Arts Charities That specialise in Media
Discover 88 Arts charities that specialise in media. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
The Royal National Theatre
ArtsThe National Theatre is central to the creative life of the UK. In its three theatres on the South Bank in London it presents new plays and classics from the world repertoire. It extends its reach through live broadcasts into cinema, UK and International tours and deepens audience engagement through its education programme. It looks after the wider health of theatre through R&D at the NT Studio.
The London Symphony Orchestra Limited
ArtsThe principal activity of the LSO is the provision of a Symphony Orchestra for high quality musical performances, broadcasting and recordings and supporting this work with a music education programme designed to reach a wide range of people.
Welsh National Opera Limited
ArtsThe company engages in all aspects of staging opera and educational activity together with a wide range of related activities including concerts, broadcasts, recordings and publications.
Premier Christian Media Trust
Arts, Charitable activities, ReligionPromotion of the Christian religion through radio broadcast, magazine publication, online activity and events. Support of all those in need through a Lifeline telephone service. Encouragement and support for the church in the use of new media. Campaigning on single-issues which are of concern to Christians and the church.
Halle Concerts Society
ArtsThe Halle Concerts Society maintains and manages the Halle Orchestra. It promotes concerts by the Orchestra and other artists and ensembles in Manchester; presents concerts throughout the UK and overseas in association with local promoters, produces recordings and radio and television broadcasts and undertakes a full programme of educational and outreach work.
The Thomson Foundation
ArtsPrimary activities are concerned with the training of television, radio, newspaper, magazine and news agency personnel; the encouragement of good management practices; technical assistance in print and broadcasting; and help and advice in the development of new outlets for journalists and broadcasters, including the internet.
Kenneth Copeland Ministries
Arts, Crime and Justice, ReligionThe provision of Christian teaching materials including books, audio/visual products, a monthly magazine, TV broadcasting, website downloads, a prayer phone-line and a specific Christian-based ministry to prisoners.
International Institute Of Communications
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, SocietyTo provide a forum for those operating in the digital economy to identify and discuss issues and practices in the digital world (including advertising and trade related matters) and to promote the formulation of regulations and best practices to ensure that they benefit the public, provide appropriate safeguards for children and other vulnerable users and protect civil and human rights.
Radio Academy
ArtsThe Charity operates for the encouragement, recognition and promotion of excellence in all aspects of radio broadcasting and audio production in the UK in order to maximise the potential of educational benefits this may bring. The company's subsidiary produces amongst other events the Radio Academy Awards and the Radio Festival both of which are in line with the main objectives of the Charity.
Newton-Le-Willows Boys And Girls Club
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, LeisureThe club offers youth group activities to seniors (12-18) and juniors (8-11 Years), these activities are educational and recreational. A group of volunteers and paid staff run these groups.WA12Radio station now belongs to Newton Boys and Girls Club. A community radio used by the local community for the community. We broadcast online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
High Polymer Research Group
Arts, ResearchThe High Polymer Research Group fosters and encourages the broadcasting and interchange of leading resarch in the area of polymer and biopolymer science and engineering. The principal instrument is an annual conference of leading academics and industrialist who present their newest findings to an invited audience. Attendance of early career researchers is enabled through sponsorship.
Good News Broadcasting Association (great Britain) Limited
Arts, ReligionThrough clear Bible teaching, to promote the Christian faith, encouraging Christians to become active in service of the Church and community. Meeting the spiritual, social and emotional needs of the general public across the UK and in many continents of the world, using radio, satellite, the internet and printed media.Known by many as Back to the Bible Broadcast, UK.
Harrogate Hospital Radio Society
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, LeisureThe purpose of the Society is the creation and broadcast of radio programmes for the benefit and entertainment of the Trust's patients, their families and friends, staff and volunteers together with the wider community supported by the Trust.
Taunton Hospital Radio
Arts, Charity and VCS support, Health, Leisure, Social welfareProviding an entirely volunteer run & managed FM Community Radio Station to the care and wider general communities within Taunton Deane boundary, and to anyone outside of the reach of the FM broadcast via the internet and dedicated smartphone app, including patients cared for within all hospitals in Somerset, to ease isolation, inform on important topics and provide general entertainment
George Viner Memorial Fund Trust
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesAward grants to young students from black and ethnic minority backgrounds - assist with the tuition fees and / or costs for attending certified educational courses to gain a recognised qualification in print, magazine, online, broadcast, new media and photo journalism.
Sandford St Martin (church Of England) Trust
Arts, ReligionThe Sandford St Martin Trust advocates for and promotes thought-provoking, distinctive broadcasting that engages with religions of all faiths, ethics or spirituality. We believe the media have an increasingly important and challenging role to play in interpreting what happens in the world. Through their work, the media can promote understanding, increase tolerance, and help build community.
Leeds Cricket And Football Hospital Relays Association
Arts, Health, LeisureHOSPITAL RADIO BROADCASTING, SPECIFICALLY PROVIDING A SERVICE OF SPORTS COMMENTARIES FROM THE MAIN SPORTING VENUES IN LEEDS ON FOOTBALL, CRICKET, RUGBY UNION, RUGBY LEAGUE AND OTHER SPORTS.
Aylesbury Hospital Radio
Arts, Health, LeisureWe are known as Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio, we provide a 24 hour, 7 days a week service for the patients staff and visitors at Stoke Mandeville Hospital via 101.8FM, Online and via Smart Speakers.We provide music, news and entertainment radio programmes.
Radio Outreach
Arts, Religion(a) To propagate the Protestant and Evangelical Faith.(b) To equip a studio for the recording of programs, and to supply programs suitable for the purpose of broadcasting by radio, television or internet.(c) To do other such charitable acts which shall be conducive to the aforesaid objectives.Radio Outreach programs are currently being broadcast on the internet via three web sites.
Hospital Radio Exeter
Arts, Beneficiary group, Health, HousingThe objective of the Organisation shall be to relieve sickness, infirmity and old age amongst persons living in the Exeter district, by providing a local broadcasting service for hospitals, old peoples homes and similar institutions and in furtherance of the objective.
Radio General
Arts, Beneficiary group, Health, HousingYour feel better station for Warrington & surrounding areas.Radio General broadcasts on Hospedia Radio channel 1 and online. Programmes include requests, items of local interest, Health & Wellbeing items, outside broadcasts and commentaries on Warrington Wolves and Widnes Vikings home games. Radio General Xtra is an alternative music based service for the hospital's waiting areas.
Arfon Hospitals Broadcasting Service (gwasanaeth Darlledu Ysbytai Arfon)
Arts, HealthProviding a free radio transmission service to patients within Ysbyty Gwynedd. Providing streaming of the radio service online available for anyone to listen to.
Basildon Hospital Radio
Arts, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health, LeisureBasildon Hospital Radio provide an entertainment and information service to the patients, staff and visitors to the hospital. Most of our programmes are music based with our daily request shows and our weekly programme aimed at the hospital staff being the most popular. We are staffed entirely by volunteers and broadcast 24 hours per day with both live and computer-controlled programmes.
South Warwickshire Hospital Broadcasting Association
Arts, Beneficiary group, Health, HousingProviding a local broadcasting service for hospitals, old people's homes and similar institutions. The Association has studios in Warwick Hospital, Warwick.
Yr Ymddiriedolaeth Ddarlledu Gymreig (the Welsh Broadcasting Trust)
ArtsPromotion and support of educational activities in relation to television, film, radio and new media. To expand and enrich the range of skills and experience for the media of the future.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many media arts charities are there in the UK?
There are 88 registered media arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the media arts charities by income?
Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£589.5m). 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 media arts charities?
Media arts charities reported a combined annual income of £6.2bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for media arts charities?
Across all media 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 media arts charities?
Media arts charities have an average annual income of £774k. 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.