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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.

Darlington And District Organists' And Choirmaster's Association

Arts

The charity exists to promote music, especially the organ, and to encourage people to learn to play and contribute to local musical life.

Latest Income: £1,141
Areas of Operation: Darlington
Status: Registered
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Birmingham Organists' Association

Arts

Promoting the organ and its music in and around Birmingham UK

Latest Income: £1,117
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Radio Hospitals Blackburn

Arts, Health

Broadcasting 24/7 random music and live shows to patients of The Royal Blackburn Hospital.

Latest Income: £1,098
Areas of Operation: Blackburn With Darwen
Status: Registered
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Whitechapel And Inglewhite Women's Institute

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

To improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance education in citizenship,music, drama and other cultural subjects, and in all branches of agriculture,handicrafts,home economics,health and social welfare.

Latest Income: £1,095
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Toddington Music Society

Arts, Education

Music society providing concerts in Toddington and providing a scholarship each year to a young musician from Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire or Buckinghamshire

Latest Income: £1,084
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The H J C Stevens Organ Scholarship Fund

Arts, Education, Religion

To assist young organists in gaining experience of working with a professional choir in a famous London church.

Latest Income: £1,080
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Colne Philharmonic Orchestra

Arts

To perform classical music in North Essex and Suffolk, bringing music to as wide an audience as possible.

Latest Income: £1,078
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Eccleshall Bellringer's Belfry Fund

Arts, Religion

Church Tower Bell Ringing

Latest Income: £1,070
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Tottenham War Services Institute

Arts, Economic and community development, Housing

In 2020 trustees made the decision to move from a London hub to participate in other parts of the country; opening their remit to further aid ex-forces and the wider community as follows: - General welfare support and help. - The arts, music and theatre - Learn for the Future Project -Training and development - Sustainable growing for the future - Help with housing - Social Enterprise formation

Latest Income: £1,050
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Court Henry Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Monthly meetings with a guest speaker-members participate in sports, music,drama and educational visits

Latest Income: £1,015
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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High Halstow Womens Institute

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

To improve and develop conditions of rural life and to advance the education of country women in citizenship, in public questions both national and inter-national, in music, drama and other cultural subjects, also to secure instruction and training in all branches of agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare.

Latest Income: £1,010
Areas of Operation: Medway
Status: Registered
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The Music Libraries Trust

Arts

To provide support for the education and training of music librarians in the UK and Ireland and encourage research into music librarianship, bibliography and related disciplines.

Latest Income: £1,005
Areas of Operation: Ireland
Status: Registered
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The William Wright Charitable Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Health

The benefit of York pensioners, York children and inmates of York hospitals especially ex employees of William Wright & Sons (York) Ltd. To help with the finance of medical research, art and music education and the provision of community centres in York and their facilities.

Latest Income: £980
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Manchester Organists' Association

Arts

Arrange regular meetings, recitals and lectures for members

Latest Income: £954
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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John Fussell Memorial Trust Fund

Arts

The support of young musicians of Welsh extraction.

Latest Income: £947
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Heaton Mersey Youth Festival

Arts, Beneficiary group

To hold a festival for Music, Vocal & Speech and Drama for Youths only ie under 21 years of age on the first day of our festival.All participants receive a remarks sheet written by a fully qualified adjudicator.

Latest Income: £934
Areas of Operation: Stockport
Status: Registered
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Sandwich Music Group

Arts, Charity and VCS support

Sandwich Music Group put on concerts to raise money for other charities as well as helping group members to improve their playing.

Latest Income: £926
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Gurbani Centre UK

Arts, Religion

THE ADVANCEMENT OF SIKH CULTURE RELIGION ART AND HERITAGE EDUCATION AND MUSIC

Latest Income: £917
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Dorset Association Of Organists

Arts

The Association promotes the music of the pipe organ by lectures, demonstrations of instruments and their construction, demonstrations of music for organ and for voices, open competitions and by help to organists and choir trainers to improve their standard of performance. Membership is open without restriction to any member of the public.

Latest Income: £910
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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The North Of England Musical Tournament Trust

Arts

To disburse funding for the promotion of musical development in the North of England

Latest Income: £900
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Godmersham With Crundale 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: £899
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Friends Of West Glamorgan Youth Music

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support

The 'Friends' exist to promote Youth Music at all levels of ability and attainment and is run by a committee of volunteers who work closely with the West Glamorgan County Music Service. We help to provide financial assistance for ventures in youth music. We also provide practical assistance in the form of stewarding at concerts and organising refreshments at the County Music Centres and Courses.

Latest Income: £892
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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The Music Hall Guild Of Great Britain And America & The Theatre And Film Guild And The Literary Guild

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage

1) To advance education in the history of music hall and theatre performers by undertaking research and identifying, restoring, erecting and beautifying memorials which are of educational interest.2) The promotion, maintenance, improvement and advancement of education through the presentation of Music Hall and Theatre productions and encouragement of the arts.

Latest Income: £891
Areas of Operation: United States
Status: Registered
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Luppitt Church Bellringers (bell Fund)

Arts, Religion

Ringing the bells of St Mary's Church, Luppitt; and maintaining the same for future generations.

Latest Income: £875
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Thurrock Choral Society

Arts

The Charity undertakes performances of estabished choral works and other musical works on a regular basis throughout the year and hosts choral workshops in the Borough of Thurrock and the surrounding area

Latest Income: £824
Areas of Operation: Thurrock
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.