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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

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The Parker Home

Arts, Charitable activities, Housing, Leisure

Provides grants to talented youngsters with a special, dedicated interest in sport, art, music etc.

Latest Income: £5,292
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Francis Edward Maitland Trust For The Benefit Of Chamber Music In Oxford

Arts

Promotion of chamber music concerts by way of grants

Latest Income: £5,287
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Mas Pta

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Housing

The Matthew Arnold School Parent Teacher Association (MAS PTA) raises funds to advance the educationof pupils in the Matthew Arnold School, Oxford. The PTA raises funds at school events such as quiz nights, concerts and school drama productions. Funds raised go back to the school to benefit the children and support the school community.

Latest Income: £5,276
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of St Mary's Church, Sundon

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Religion

The friends raise money by holding various concerts, car boot sales, our strawberry tea, xmas bazaar, bbq/luncheon, various raffles, church stall/tea bar, sunshine bags.

Latest Income: £5,272
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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Wilstead Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Society

Undertake activities to enable women interested in issues associated with rural life, to improve their education in citizenship, public questions, music, culture, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare and to improve rural life.

Latest Income: £5,268
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Ilkley New Horizons Concert Orchestra

Arts

Providing the opportunity of orchestral playing to people of all abilities. Concerts for the local community

Latest Income: £5,264
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Bournemouth Amateur Philharmonic Society

Arts

The Society orchestra rehearses once a week to develop the skills of its members and performs six concerts a year, usually to benefit charities.

Latest Income: £5,253
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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The Spalding Amateur Dramatic And Operatic Society

Arts, Beneficiary group

To promote the performance of live drama and music, especially amongst the young people, in South Lincolnshire.

Latest Income: £5,244
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Orpheus Choir

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Religion

Chamber choir, concerts of mainly un-accompanied choral music given to raise funds for good causes in North Hertfordshire. Church and occasional cathedral services sung.

Latest Income: £5,210
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Ipswich Arts Association

Arts

Arts Association providing contacts and advertising of events. Presentation of public concerts and lectures to general public.

Latest Income: £5,196
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Hall Royd Band

Arts, Beneficiary group

A Brass Band offering free tuition to learners, particularly young people.

Latest Income: £5,194
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Skipton Music Festival Association

Arts, Beneficiary group

The Charity organises an annual music festival, comprising a week of performances in music, most of which are competitive with trophies or medals being awarded. The competitors are both children and adults from the local area and further afield and every performance is in front of an audience and commented on by a professional adjudicator.

Latest Income: £5,175
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Black Knights Drum And Bugle Corps

Arts

Teaching & Performing Music

Latest Income: £5,157
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Bewdley Choral Society

Arts, Charity and VCS support

Choral Society with aim to study music in order to foster public knowledge and appreciation by provision of various musical activities, regular musical gatherings and public concerts in the district given either by members or by outside musicians. Funded by members' and patrons' subscriptions, ticket sales and occasional fund raising activities.

Latest Income: £5,131
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Harrow Bengalee Association

Arts, Leisure

To promote and foster educational, cultural, social and sporting activities specially Bengali Language, music and leisure time activities for its members living in London Borough of Harrow, Brent and anywhere in UK without distinction of sexual orientation, Race, religious, Political or any other opinion. To maintain liaison with local statutory authority & other voluntary organisations.

Latest Income: £5,119
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Wealden Brass

Arts

Providing musical concerts in the local area for other charities and general public.

Latest Income: £5,092
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Luckwell Parent Teacher And Friends Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

CHRISTMAS AND SUMMER FAIRS, GROTTOS, CAROL CONCERT, FASHION SHOWS, DISCOS

Latest Income: £5,092
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Cor Meibion Aberystwyth Male Voice

Arts, Beneficiary group

Male Voice Choir to foster and promote the education of the general public in the appreciation in all its aspects , relating to the practice,presentation and study of music in order to promote better and more widespread performance of male choral work , and to assist and support such other charitable institutions or purpose as the organisation shall determine from time to time.

Latest Income: £5,086
Areas of Operation: Ceredigion
Status: Registered
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Sir John St Barbe Foundation

Arts, Economic and community development, Education

The charity applies only to five small rural parishes in Somerset, Marston-Magna, Ashington, Rimpton, Chilton Cantelo and Limington. Funds are concentrated on bursaries to help pay for individual childrens instrumental music tuition. Support is also offered for individual development in dance, drama and art.

Latest Income: £5,083
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of The City Varieties

Arts, Associations

To promote the public appreciation and understanding of the arts by the support, maintenance and advancement of the charitable work of the City Varieties Music Hall.

Latest Income: £5,063
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Merton's Young Musicians

Arts, Associations

Provides human resources

Latest Income: £5,049
Areas of Operation: Merton
Status: Registered
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Croydon Youth Music Association

Arts, Beneficiary group

The objects of the Association are to advance the education of students in Croydon by supporting the work of Croydon Music and Arts (formerly the Croydon Music Service) in running youth orchestras, music groups and other activities to support youth music in Croydon.

Latest Income: £5,043
Areas of Operation: Croydon
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Bodleian

Arts, Associations, Education, Heritage

Acquiring by gift, purchase or otherwise, and present to the Bodleian Library rare printed books and manuscripts as well as other items of literary, musical, historical or artistic interest, assisting the library in the purchase of any such material and its preservation; promoting and supporting the library in its aim to fulfil the needs of the University of Oxford.

Latest Income: £5,036
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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West Mendip Orchestra

Arts

Rehearse orchestral music and give 3 concerts each year

Latest Income: £5,035
Areas of Operation: North Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Music In Romsey Group

Arts

Music in Romsey enables concerts to take place in Romsey Abbey.

Latest Income: £5,031
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
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.