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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.

Chelsea Opera Group Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

The primary object of the Chelsea Opera Group Trust is "the advancement of musical education in general and in particular by sponsoring managing and providing financial assistance for performances of operatic or other musical works..."The Trust makes grants to the Chelsea Opera group in furtherance of the primary object.

Latest Income: £27,872
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The National Association Of Choirs

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

To promote, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music, and in particular choral music. To "Join the Nation in Choral Singing" - across the UK, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Latest Income: £27,861
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Cardiff Polyphonic Choir

Arts, Research

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHOIR SHALL BE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

Latest Income: £27,848
Areas of Operation: Cardiff
Status: Registered
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Daventry Brass

Arts

Providing education in music. Providing brass band music at events. Providing a hall for hire by local groups, societies etc.

Latest Income: £27,838
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Llandudno Youth Music Theatre

Arts, Beneficiary group

To provide a youth music theatre and musical theatre workshops for the Llandudno and surrounding area for children and young people.

Latest Income: £27,760
Areas of Operation: Conwy
Status: Registered
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The Holst Foundation

Arts

Promulgation of knowledge of the works of Gustav and Imogen Holst and support of music and the other arts generally

Latest Income: £27,724
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Galpin Society

Arts

The Galpin Society was founded in 1946 to promote the study of musical instruments.

Latest Income: £27,663
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Bradwell War Memorial Hall

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education, Facilities, Heritage

Village Hall community activities including committee meetings, fayres, coffee mornings, pre-school, school gym, pantomimes, school plays, concerts and fund-raising events.

Latest Income: £27,620
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Birkenhead Choral Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

Birkenhead Choral Society seeks to be a friendly choir, offering a high standard of music for our own and our audience's enjoyment. We normally perform four concerts each year and involve local school children in our carol concert. Every few years we join up with Formby Choral Society and with boys from Merchant Taylor's School to sing a major choral work at the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool.

Latest Income: £27,611
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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The Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust

Arts

1. To advance the appreciation and knowledge to the public in the art of theatre organ music.2. To acquire, preserve and operate those theatre organs which are of historic and educational value for the benefit of the public.

Latest Income: £27,601
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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London Pro Arte Choir

Arts

The choir's objectives are to educate our members and the public in music, by the presentation of concerts and other activities. We normally promote four major concerts (including one in aid of a local charity) in Mill Hill, North London, and undertake a short trip each year.

Latest Income: £27,588
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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Folkestone And Hythe Orchestral Society

Arts

The Folkestone & Hythe Orchestral Society rehearses and performs classical concerts in the South East area of the UK.

Latest Income: £27,588
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Higgs And Cooper's Educational Charity

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Heritage

The charity provides grants to young people who live in or were born in Charlton Kings and are under the age of 25. These grants are made for educational purposes - e.g. funding towards National Curriculum history trips, music lessons, activities associated with Guiding and Scouting (such as international gatherings), support for university or college education.

Latest Income: £27,572
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Epworth Choir

Arts

The study and practice of choral music in order to foster the public knowledge and appreciation of such music in the Surrey area by means of public performance and to assist and further such charitable institutions and charitable purposes as the committee determine from time to time.

Latest Income: £27,521
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Llanfair Caereinion Public Hall

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

Llanfair Caereinion Public Hall & Institute is a community resource for the whole town and surrounding villages. Activities inc. library, polling station, WI, Merched y Wawr, Homely Club, Historical Soc., indoor bowls, pilates, yoga, choir, Welsh, Young Farmers, dance, drama, recording studio, concerts, Llanfair carnival, Christmas lights, wedding receptions, funeral teas, parties, etc.

Latest Income: £27,507
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Swinton And District Excelsior Band

Arts, Research

To educate the public in the art and sciences, and in particular the arts and sciences of music, in the presentation of concerts and other activities.

Latest Income: £27,418
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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South Chiltern Choral Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education

To put on public concerts at least three times per year. To provide music to other choirs/organisations from our extensive library, to raise money for other charities/good causes, to commission works of music, to involve children/school choirs in performance,to organise workshops,to encourage public participation in singing

Latest Income: £27,396
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Swanage Musical Theatre Company

Arts

The objects of the Charity are to educate the public in the dramatic, musical and operatic arts, to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts and to assist and further such charitable purposes as the committee shall from time to time determine.

Latest Income: £27,387
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Wallingford Chameleon Arts

Arts

Wallingford Chameleon Arts provide a platform for talented musicians to perform in a series of high quality concerts, giving the population the opportunity to hear live music, including some less well known and recently composed works, played at an excellent standard by musicians who are often young. This gives a service to musicians and the public who may not otherwise have the opportunity.

Latest Income: £27,367
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Petersfield Orchestra

Arts

The orchestra allows members who are amateur musicians to practise and rehearse classical orchestral music under the guidance of a professional conductor. The orchestra normally gives three concerts a year which are open to the general public.

Latest Income: £27,304
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Newbury Choral Society

Arts

A Choral Society performing 3 concerts a year to the public. Membership open to anyone who can read music, sing in tune and commit to attending approximately 40 rehearsals a year. A subscription fee is charged.

Latest Income: £27,170
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Richmond Upon Thames Performing Arts Festival

Arts

Educational - Provision of performance opportunities for amateurs of all ages in the arts of music, dance and speech

Latest Income: £27,015
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Gwent Bach Choir

Arts, Beneficiary group

Gwent Bach Choir provides education for the public and training for its members by producing at least three choral concerts every year, these concerts being mostly classical in content. Membership of Gwent Bach Choir is open to adults over the age of 18 who have some musical experience. Attendance at concerts is open to people of all ages but children must be accompanied by an adult. .

Latest Income: £26,976
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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Ernest Read Trust

Arts

THE TRUST GIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANISATIONS RUNNING ACTIVITIES WHICH CONTINUE THE ORIGINAL AIMS AND IDEALS OF ERNEST READ (WHO FOUNDED THE ERNEST READ SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN 1931, TO GIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSIC STUDENTS, ADVANCED AMATEURS, TEACHERS AND PROFESSIONALS TO EXPAND THEIR CONCERT REPERTOIRE). THE ORCHESTRA RECEIVES TRUST INCOME TO SUPPORT ITS CONTINUATION OF THIS CONCEPT.

Latest Income: £26,942
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Association Of Friends Of The Scunthorpe Co-Operative Junior Choir

Arts, Associations, Charitable activities

The objects of the Association shall be to advance the education of the public in the arts and in particular....To encourage and support financially the Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir.To present and promote public performances, concerts and recitalsTo encourage the participation of the Choir in local, national and international festivals and competitions.

Latest Income: £26,938
Areas of Operation: North Lincolnshire
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.