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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.

Compassion Ministries

Arts, Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfare

Youth MusicalsWomen ConferencePreach the undiluted Gospel of Christ to the world at largeRelief of poverty Make donations to other charities

Latest Income: £437
Areas of Operation: Haringey
Status: Registered
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Elizabeth Hodges

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Purposes of assisting the managers or governors of any voluntary school attended by children resident in the beneficial area. Provision of financial assistance, outfits, clothing, tools instruments or books to assist young persons to enter a profession, trade or calling. Otherwise promoting the education of young persons or children resident in the beneficial area.

Latest Income: £433
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Sir Thomas Rowe's Charity

Arts, Professions

The Charity is bound by the scheme whereby one-tenth of the net income is provided to the Vicar of Cirencester by way of a contribution for acquisition of books and periodicals required by him in undertaking his religious work and the remaining nine-tenths is applied at the trustees' discretion to eligible persons under the age of 25 years who were born or resident in the vicinity of Cirencester.

Latest Income: £432
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Land Rents Otherwise Church Field Or Church Close

Arts, Beneficiary group, Religion

1) Make donations to organizations within parish. 2) Give book tokens to children within parish.

Latest Income: £430
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Royal British School

Arts, Education

To acquire items, books, etc. in order to further the advancement of education at John Hampden School.

Latest Income: £429
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Sheppards' Educational Foundation

Arts, Education

Provides Books to Amport School leaversOwns the land and buildings of Amport School

Latest Income: £405
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Christopher Taylor For Reading Room And Library

Arts, Facilities

Duties appertaining to a Village Hall serving all parishioners in the Nether Denton Parish

Latest Income: £389
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Maktab-E-Rasool

Arts, Religion

To provide religious (Islamic) education/knowledge via website & by writing & publishing religious books on important topics as well as assisting in establishing religious seminars, debates especially for youngsters. To become a good example for the society and to live with love and harmony.

Latest Income: £382
Areas of Operation: Sutton
Status: Registered
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The Poor's Land Charity

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Gives dictionaries, other study books or suitable gifts to remember Wormshill to all children in the Parish over 11 years and assists through bursaries or individual grants with specific expenses in higher or further education

Latest Income: £379
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Three Rivers Talking Newspaper

Arts, Health

Provides a recordiing of the local weekly newspaper, the Beccles and Bungay Journal, plus a quarterly magazine and a music tape.

Latest Income: £371
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The St James Biddenham Trust

Arts, Religion

Centred around the village church of St James, Biddenham. The Charity has in the past provided funding for the provision of new hymn books, items for use in the eucharist, maintenance of the church bells, organ and decoration of the interior of the Church.

Latest Income: £348
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Pycock's Foundation

Arts, Education

The charity's annual income is restricted in the form of rent received for land owned. Applications for grants are invited annually from residents of Gunthorpe, North Lincs to assist with the cost of books and tools required for courses of Further Education.

Latest Income: £340
Areas of Operation: North Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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South Asia Archive And Library Group

Arts

Forum for sharing information on South Asia relating to professional activities of archivists and librarians

Latest Income: £335
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Robert Henry Welch

Arts, Education, Religion

To provide support to St. Peter's C of E School, Leck, for books etc.

Latest Income: £326
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Craven Cassette

Arts, Health

Record & copy extracts from the weekly local paper, monthly area magazine and occasional extra articles for the blind and partially sighted plus distribute to the blind, partially sighted & other handicapped.

Latest Income: £324
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Richmond Upon Thames Talking Newspaper

Arts, Health

THE TALKING NEWSPAPER PROVIDES AN AUDIO VERSION OF LOCAL NEWS AND EVENTS TAKEN FROM THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER SOURCES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE PRINT-DISABLED IN THE BOROUGHS OF RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES AND HOUNSLOW AS A WEEKLY SERVICE. A SPECIAL MAGAZINE EDITION IS SENT OUT AT CHRISTMAS.

Latest Income: £322
Areas of Operation: Hounslow
Status: Registered
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Blatherwyke Relief In Need Charity

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

The Charity serves the villagers of Blatherwycke. Grants can be made to anyone needingfinancial assistance to attend medical appointments, books or equipment for students in further education, disbursements to senior citizens at Christmas.

Latest Income: £320
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Ronald J Baker Memorial Fund

Arts, Charity and VCS support

To raise funds through the sale of tapes/CD's and books by the late Ron Baker. We also put on public demonstrations of Mediumship. Also education courses to further understanding of spiritual truths.

Latest Income: £318
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Christian Book Centre

Arts

Sale and distribution of Christian books

Latest Income: £316
Areas of Operation: Wirral
Status: Registered
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The Horton Kirby And South Darenth Local History Society

Arts, Heritage

Disseminate knowledge of local history by means of speakers at meetings and producing books and booklets.

Latest Income: £315
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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William Lord Digby

Arts

One half of the income for the purchase of religious and educational books or materials for persons resident in the parish of Over Whitacre.The residue of the income to be applied in augmenting the income of the Over Whitacre Relief in Need charity.

Latest Income: £306
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Highclere Welfare Charities

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

Donations of Christmas food parcels to elderly in the parish, plus donations to parish schools for books and a cash donation to local nursing home.

Latest Income: £305
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Lindum Trust

Arts, Heritage

Specifically for the purpose to finance the publication of a book on the history of Lincoln's Inn and the neighbourhood of London adjacent to it, for the advancement of education.

Latest Income: £305
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Sacred Arts Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Religion

The preservation and promotion of art, culture and literature through workshops in classical temple music and dance, a handicraft project as part of a rehabilitation programme for homeless women, maintenance of archives and a library of relevant literature and an agricultural arts project. SAT works in conjunction with an Indian charitable trust.

Latest Income: £304
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Gazeley Bible Fellowship Charitable Trust

Arts

Weekend retreats held two to three times a year are held in Cambridgeshire. Activities of the trust are financed directly, or chiefly, by donations and the sale of books. Books, tapes and magazines are always available for purchase or are donated where there is a need, either in this country (UK) or overseas.

Latest Income: £303
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.