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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 Society Of The Guildford Symphony Orchestra

Arts

The mission of the orchestra is give the playing member the opportunity to learn and engage with great pieces of music, develop their musical and personal skills as a collective group to perform these works, create performances that will entertain and educate the public, and encourage and inspire young players and performing artists.

Latest Income: £44,306
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Thalian Theatre Company

Arts, Leisure

Amateur dramatic and musical theatre society performing shows and musical entertainment in local theatres and function halls

Latest Income: £44,297
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Linchfield Community Primary School Fund

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

The school fund is used to hold funds which are given from parents for school activities and donations from charities to assist families with certain needs.Monies banked in this fund are used for such items as trips / swimming / theatre / photos / music lessons

Latest Income: £44,221
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Clwyd - Denbigh Federation Of Women's Institutes

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Housing, Leisure

Workshops in Art and Craft - Home and Garden - Sports and Leisure - Music and Dancing - Educational visits to exhibitions and historic houses and other places of interest.Workshops for WI Officers and Committee Members.Campaigns at local and national level, where applicable, in conjunction with resolutions passed at National Federation of WIs Annual Meetings

Latest Income: £44,174
Areas of Operation: Conwy
Status: Registered
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Chipping Norton And District Choral Society

Arts, Charitable activities

To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, choral music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including the presentation of public concerts and recitals.

Latest Income: £43,944
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Seindorf Beaumaris Band

Arts, Beneficiary group

Promote public interest in music, particularly brass band music,perform concerts and work with authorities to the same ends. An important part of the charity's work is to develop musical talent amongst young people.

Latest Income: £43,805
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Anderby Village Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

Variety of events throughout the year, i.e. Spring Fair, Demonstration Evenings, Short Mat Bowls, Scarecrow Weekend, Music events

Latest Income: £43,764
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Brewood Village Community Council

Arts, Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

Taking care of the fabric and running a small Village Hall, providing space for local groups e.g. Bridge, Martial Arts, Yoga, WI; Civic Society.In addition, the Hall is used by (a) Music groups providing evening entertainment (b) Birthday parties (c) Wakes (d) Wedding receptions etc.

Latest Income: £43,667
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Banstead Musical Society

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. WITH REGARD TO THE LATTER, AT LEAST 3 CONCERTS PER ANNUM ARE GIVEN.

Latest Income: £43,625
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Ann Driver Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

The Ann Driver Trust was founded in June 1989, in memory of Ann Driver MBE, musician and broadcaster. It supports the education of youth in the arts, with special emphasis on music, by giving grants to nominated schools and colleges.

Latest Income: £43,577
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Worthing Music And Arts Festival

Arts, Charitable activities

TO HOLD OR PROMOTE AN ANNUAL COMPETITIVE MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL.TO ENCOURAGE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, NOTABLY MUSIC, THE SPOKEN WORD AND DANCE.

Latest Income: £43,480
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Chesham Musical Theatre Company

Arts

Performing musical shows & revues

Latest Income: £43,474
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Deal Memorial Bandstand Trust

Armed forces, Arts, Heritage

The Deal Memorial Bandstand Trust maintains and operates the Memorial Bandstand on Walmer Green, Deal, Kent. This Bandstand is a Memorial to eleven members of Her Majesty's Royal Marines who were killed in a bombing attack in Deal in September 1989.The Bandstand is a living memorial and as such over 20 concerts are performed each year between May and September.

Latest Income: £43,372
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Oxford Symphony Orchestra

Arts, Research

To educate the public in the arts and science of music by the presentation of concerts and other activities

Latest Income: £43,349
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Huntingdonshire Philharmonic

Arts

A Choral and Orchestral Society devoted to performing classical choral and orchestral music for the benefit of members and the general public

Latest Income: £43,276
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestral Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Facilities

The objectives of the Society are to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of orchestral music by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the Society may determine. SPO rehearses once a week, for approx 44 weeks a year and currently performs four concerts per year in Huddersfield Town Hall, plus other concerts elsewhere.

Latest Income: £43,203
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Birmingham Jazz

Arts

Promotion and development of the appreciation of music. Achieved mainly by the organisation of concerts with touring bands and local musicians.

Latest Income: £43,182
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Mansfield And District Male Voice Choir

Arts, Beneficiary group

To give pleasure, promote, educate, train and spread the appreciation of music through choral singing.To support and donate to other charities.

Latest Income: £43,087
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of St Dominics

Arts, Associations, Education

BURSARIES WHICH SUPPORT STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FOR 'OUT OF THE ORDINARY' OPPORTUNITIES.THIS INCLUDES MUSIC AND GAP YEARS AND VOLUNTARY WORK.-

Latest Income: £43,052
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Ravensthorpe Village Hall

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Community events, including concerts and film nights, private parties, fund raising events, hire of hall for commercial enterprises, e.g. keep fit, zumba and pilates classes,and indoor bowls, hire of furniture and/or kitchen equipment

Latest Income: £43,040
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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The Stannington Brass Band

Arts

Brass Band

Latest Income: £43,012
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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The Waverley Singers

Arts

Weekly rehearsals are held from September to late June, four public concerts are presented during the year.

Latest Income: £42,894
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Zodiac Theatre Group (formerly The Zodiac Amateur Operatic Society)

Arts

Musical Theatre

Latest Income: £42,790
Areas of Operation: Cheshire West & Chester
Status: Registered
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Willoughby Memorial Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Education, Heritage

The Charity established and now maintains a library and art gallery which is open to the public. It promotes the study and education and a knowledge of literature, the arts and music in Lincolnshire by organising art exhibitions, an annual art competition, an annual poetry competition for schools and by giving grants and loans for study, education and knowledge to organisations and individuals.

Latest Income: £42,740
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Royal Free Singers

Arts

Choral performances, concerts and events to provide musical education and enjoyment to the public.

Latest Income: £42,715
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
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.