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Arts Charities That specialise in Literature

Discover 1,562 Arts charities that specialise in literature. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,562
Charities
£6,747,187,095
Total Income
£677,701
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Winton School For Boys School Fund

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Leisure

Money received from pupils for various educational trips.Books bought at cost price to assist pupils with their learning. Sports kit sold to pupils to raise money for the school. Non uniform days held and donations requested from parents to assist with the cost of buying each pupil a diary and various school activities.

Latest Income: £9,182
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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Leeds And District Autism Behaviour Communication Support Group

Arts, Beneficiary group

Monthly Support Group Meetings; Regular Newsletter; Telephone Support; Email Support; Website; Workshops; Comprehensive Library; Advice on Educational Matters; Help with filling in Disability Living Allowance (DLA) forms; Advice and Support on all issues concerning or surrounding Autism. Also can be contacted via Facebook and Twitter.

Latest Income: £9,147
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Cymdeithas Alawon Gwerin Cymru (welsh Folk Song Society)

Arts

Cymdeithas Alawon Gwerin Cymru collects and publishes Welsh folk-songs and undertakes research on the Welsh folk tradition. It publishes an annual journal, Canu Gwerin, collections of folk-songs and folk-song arrangements, and other works relating to the Welsh folk tradition.

Latest Income: £9,132
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Local Population Studies Society

Arts, Heritage

Promotes the study of local historical demography and associated topics by promoting education and research in these fields. Publishes the journal 'Local Population Studies' and other occasional publications, and organises conferences for members and wider audiences. Offers a book club to encourage the reading of material relevant to local historical demography.

Latest Income: £9,128
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Bet El Trust

Arts

Furtherance of Kabbalistic knowledge primarily through the line of teaching known as the Toledo or Toledano tradition as explained in the books written by Warren Kenton also known as Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi (1933-2020).

Latest Income: £9,101
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Exeter Advancement In Life Charity

Arts, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

Awarding grants to individuals, who must be aged under 25 at the time of application and living within a radius of 15 miles of Exeter, for educational purposes, such as assisting towards the purchase of clothing, tools, books and other course equipment, or for help towards fees and relevant expenses at recognised schools, training colleges and universities.

Latest Income: £9,091
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Webb Society

Arts, Leisure

To promote the study of Astronomy, in particular Double Stars and Deep Sky Objects.To publish members obervations and articles in our publications.

Latest Income: £9,058
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Shirley Heath Junior School Parent Teacher Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education

Supporting the operation of Shirley Heath Junior School by raising funds to purchase equipment, books etc for the benefit of the children.

Latest Income: £9,003
Areas of Operation: Solihull
Status: Registered
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The Covenant People's Fellowship

Arts

The main activity of the charity is the advancement of the Protestant Christian religion by teaching all the counsel of God as it is revealed by the Holy Spirit in the Scriptures by the publication of magazines, news-letters, books, the internet web-site, audio-visual recordings and the organising and holding of services, meetings and conventions.

Latest Income: £8,982
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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St Marys Primary School Parent Teacher Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education

The PTA run various fundraising events throughout the school year such as Christmas and Summer fayres, family bingo, children's and adults quizes. It also raises funds through mechanisms such as Webb Ivory and Invitation books. The funds raised are spent in support of the school on things such as playground equipment, musical equipment and extra curricular events for pupils.

Latest Income: £8,971
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Library Hall

Arts, Facilities

Provision of a Village Hall facility to the local community. Available for hire to local organisations, groups and individuals in order for them to undertake their activities.

Latest Income: £8,966
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Suffolk Gardens Trust

Arts, Education, Facilities

The Trust is there to stimulate the appreciation of Suffolk's garden heritage through visits, talks and publications; to advance the understanding of Suffolk's garden heritage by promoting research into its historic and significant designed landscapes; to promote the conservation of Suffolk's garden heritage; to provide bursaries for the training of new garden professionals

Latest Income: £8,948
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Palmerston Forts Society

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

The Palmerston Forts Society acts as a forum for research on the Victorian Fortifications of the Portsmouth area and the U.K. A journal is published each year. The Society arranges work parties and educational programmes of lectures, talks and visits to forts. A section of the Society is the Portsdown Artillery Volunteers who regularly perform authentic Victorian gun drills and firings.

Latest Income: £8,904
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Association Of Friends Of Home Nursing In Birmingham

Arts, Associations, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfare

The provision of grants for nursing equipment,nursing books and leaflets,patient aids and food parcels.

Latest Income: £8,881
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Matheson Trust

Arts, Society

Regular fortnightly discussion groups in relation to the study of comparative religion including the great metaphysical and religious traditions of the world; publication of academic works in relation to the above; maintenance of a free online library of multimedia resources for the study of comparative religion with a global reach; organising public events to educate the public on interfaith.

Latest Income: £8,875
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Leyland Historical Society

Arts, Heritage

A series of talks, displays given by speakers from September to July each seasonDisplays at local venues throughout the yearRegular publications produced by members on all aspects of the town's history

Latest Income: £8,745
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Frances Jane Ward The Public Library

Arts, Heritage

OVERSEEING THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE WARD LIBRARY

Latest Income: £8,700
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Martha Flint And Emma Osmond Educational Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Religion

The charity (a) supports the provision of religious education in the ecclesiastical parishes of Allesley, Allesley Park and Eastern Green, Coventry, (b) provides book grants for persons under 25 years who live, or whose parents live, in any of the three parishes and (c) contributes to a reserve fund for St Johns C of E Infant and Junior Primary School, Allerley Park.

Latest Income: £8,678
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St Peters Pavenham

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Religion

We raise funds for helping to maintain the fabric of St Peters Church by holding events, selling books / cards and from subscriptions and donations from members.

Latest Income: £8,479
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Parents And Friends Of Heptonstall School

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education

We are a Charity run with volunteers in order to raise funds to benefit Heptonstall Junior & Infant School and their children. We run annual school fairs, school discos and a number of other events and seek to secure grants and other funds so that we can provide things like new library books, playground equipment and other required/requested items.

Latest Income: £8,468
Areas of Operation: Calderdale
Status: Registered
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The British Israel Bible Truth Fellowship

Arts, Heritage

Advancement of Christian religion by showing the Anglo-Saxon-Celtic peoples descend from the Biblical Tribes of Israel who face a particular duty to proclaim to all nations God's clear Scriptural teaching on how humans should conduct their lives. We declare this in the UK & abroad by a regular magazine, booklets, recordings & public lectures as well as historical/prophetical research work.

Latest Income: £8,451
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St John Baptist (church In Wales) High School, Aberdare

Arts, Associations, Education

Funds are raised to enable The Friends to make donations to the School Governor Fund and to the general school fund to purchase additional items outside the school budget, such as staging, blinds, refurbish school library etc

Latest Income: £8,407
Areas of Operation: Rhondda Cynon Taff
Status: Registered
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John Smith's Educational Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

To give grants to young people and schools to assist with purchase of books and equipment etc. in the parishes of Peterchurch and Clifford, Herefordshire only.

Latest Income: £8,401
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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The Bishop Sheppard Tenth Anniversary Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Education

The Trust makes small grants to individuals in the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool who are attending second chance learning through Further Education establishments, including ESOL programmes. Grants are for the books or equipment the individual needs for their educational courses or training programmes.

Latest Income: £8,396
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Llandovery Theatre Committee

Arts, Beneficiary group

Provision of Llandovery Theatre and its facilities for all. Llandovery Theatre Company write and direct the plays, pantomimes, literacy and drama workshops for and with the community, youth actors and young people with learning disabilities. We aim to support talent, develop skills, build self confidence and to foster a life long interest in attending theatre performances and acting on stage.

Latest Income: £8,375
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many literature arts charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,562 registered literature arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the literature arts charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of literature arts charities?

Literature arts charities reported a combined annual income of £6.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for literature arts charities?

Across all literature arts charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 100.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of literature arts charities?

Literature arts charities have an average annual income of £678k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.