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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.

Edmonton Hundred Historical Society

Arts, Heritage

Supports Historical research, publications, lectures and information regarding the Edmonton Hundred area

Latest Income: £930
Areas of Operation: Enfield
Status: Registered
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Swansea And Gower Talking Magazine

Arts, Health

The object of the Association is to relieve the blind, or the partially blind, or those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading a strain, by the provision of recorded media.

Latest Income: £925
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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Little Hempston Parish Lands

Arts

This charity is advertised in the Littlehempston Parish Magazine once a year and any quiries are dealt by the committee at the general meeting, unless we receive a request for finance and then we will hold a further committee meeting to deal with the request

Latest Income: £916
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Modem

Arts, Religion

MODEM is a national ecumenical Christian network, which encourages authentic dialogue between exponents of leadership, organisation, spirituality and ministry to aid the development of better disciples, community, society and world. It has an established track record of publishing substantial books and a regular newsletter "MODEM Matters". It holds an annual conference.

Latest Income: £900
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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John Quiller Couch's Foundation

Arts

To provide a small sum of money for 16 year olds in Lansallos Parish to help with books, travel etc, to further their education.

Latest Income: £887
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Dorothy Lawson Memorial Bursary

Arts, Education

To apply trust funds for the benefit of the public in the sound development, administration and knowledge of the law in Nottinghamshire by enabling magistrates to attend legal conferences and courses and by providing or assisting in the provision of a law library for them.

Latest Income: £886
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Wareside School

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

We raise money through school and village events and sponsorship to purchase resources for the school and children. Recent fundraising has bought Interactive whiteboards, refreshed the school library and built an outdoor "classroom".

Latest Income: £881
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Milton Haydock Bequest (for Library Etc)

Arts

Churchfield House for use as a library and Churchfield Grounds as pleasure grounds for the inhabitants of Great Harwood and the residue income for works of public improvement and ornamentation of the town

Latest Income: £866
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Parish Of Stickford Educational Charity

Arts

Grants for equipment and books for students aged 16-25 in full or part time education normally resident in the Parish of Stickford Lincolnshire

Latest Income: £864
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Mary Waldron

Arts

the making of grants for the purchase of books or educational equipment

Latest Income: £831
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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John Edward Champney For Library And Public Garden

Arts, Facilities, Heritage

MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE LIBRARY AND THE PUBLIC GARDEN / OPEN SPACE

Latest Income: £822
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Corby Glen Community Primary School Fund

Arts, Education

school trip, Uniform, book clubs, photos, misc

Latest Income: £814
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Goudhurst Educational Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities

Gives grants to students of limited means who are under the age of 25 and who are resident in the civil Parish of Goudhurst to assist with the purchase of books, equipment and outfits for training and educational purposes.

Latest Income: £808
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Lady Reade's Educational Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities

Offering small grants to help young students purchase books or equipment.

Latest Income: £800
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Benet And Sutton Charity

Arts, Education, Social welfare

To provide financial assistance to poor persons under the age of 25 and resident or in their final school year in Wroughton parish who are preparing for, beginning or engaged in any trade, occupation or profession by the provision of tools or books, the payment of fees for instruction or examination, the payment of travelling expenses or such other means as will fit them to earn their own living.

Latest Income: £793
Areas of Operation: Swindon
Status: Registered
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Robert Heaton Memorial Fund

Arts, Education, Heritage

To further the study of History at Warwick School by providing History books for the school library and to support the production of outstanding work outside the remit of the normal curriculum.

Latest Income: £775
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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The Southend-On-Sea Talking Newspaper

Arts, Health

Provides a free weekly audio recorded digest of local news, plus a regular magazine edition and a regular information bulletin, each distributed alternately every three weeks, to sight impaired and severely sight impaired listeners. Provided on usb memory stick, CD, via BWFB, Amazon Alexa and dialup telephone. A free usb memory stick player is also supplied where required

Latest Income: £770
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Broome's Lyneham Charity

Arts, Education

The Charity was set up by a Mr Broome in the 1700s to help the education of the under priveliged in the village of Lyneham. These days the interest accrued from the lump sum is given annually to the school for the purchase of books.

Latest Income: £766
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Mary Richmond Trust

Arts, Leisure

TO PURCHASE BOOKS ON OR ABOUT RELIGION FOR LIBRARIES WITHIN THE AREA OF KINGSTON UPON HULL, SCULCOATES, HORNSEA, SCARBOROUGH, BRIDLINGTON, KIRMNGTON AND SUCH OTHER PLACES AS THE TRUSTEE THINKS FIT

Latest Income: £753
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Stevenson And Julian Charity

Arts, Beneficiary group

Donate money to the senior citizens of Elsham and financial support for young people (ie. Books etc.)

Latest Income: £747
Areas of Operation: North Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Talking Friends

Arts, Health, Religion

To provide those who are visually impaired with audio access to Quaker periodicals and books at low cost.

Latest Income: £735
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Waite's Educational Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

Any young person, living in Pattishall Parish and following full or part time higher education may apply. This includes courses at university, college of higher education, industrial and commercial training courses, apprenticeships, placements etc. Grants are given for books, equipment etc.

Latest Income: £709
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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The Royal Observer Corps Museum Trust

Armed forces, Arts, Heritage, Housing

To provide, and promote a public museum containing a collection of artefacts, a library of books, video and audio tapes illustrating the work of the Royal Observer Corps and associated subjects such as aircraft recognition, The Royal Air Force, Home and Civil Defence. To provide facilities for the education of students and interested persons by using the collections for research and local history.

Latest Income: £706
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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City Of Southampton Society

Arts, Economic and community development, Heritage

To promote and encourage the following aims:-a) To encourage high standards of architecture and town planningb) To stimulate public interest in the history of Southamptonc) To encourage preservation of features of historic interestd) To hold meetings, talks and visits in accordance with the above aimse) To publish articles, books etc in accordance with the above aims

Latest Income: £705
Areas of Operation: Southampton City
Status: Registered
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Sid Vale And Eastern Devon Talking Newspaper

Arts, Health

306. Compilation of memory sticks extracted from local newspapers on a weekly basis together with the production of a monthly magazine on memory sticks for distribution to blind and partially sighted people living mainly in the Sid Valley and East Devon area.

Latest Income: £701
Areas of Operation: Devon
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.