Arts Charities That specialise in Music
Discover 2,515 Arts charities that specialise in music. 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 Friends Of The City Of Sheffield Youth Orchestra Limited
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary groupMusical education and orchestral training
Zephaniah Music Trust
Arts, EducationZephaniah "takes light into dark corners", enabling Christian musicians & artists to work in places where fees are not possible. Our team regularly visit around 50 schools in the Bradford district and beyond, leading assemblies, arts weeks, workshops, lessons and performances. We also work with churches and community groups delivering events, holiday clubs and workshops in Bradford and beyond.
Aberaeron Memorial Hall
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, LeisureThe provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Aberaeron. Available for use for meetings, classes, lectures, and other forms of recreation in order to improve the conditions of life for the community. Current use includes over 50's keep fit; choral groups; amateur dramatics; town council meetings; language classes; dance clubs; concerts; W I meeting place etc
Ware Musical Theatre
ArtsParticipating in the performing arts
The World Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesTo promote, improve, develop and maintain, public education in, and appreciation of, music and the arts, and to promote any charitable purpose throughout the world. The main project is Ripon International Festival.
Norwich Chamber Music
ArtsThe club promotes professional music recitals and concerts and other related activities. It promotes educational projects with professional musicians for schoolchildren and young adults in Norfolk and Norwich.
Carlton Male Voice Choir
Arts, Beneficiary groupThis charity is a male - voice choir whose aims are to promote male choral singing , to enhance the image of live music in our community , and to raise monies to donate to deserving causes.
Kingston Choral Society
Arts, Charity and VCS support, ReligionKingston Choral Society was formed in 1949 and has 120-130 singers. Concerts are usually held in Kingston Parish Church. It performs four concerts a year covering a wide range of music from Bach to Gershwin and often performs with professional orchestras and high calibre soloists. There are occasional workshops and regular social and fundraising events are held.
Rotary Club Of Deane Trust Fund
Armed forces, Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS supportSupport to Rotary and other local charities.Major fundraising activities of: - Charity concert at the Anvil, held last Sunday of January - featuring HM Band of the Royal Marines Basingstoke Festival of Transport, held second Monday in May - featuring almost 1000 vehicles, 70 stalls and up to 10,000 visitors and is one of the larger events of its type in the South East
West Norfolk Music Centre
Arts, Beneficiary groupMusic teaching on most instruments for all ages (4 to 104!) and abilities, mostly individually but also in small groups. We also run bands, an orchestra, smaller instrumental groups, choirs and workshops for young children which are free to all members.
The Samuel Gardner Memorial Trust
Arts, Beneficiary group, FacilitiesMusic and Arts, with an emphasis on the advancement of music and music education generally with an emphasis on the encouragement of young people; support for the arts and heritage; the preservation of trees, gardens etc to provide open spaces, public walks etc
Burnley Light Opera Society
Arts, LeisureTo provide musical/show entertainment
Church Stretton And South Shropshire Arts Festival
Arts, ReligionWe arrange music events and craft/art exhibition, usually a fortnight in July/August, at venues in the Church Stretton area
Centre Stage London
Arts, Economic and community developmentWe aim to mount at least two musical productions per year. Acting roles are open to anyone and are decided following auditions. We also offer on the job training in lighting, sound and other backstage jobs
Darji Mitra Mandal Of The United Kingdom
Arts, Religion- Advancement of the Hindu religion, and in particular amongst the Hindu Gujarati people, for promotion, education, support and advancement of the Hindu culture, heritage, music, dance and art by providing a centre, library, exhibitions and displays.
Easington Colliery Band
ArtsPromotion of brass bands and brass band music as an art form in the community. Education and training of new and existing brass musicians of all ages.
Clacton And North East Essex Arts And Literary Society
Arts, Charitable activities, ResearchTo promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in an appreciation of Science and the Arts, including literature, music and drama. To attract high calibre presentations in the pursuit of excellence as in the Society?s motto ?Praestantiam petimus?. It is also the Trustees? policy to ensure that the presentations are affordable to prospective members.
Bournemouth U3a
Arts, Education, Heritage, Leisure, ResearchThe charity recruits tutors to lead groups to discuss or participate in a wide variety of topics and activities. We provide venues for about 100 classes ranging from academic subjects such as languages, literature, writing, philosophy and history to more active pursuits such as tennis, badminton, dancing, cycling, walking and keep-fit exercising, music and drama.
Evelyn Norris Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesTo provide grants for the purpose of rest, convalescence and recuperative holidays for members of the concert and theatrical professions.
Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra
ArtsPromotion of amateur music in South Yorkshire
Dereham Theatre Company
Arts, Beneficiary group, FacilitiesDereham Theatre Company is an active amateur theatre group. We own a Studio where we rehearse and hold Committee meetings. We have both adult members (acting and non acting) and youth members (acting). We perform to local audiences in Dereham Memorial Hall. Each year we look to put on a minimum of one musical and a pantomime. Preferably also performing a play, concert and/or second musical.
Henley Choral Society
Arts, Beneficiary groupHenley Choral Society comprises of an adult choir as well a youth choir ( age 8-17) who rehearse weekly during term times and perform one or more concerts each term. In addition the Society runs workshops some of which are open to the public and is part of Henley Town's public Christmas and summer festivals.
Bestwood Miners' Welfare Institute And Recreation Ground
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, ProfessionsTo promote social engagement through sporting activities including Football, Bowling, Karate, Yoga.Other activities: support of a Brass Band, Youth Club, WI Ladies, Bestwood Ladies Group, Autism Group, Male Voice Choir & facilities for local and surrounding families to use.There is also support for the village Christmas Tree, parties and local events.
Dawlish Amateur Repertory Company
Arts, Beneficiary group, EducationThe charity puts on a wide variety of drama productions at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Dawlish. It maintains the theatre for the benefit of the people of Dawlish and the surrounding district and makes it available for use by other organisations, including youth groups, schools, musical theatre, exhibitions, amateur and professional companies and other charities.
The Bury St Edmunds Amateur Operatic And Dramatic Society
ArtsThe object of the society is to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts, to further the development of public appreciation and role in the said arts. To do so, the society promotes plays, comedies, operas, operettas, concerts and other dramatic & operatic works of educational value. Recent productions include "Follies" and "Half A Sixpence" ~ 2013 is our 110th Anniversary Year.
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.