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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

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Centre For Business And Public Sector Ethics Cambridge

Arts

Research on business and government ethics, and corporate social responsibility, disseminated at seminars, lectures, and in publications, in the UK and globally.

Latest Income: £700
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Chester Community Toy Library

Arts, Beneficiary group

TOY LIBRARY LENDING TOYS TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5. WE ALSO LOAN TO CHILDMINDERS.TOYS ARE BORROWED FOR A FOUR WEEK PERIOD. THIS IS A FREE SERVICE, BUT DONATIONS ARE APPRECIATED.

Latest Income: £687
Areas of Operation: Cheshire West & Chester
Status: Registered
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Guildhall Library Centenary Fund

Arts, Heritage

To advance the education and training of the public, in particular but not exclusively by the purchase of works of art, books, prints and articles of historical, archaeological or literary interest for the Guildhall Library.

Latest Income: £681
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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North Lincs Talking Newspaper For The Blind

Arts, Health

A fortnightly magazine and newspaper on audio tape or CD covering the towns and villages of North Lincs. It is available to anyone with difficulty reading a standard newspaper due to visual impairment or physical disability.

Latest Income: £675
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Messerschmitt Foundation Of Great Britain

Arts, Heritage, Leisure

Offers technical advice and demonstrations of accuracy. Also offers access to library facilities for students and researchers and any interested party in motor and aviation history. Also has facilities for meetings for clubs, societies and similar groups.

Latest Income: £668
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Heywood Educational Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

1)Awards scholarships, grants or maintenance allowances tenable at any education provider approved by the Trustees. 2)Provides financial assistance, outfits, clothing, tools, instruments or books enabling persons to enter into a profession trade or calling. 3)Awards scholarships / maintenance allowances to enable travel to pursue education. 4)Awards prizes to school children.

Latest Income: £665
Areas of Operation: Rochdale
Status: Registered
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The British Piemontese Cattle Society Limited

Arts

Maintaining Herd Book

Latest Income: £663
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Kingdom Power Trust

Arts, Religion

Publication of literature and books, presenting at conferences, holding retreats and supporting church planting initiatives.

Latest Income: £661
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Schubert Institute (uk)

Arts

Quarterly journal, Schubert days 3 or 4 times a year, public talks

Latest Income: £655
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Samuel Crooke's Charities

Arts, Religion, Social welfare

For various Parishes in Croston and Leyland on a rotational basis: the purchase of books of devotion according to the principles of the Church of England; educational stipends; apprenticeships for industrious poor persons; poor indigent and industrious housekeepers.

Latest Income: £654
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Arthur Gaell For Apprenticing Foundation

Arts, Education, Social welfare

BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OUT-FITS, CLOTHING,TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS,TO BENEFICIARIES ON LEAVING SCHOOL, A UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT TO PREPARE FOR, OR TO ASSIST THE ENTRY INTO, A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING.

Latest Income: £654
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Horspath Parochial Charities

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Childcare, Education

Allocate small grants to those living within the village of Horspath for the following heating-nursery fees-shoes-school outings-books for study purposes.

Latest Income: £650
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Mrs Mary Montague's Charity

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

Makes charitable donations to the following categories of local people: the elderly in need; those in poor health; those who are unemployed; 6th Form, College or University students; and parents/guardians of children needing help with the cost of school books or uniforms.

Latest Income: £648
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Cookham Welfare Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

Provides financial grants to Students and Apprentices in Cookham Parish for purchase of books, educational material and equipment required for their course work.

Latest Income: £637
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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Elizabeth Barbour's Educational Foundation

Arts, Education

Charity distributes money for books or other non-consumable learning materials in the 3 schools appropriate to the original requests

Latest Income: £632
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Dartington Relief In Need Charity

Arts, Education

Grants for books and music to schools in the parish of Dartington.

Latest Income: £631
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Barrington Prayer Book Fund (newcastle Branch)

Arts, Professions

To purchase and distribute among the beneficed clergy in the Diocese of Newcastle suitable copies of the Book of Common Prayer

Latest Income: £630
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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Apple-Pips Toddler Group & Toy Library

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare

Baby and toddler group.

Latest Income: £629
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Fairbairn And Rosalind Paget Trust

Arts, Education

The Charity has invested its capital to produce income for the purchase of materials for the library operated by another charity - The Royal College of Midwives Trust.

Latest Income: £600
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Faith Ministries International

Arts, Religion

Ministering in churches in Europe, providing educational literature and teaching.

Latest Income: £600
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Tekeyan Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

The advancement of public education in the United Kingdom in Armenia and its people, history, literature, language, institutions, folklore and its intellectual artistic and musical heritage.Relief of those in need, sickness or distress in Armenia through the provision of humanitarian assistance and the advancement of education in Armenia

Latest Income: £600
Areas of Operation: Armenia
Status: Registered
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Whittuck Trust

Arts

Support for the British Year Book of International Law

Latest Income: £599
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Thetford Society

Arts

The Society organises events and activities to promote a good image of Thetford, to act as a pressure group when necessary on a non-politcal basis, to draw together those with a concern for the quality of services in Thetford and to encourage initiatives to benefit local residents. The Society holds monthly meetimgs of local interest and produces a quarterly newsletter and an annual magazine

Latest Income: £592
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Poors Land

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

Charity for the village of Rodney Stoke, Cheddar, Somerset - assists with the cost of school uniform, grants for books for further education or apprenticeships and also monetary gifts to senior citizens at Christmas.

Latest Income: £586
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Northwold Educational Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities, Education

To provide grants for purchase of school books and bibles for school leavers each year, and to aid with expenses involved in further education

Latest Income: £586
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
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.