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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.

Southern History Society

Arts, Heritage

Publication of journal 'Southern History' and arranging conferences, both for educational purposes.

Latest Income: £4,593
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Jane Palmer's Educational Foundation

Arts, Education, Religion

Providing income for students at College, University & Further Education for residents of Burgh le Marsh up to the age of 25. To provide the local C of E School with extra money for books, etc. The money is provided from rent income from a parcel of land left for this purpose.

Latest Income: £4,574
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Frome Valley School Ptfa

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education

Raise money to provide resources eg books, musical instruments, play equipment, for Frome Valley First School

Latest Income: £4,506
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Church Hall, Whyteleafe (literary Institute)

Arts, Facilities, Religion, Research

The interest on the Literary Institute Trust whyteleafe - investments is used to foster the appreciation of Science Art and Literature and to assist adults learning in Whyteleafe seeking to benefit from further educational training.

Latest Income: £4,450
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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British Clematis Society

Arts, Leisure, Research

The aims of the Charity are to encourage, improve and extend the cultivation of clematis and to disseminate knowledge of clematis and clematis culture by means of publications, promotions, exhibitions, scientific research, national co-operation and exchange, meetings, conferences, horticultural shows and other appropriate activities.

Latest Income: £4,428
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The British Association For The Study Of Religions (basr)

Arts

The British Association for the Study of Religions (BASR) promotes the study of the world's religions amongst interested scholars and students through its annual conference, a regular newsletter and publications such as the electronic journal DISKUS. It is affiliated internationally to both the IAHR and EASR.

Latest Income: £4,416
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Hambleton Educational Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

To support children in the village of Hambleton who need financial help in purchasing school books uniforms school trips etc.

Latest Income: £4,387
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Edmund Howard Charity

Arts, Housing

Making funds available for Christian Charities, such as Green Pastures in London which supplies homes for homeless people and Wordwise Christian bookshop which supplies books and comfort to the local community in the South Hams area

Latest Income: £4,381
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Jehangir Manek Anklesaria Charitable Trust

Arts

The Trust advertises in medical journals, inviting applications from potential beneficiaries. The trust manager reviews applications for grants when received and grants are awarded by the trustee at its discretion.

Latest Income: £4,344
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Reverend Thomas Woolsey's Charity (thornhaugh With Wansford)

Arts, Education

The charity was created to assist financially those in Wansford and Thornhaugh who wish to proceed on to further education. We help by means of a grant in the form of book tokens or special equipment needed for a specific course or other relevant educational costs approved by the Trustees. We also have the capacity to give support to those in need in these villages.

Latest Income: £4,310
Areas of Operation: Peterborough City
Status: Registered
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Sandhills Community Primary School Parent Teacher Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education

To raise funds to buy equipment, books etc for Sandhills School.

Latest Income: £4,303
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Retford And District Historical And Archaeological Society

Arts, Heritage

Hold monthly lectures on subjects relating to local history. Arrange at least 2 evening outings and 1 day trip per annum. Produce publications on local history. Occasional open lecture with well known speaker.

Latest Income: £4,288
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Oakley Educational Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities

Grants to people aged 16-25 living in Oakley, for the purpose of educational books, equipment or tools.

Latest Income: £4,276
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Holmewood Toy Library

Arts

loan toys free of charge

Latest Income: £4,224
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Merseyside Archaeological Society

Arts, Heritage

Provides members of the public monthly lectures in winter, monthly day trips in summer plus an annual weekend away. Produces an occasional journal on regional archaeological developments. Organises community archaeology projects.

Latest Income: £4,213
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Fuel Allotment Charity

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

Fuel grants to the over 60s and younger residents of Culmstock needing help with heating bills. Also grants to students resident in Culmstock to purchase books for college courses.

Latest Income: £4,167
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The City Of Durham Trust

Arts

The Trust encourages appreciation, and furthers the conservation, of the city and its environs. It participates fully in planning matters, holds lectures, makes occasional visits, issues regular newsletters and publishes occasional book, makes annual award for architecture and in 'Beautiful Durham' competition.

Latest Income: £4,167
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Mourholme Local History Society

Arts, Heritage

Provide lectures by visiting speakers on historical events in the area. Encourage members to carry out and publish their own research.Publish a magazine and books concerning the historic parish of Warton, which included the townships of Borwick, Carnforth, Priest Hutton, Silverdale, Yealand Conyers and Yealand Redmayne.Store archives of historic material of local concern.Establish web site

Latest Income: £4,166
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Rossendale Talking Newspaper Association

Arts, Health

Weekly provision of recorded media to registered visually impaired persons in the Rossendale area, which contain information and news from the local paper and also magazine type articles. Electronic readers are supplied where necessary.

Latest Income: £4,163
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Cranmer Hall

Arts

Current activities involve purchase of Christian literature and support of Christian activities for the benefit of the people of Ilfracombe and especially of those in the parish of St Philip and St James.

Latest Income: £4,143
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Society For Italic Handwriting

Arts

Encourging the use of better handwriting especially Italic handwriting. Forming where possible teaching seminars or similar activities. Publishing magazines and other literature for the betterment of handwriting.

Latest Income: £4,141
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Church In India

Arts, Associations, Religion

Holds an Annual Day for members and guests. Publishes 'Pilgrim' magazine twice a year. Encourages interest in and prayer for the Church in India, in particular CNI and CSI and unity. Seeks to promote unity in the church in the UK. Arranges lectures and other events from time to time.

Latest Income: £4,137
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Wollaton Women's Institute

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

Monthly meetings with Speakers on various topics. Additional meetings of interest groups - gardening, scrabble, rummikub, walking, craft, book club. Outings to places of interest, theatre, etc. Fund raising for various local charities and community projects.

Latest Income: £4,135
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Sheffield Autistic Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support

Support group run by volunteers who are parents/carers of people who are on the Autistic Spectrum and/or are on the Autistic Spectrum themselves. Hold online evening meetings via Zoom for Autistic Adults each month. Hold fortnightly Art and Wellbeing sessions for Autistic Adults. Have a library of books relating to Autism for members to borrow. Have up to date info on our website.

Latest Income: £4,080
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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John Stuart Mill Institute

Arts

The Institute sponsors lectures and publications on current affairs issues in line with its founding principles

Latest Income: £4,077
Areas of Operation: England And 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.