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.
Invicta Concert Military Band
ArtsPlaying concerts indoors and outdoors of music for military and concert band.
London Ripieno Society
ArtsConcert giving Choral & Orchestral Group.
The North Downs Consort
ArtsOPERATES AS A CHAMBER CHOIR, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SINGERS AND INSTRUMENTALISTS TO REHEARSE AND PERFORM IN CONCERTS FOR LOCAL AUDIENCES TO ENJOY.
Reading Retirement Centre (f I R T R E E )
Arts, LeisureFit,ness in Retirement taking relaxation and exercise. Movement to music.Linedancing Scrabble Lectures Choir Card games Rambles Bowls.
The Chichester City Band
Arts, LeisureBrass Band which offers concerts and entertainment. We also train band members to improve their musical abilities and also run a training band with the prime objective to give musical training to youngsters and adults at no cost to themselves.
The Friends Of Codford St Peter Church
Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, ReligionThe Charity assists with the care and repair of the parish church of Codford St Peter, its fabric, organ and bells providing support in its worship, its music and other needs by raising funds and collecting sums of money. This is achieved through a board of trustees and a Finance sub-committee working closely with the Parochial Church Council.
Women's Institute-Shincliffe
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, HousingMusic, Drama, other cultural subjects, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare.
Downton Band
Arts, Beneficiary groupBrass Band and Youth Band
Amersham Concert Club
ArtsWe promote 5 concerts a year where professional musicians play classical music to paying audiences. The average age of our members and others who attend from time to time is 70 plus. Many suffer from mobility problems and would not be able to go to London to enjoy the kind of music and social ambience we provide. 0ur aim is to attract people of all ages and entrance is free to the under 18s.
Radlett Music Club
ArtsPresentation of concerts and other musical activities.
Bridgtown Concert Show Band
ArtsPerforming musical concerts
Cransley Village Memorial Hall
Arts, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, LeisureProvides the only meeting place in Cransley for the local community. Available for hire to various organisations including keep fit, yoga, bowls, upholstery classes. Holds events regularly which provide entertainment for the village as well as fundraising - barn dances, concerts, annual horticultural show, annual fete, annual Christmas craft fair.
Marlborough Choral Society
ArtsProvide opportunity for all members of local community to join in community activity (choral singing). Put on concerts for the local community. The charity operates in Marlborough, Wiltshire
Mid Sussex Sinfonia
ArtsWe promote the love of classical music through our orchestral concerts
Linden Baroque Orchestral Society
Arts, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, LeisureWe play music of the 17th and 18th century using original instruments and historically informed performance practices. We often play unperformed music or unusual repertoire. We give concerts for public entertainment and education. We normally give one concert a year for charitable fundraising. We give platform for students and those who wish to learn the techniques.
Octagon Music Society
ArtsProvide chamber music concerts
The Dovercourt Choral Society
Arts, Charitable activities, ResearchTo promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of choral music in all its aspects, by presentation of public choral concerts and by such other ways as the society through its committee shall determine from time to time.
Morriston Ladies Choir
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS supportPerform as a choir in concerts to raise money for local charities
The Huddersfield Singers
ArtsA local mixed adult choir, providing a good quality musical experience through weekly rehearsals and public concerts, all within an equal opportunities framework.
Sterndale Singers
Arts, Charitable activitiesThe Sterndale Singers is established to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of choral music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and in such other ways as Sterndale Singers shall determine from time to time.
Alveley Parish Memorial Hall
Arts, Facilities, Social welfareVillage Hall. Provides facilities for village organisations, eg. amateur drama group, indoor bowling, Art Group, Village Band rehearsals, functions and social events such as birthday parties, concerts, barn dances. Used as Council and General election centre and venue for public meetings. The hall is also a promoter for Arts Alive shows.
Veerashaiva Samaja Of United Kingdom
Arts, HeritageTo promote the teachings of Jagadguru Basaveshwara through history, language, art and music, and the traditions and beliefs of veerashaivas in the equality of all human beings irrespective of gender, colour, creed, race, religion or status.
Tunbridge Wells Arts Festival
Arts, Charitable activitiesThe object of the Festival is to advance the education of the public in the Arts, in particular the Arts of Music, Speech and Drama. The Festival promotes its object by holding annual competitions and a subsequent concert to promote items of merit.
Harold Craxton Memorial Trust
ArtsThe Trust gives awards to young, very talented musicians who are embarking on a professional career and who are in need of financial help. Grants are given every two years following an audition in London and assistance can include supporting post-graduate study; help towards the cost of putting on a concert; providing travel expenses and entries fees for competitions, private lessons or a demo CD.
Southend Festival Chorus
Arts, Charity and VCS supportSOUTHEND FESTIVAL CHORUS TRAINS SINGERS OF BOTH GENDERS TO PERFORM IN PUBLIC CONCERTS IN SOUTHEND & SOUTH ESSEX BY PROVIDING MUSICAL RESOURCES IN MAINLY CLASSICAL CHORAL WORKS. WE ALSO HELP IN LOCAL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL (& OCCASIONALLY NATIONAL) CHARITIES.
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.