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Arts Charities That specialise in Music

Discover 2,515 Arts charities that specialise in music. Use the search below to filter within these results.

2,515
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.

The Freshgate Trust Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure

A grant making charity established in 1941 by Harry Brearley, the discoverer of stainless steel.The Trustees policy is to meet the objectives whilst giving priority to organisations within South Yorkshire in the following spheres: Education (including Travel & Training);Heritage, Restoration & Environment; Music & The Arts; Recreation (including Holidays & Sport; Welfare, Health & Social Care.

Latest Income: £101,008
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Painswick Centre

Arts, Leisure

Provides and maintains facilities for Sports, Drama, Dance, Arts, Leisure, Fitness, Music, Recreation, Private and Community Functions, Meetings and Conferences etc.

Latest Income: £100,745
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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St Augustine's Chapel Charity

Arts, Education

The advancement of religion and of religious and musical education for both pupils attending Tonbridge School and the wider community.

Latest Income: £100,693
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Buckinghamshire Federation Of Women's Institutes

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Housing, Research, Society

Provides coordination for the WI in Buckinghamshire; advances the education of women and girls in important local and national political and social issues, music, drama and other cultural subjects, agriculture, crafts, home economics, science, health and social welfare; promotes sustainable development; advances health and advances citizenship by promoting civic responsibility and volunteering.

Latest Income: £100,441
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Rutland Musical Theatre

Arts

Our general charitable purposes include the performance of musical works. Our Society is open to all members of the public with like-minded interests, subject to an appropriate audition and payment of the membership fee. Our Society performs a major production annually, with optional fundraisers throughout the year. These performances are open to all ticket-paying members of the public.

Latest Income: £99,286
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Canterbury Choral Society

Arts, Beneficiary group

The Society promotes public concerts at which the members perform with professional musicians. The Canterbury Choral Society Youth Choir participates in some concerts with the main choir, and participates in other concerts on its own.

Latest Income: £99,263
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Guildford Area University Of The Third Age (u3a)

Arts, Education, Heritage, Leisure, Research

Guildford Area U3a organises in excess of 100 groups for persons retired or semi-retired. For an annual donation members are able to attend groups in Art,Crafts,Discussion,Drama,Games,Health Fitness & Leisure,History Languages, Literature, Music, Research and the Sciences.

Latest Income: £99,043
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St Mary's Perivale

Arts, Associations

To promote music at regular Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday/Sunday concerts.Quiet daysExhibitions

Latest Income: £99,010
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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Wiltshire Rural Music School Limited

Arts, Economic and community development, Education

To facilitate music-making activities for people of all ages living in the villages/towns of Wiltshire, through presenting and performing music. To promote the study and practice of music, especially in its social and co-operative forms. To conduct negotiations with any government, local, municipal or other authorities on matters affecting the study and practice of music in Wiltshire.

Latest Income: £97,093
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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The Delius Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

Makes grants towards the performance and promotion of the music of Frederick Delius. Also makes grants to organisations with a general remit to promote the music of British composers born from 1860 onwards.

Latest Income: £96,851
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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T B H Brunner's Charitable Trust

Arts, Heritage, Religion

The trustees seek to make donations to other charities and voluntary bodies for the benefit of Church of England Preservation projects and other charities dealing with Historical Preservation, both local to Oxfordshire and nationally. The trustees may also seek to make donations to other charities, voluntary bodies and individuals relating to the Arts, music and also for general charitable purpose

Latest Income: £96,669
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Charles Lloyd Foundation

Arts, Religion

To defray the future cost of building, enlarging, modernising, repairing, decorating buildings belonging to the Roman Catholic Church in the trust area; the advancement of the religion in the trust area; and the promotion and advancement of music, either religious or secular, for public appreciation or in or towards National Catholic Charities operating in the trust Area.

Latest Income: £96,397
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Thames Philharmonic Choir

Arts

The study and practice of choral music in order to foster the public knowledge and appreciation of such music by means of public performance.

Latest Income: £95,759
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Sheffield Unit 302 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

The education and training of young people (aged 10 to 18) in a range of activities and life skills. Some associated with sailing/boating and the traditions of the Royal Navy. Others involving climbing and other outdoor activities; music; computing; cookery skills; etc....

Latest Income: £95,664
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Epta - European Piano Teachers' Association (uk) Limited

Arts

The promotion of the highest artistic and technical standards in the teaching of the piano, the promotion of the study of the piano and furthering musical education generally.

Latest Income: £94,823
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Dunvant Male Choir

Arts, Beneficiary group

Performing concerts throughout Wales/UK for various charities

Latest Income: £94,689
Areas of Operation: Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Cheltenham Bach Choir

Arts

Performance of works of music

Latest Income: £94,113
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Alfred Williams Charitable Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development

To make grants for environmental and social causes in the county of Suffolk with a bias towards preservation or regeneration of the built heritage, amenity and landscape of the county. Grants to social causes are either for start-up projects, or for modest on-going support to groups involved in voluntary care, education, theatre, music and youth and community projects.

Latest Income: £93,398
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Greek Orthodox Community Of St Charalambous

Arts, Beneficiary group

THE CHARITY PROVIDES RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES TO ALL CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX PEOPLE, PROVIDES CATECHISM TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE ORTHODOX FAITH. PROVIDES EDUCATION, THE TEACHING OF THE GREEK LANGUAGE AND CULTURE TO THE CHILDREN, AND ALSO TEACHES TRADITIONAL DANCING AND MUSIC AND GENERALLY GREEK CUSTOMS.

Latest Income: £93,286
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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The Avon County Federation Of Women's Institutes

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Research, Society

The activities organised by this charity are consistent with upholding the objects of the Women's Institute charity of which the main purpose is to enable women who are associated with rural life, including arts, crafts and sciences, to improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, in public questions both national and international, in music, drama and o

Latest Income: £93,209
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Musical Youth Company Of Oxford

Arts, Beneficiary group

Educate youth between the ages of 12 years and 19 years on the 1st of September in the dramatic and operatic arts to further the development of the public appreciation and taste in the said arts. To enable the youths to appear on a professional stage and to perform in front of the general public

Latest Income: £93,203
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Waynflete Singers

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

a) the education of the public in the art and science of music; andb) the promotion of choral singing and of the performance of choral and other musical works.

Latest Income: £92,866
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Guildford Choral Society

Arts

Founded in 1839, the Society's objects are to promote the advancement and improvement of general education in relation to all aspects of the art of choral music and the development of the public appreciation of such art. These are pursued through a programme of regular public concerts each season and occasional production of recordings.

Latest Income: £92,694
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Swillington Miners' Welfare Institute And Recreation Ground

Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

We are a local charity that has sports facilities & pitches. We have numerous football & rugby teams from 5 years old up to open age. We have crown green bowling facilities with many teams as well as a ladies rounders team. We have full disabled access in our club house & pavilion. The club house is used for recreational sports such as snooker as well as a large concert room for events.

Latest Income: £92,567
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Porthleven Town Band

Arts, Beneficiary group

Musical performances and the musical education of children and young people

Latest Income: £92,281
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many music arts charities are there in the UK?

There are 2,515 registered music arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the music 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 music arts charities?

Music 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 music arts charities?

Across all music 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 music arts charities?

Music 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.