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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.

Thornton Cleveleys Band

Arts, Beneficiary group

THE FOSTERING AND PROMOTING OF THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY MEANS OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES THE EDUCATION TRAINING IMPROVING AND GENERALLY FOSTERING AND PROMOTING THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND YOUNG PERSONS IN PARTICULAR IN THE PLAYING OF BAND INSTRUMENTS AND PROVIDING A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WITH THAT INTEREST IN MUSIC CAN MEET.

Latest Income: £23,417
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The Festival Players, Cambridge

Arts

Performing musical theatre productions.

Latest Income: £23,410
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Windsor And Maidenhead Symphony Orchestra

Arts

Public concerts and musical education

Latest Income: £23,401
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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Beaconsfield Operatic Society

Arts

The staging of non-professional productions and concerts.

Latest Income: £23,395
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Folkestone And Hythe Unit Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Youth organisation for 10-18 year olds as fully enrolled uniformed cadets. They are instilled into the nautical traditions - boatwork, sailing, canoeing, sea going experience under sail and power, seamanship, maritime skills (drill and piping), radio communications, electrics, mechanics, cook stewards, band music. First Aid, DofE, computing, shooting, BTEC courses and meteorology. Marine cadet

Latest Income: £23,299
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Canterbury Music Club

Arts, Education

Promoter of chamber music concerts by professional musicians to subscription paying members and the ticket purchasing public in the wider Canterbury area of Kent by live attendance as well as by online streaming of the same concerts both live and recorded. Musicians are encouraged and supported in the provision of workshops and performances at local schools.

Latest Income: £23,279
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Ogmore Valley Male Voice Choir

Arts, Beneficiary group, Health

Male Voice choirFundraising concerts and activities for the local community and various charitable organisations e.g. Teenage Cancer Trust

Latest Income: £23,253
Areas of Operation: Bridgend
Status: Registered
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Sands Village Hall

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Village Hall for community use by local residents and businesses, i.e. health and fitness classes, martial arts training, local events, children's parties, musical evenings, Women's Institute, meetings for clubs, etc. Also used by council for polling centre.

Latest Income: £23,232
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Thanet Festival Choir

Arts, Research

The objects of the choir are to educate the public in the Art and Science of Music in all its aspects and to study, practice and perform in public choral works and to engage in other exclusively charitable activities as the choir committee may approve.

Latest Income: £23,207
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Reading Haydn Choir

Arts

Performances of a variety of music from early to modern to the public in the Reading / West Berks / Wokingham area

Latest Income: £23,189
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Skelmersdale Prize Band

Arts

Provision of music education by concerts, contests and rehearsal.

Latest Income: £23,166
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Newton Abbot And District Society Of Arts

Arts

The aims of the society are primarily realised by promoting professional concerts of music. During the year we promoted several such concerts. A programme of events for the next year has been arranged and the brochure giving details of these activities and of the society generally is readily available to the public.

Latest Income: £23,154
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Godalming Performing Arts Festival

Arts, Charitable activities

To advance the education of the public in the arts, particularly music, speech, drama and dance. A festival of music speech and dance is held in Feb/March each year in Godalming.

Latest Income: £23,150
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Lancaster And District Choral Society

Arts

To encourage choral singing in a four part choir. To provide concerts for the enjoyment of all.

Latest Income: £23,128
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Calne Music And Arts Festival Society

Arts

Holds a 10-day music and arts festival at Calne in October of each year. The emphasis is on local talent.

Latest Income: £23,071
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Northop Silver Band

Arts

Education and training of members of the public (ages 8+) in the playing and performance of brass band instruments in the area of Northop and throughout North Wales

Latest Income: £23,064
Areas of Operation: Flintshire
Status: Registered
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The Chichester Festival For Music, Dance And Speech Festival Association

Arts

TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE PERFORMING ARTS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUNG

Latest Income: £23,027
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Henleaze Concert Society

Arts, Religion

Provision of a series of concerts and recitals of classical and modern musical works (usually max. 6) in each season, October - June, at local Church premises in the Henleaze district of Bristol, including giving particular prominence to gifted local young musicians, and presenting pre-concert talks by eminent musicians and academics on the contents of each concert's programme.

Latest Income: £23,011
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Phoenix Singers Of Shrewsbury

Arts

Concerts and workshops for members and for the publicThe promotion of international relations through the enjoyment of music

Latest Income: £22,997
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Cymdeithas Theatr Twm Or Nant

Arts

Through a Management Committee, it runs a community facility for the use of the public; activities include drama, music, dance performances, band practices, Film Club and lectures.

Latest Income: £22,949
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Hart Voices

Arts

Organising and performing in public concerts of choral music.

Latest Income: £22,901
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Taverham And District Day Care Centre

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, Social care

The day care centre provides facilities for elderly & disabled people to have social contacts and a hot midday meal. We provide organised entertainment, slide shows, talks, live music, light exercise and bingo. Computer training, hairdressing & chiropody are available. We also arrange coach outings during the year.

Latest Income: £22,899
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The North Devon Choral Society

Arts

Promoting choral music in North Devon, by the performance of public choral concerts.

Latest Income: £22,874
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Epping Benevolent Fund

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

HOLDING VARIOUS CHARITABLE EVENTS SUCH AS GOLF DAYS , YOUTH MAKES MUSIC AND ART. MAKING DONATIONS TO SHELTERBOX, MARY'S MEALS , ROTARY FOUNDATION, & VARIOUS DONATIONS TO LOCAL INDIVIDUALS AND TO SMALL LOCAL and UK REGISTERED INTERNATIONAL CHARITY DONATIONS.

Latest Income: £22,867
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The London Chamber Orchestra Trust

Arts

The promotion of chamber music and education in chamber music with particular reference to the London Chamber Orchestra.

Latest Income: £22,833
Areas of Operation: London
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.