust, Kimmeridge
|The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life
|South West
|2020 |
| The Mass Observation Archive, Brighton and Hove
|The Mass Observation Archive
|South East
|2005 |
| The Postal Heritage Trust, London
|The Records Relating to the Operation, Policy, Development and Social Impact of the British Post Office from 1636 to the resent Day (Held By the Royal Mail Archive)
|London
|2005 |
| The Royal Artillery Museum, Salisbury
|The Royal Artillery Collection
|South West
|1999 |
| The Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Trust, Salisbury
|The Salisbury Museum Archaeology Collection
|South West
|1998 |
| The Tank Museum, Bovington Camp
|The Tank Museum Collection
|South West
|1998 |
| The Weiner Holocaust Library, London
|The Weiner Holocaust Library Collection
|London
|2017 |
| The Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere
|The Wordsworth Trust Collection
|North
|1997 |
| Torbay Museums Trust, Torquay
|Quaternary Cave Collection & Archive
|South West
|2016 |
| Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle
|The Natural Science Collections at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
|North
|2018 |
| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Newcastle upon Tyne
|Shipbuilding, Maritime & Maritime Trade Archive Collections
|North
|2006 |
| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and Sunderland Museums & Heritage Service, Newcastle and Sunderland
|Science and Technology Collections
|North
|1997 |
| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and Sunderland Museums & Heritage Service, Newcastle and Sunderland
|Fine and Decorative Art Collections
|North
|1998 |
| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and Sunderland Museums & Heritage Service, Newcastle and Sunderland
|Natural Sciences Collections
|North
|1998 |
| Unilever Art, Archives & Records Management, Port Sunlight
|The Archive of the United Africa Company
|North
|2005 |
| University College London Culture, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
|Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Collection
|London
|1998 |
| University of Birmingham Libraries, Special Collection, Birmingham
|Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts
|Midlands
|2005 |
| University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge
|Fitzwilliam Museum Collection
|South East
|1997 |
| University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge
|Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Collections
|South East
|1997 |
| University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge
|Whipple Museum of the History of Science Collections
|South East
|1997 |
| University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge
|Cambridge University Museum of Zoology Collection
|South East
|1998 |
| University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge
|Sedgwick Museum Collection
|South East
|1998 |
| University of Nottingham Libraries (Manuscripts & Special Collections), Nottingham
|The Portland (London) Collection; Portland of Welbeck Collection and Newcastle of Clumber Papers
|Midlands
|2005 |
| University of Nottingham Libraries (Manuscripts & Special Collections), Nottingham
|DH Lawrence Collection
|Midlands
|2008 |
| University of Reading (Special Collections), Reading
|The Beckett Collection
|South East
|2005 |
| University of Reading (Special Collections), Reading
|Archive of British Publishing and Printing
|South East
|2006 |
| University of Reading, Museum of English Rural Life, Reading
|The Museum of English Rural Life Archive, Library and Object Collections
|South East
|1997 |
| University of Bristol, Bristol
|University of Bristol Theatre Collection
|South West
|2019 |
| Weald and Downland Living Museum, Singleton, Chichester
|Weald and Downland Living Museum Collection
|South East
|1998 |
| Wellcome Trust, London
|The Wellcome Library
|London
|2005 |
| Westminster City Archives, City of Westminster
|Art and Design Collection
|London
|2005 |
| Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, Manchester
|Whitworth Art Gallery Collection of Textiles and Wallpaper
|North
|1997 |
| Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, Manchester
|Whitworth Art Gallery Collection of Fine Art
|North
|1998 |
| William Morris Gallery, London
|William Morris and Morris & Co. collection
|London
|2017 |
| Wiltshire Museum, Devizes
|Wiltshire Museum Collections
|South West
|1997 |
| York Museums Trust, York
|York Museums Trust Collections
|North
|1997 |