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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.

The Blockley Educational Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

Provides young people in the Parish of Blockley with grants to help with music tuition and expenses in relation to educational travel and sports.

Latest Income: £807
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Vincent Trivett Scholarships

Arts, Education, Religion

Offers financial support to young and student choristers in the choir of St Peter's Church, Nottingham for furtherance of their musical education and experience.

Latest Income: £805
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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The Leslie Condon Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group

Facilitates bringing music to young people in developing countries

Latest Income: £802
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Margate Silver Band Trading As Cantium Brass

Arts, Leisure

Cantium Brass, formerly Margate Silver Band are based in Kent and boasts an enviable reputation for providing quality entertainment all over the Country and can often be heard performing on Bandstands in Kent. Our aim, is to consistently produce music at a very high standard which in turn reflects outstanding value for money to Concert Promoters.

Latest Income: £750
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Simon Clarkson Memorial Fund

Arts

Advancement of musical Education

Latest Income: £746
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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St Albans St Cecilia Festival Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

The Society, under its Constitution, promtes, improves, develops and maintains public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the Society through its Committee shall determine from time to time.

Latest Income: £742
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of East Herts Orchestras

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support

To advance the musical education of young people of East Herts by providing and assisiting in the provision of facilities for the Area Groups and Orchestras organised by the East Herts Music Centres.To raise money to help finance the Area Groups and Orchestras rehearsals, courses, concerts and tours.

Latest Income: £736
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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South Wales Guitar Society

Arts

To provide a forum and social venue for amateur classical guitarists in South Wales. To arrange several concerts each year for Members and the Public. To promote music and in particular music of the classical guitar. To improve the playing and appreciation of our Members by arranging masterclasses from invited professional guitarists and recognised teachers of the guitar.

Latest Income: £735
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Codicote Church Belfry Fund

Arts, Charitable activities, Religion

The object of the fund shall be to advance the Christian Religion by providing financial assistance to St Giles Church in the Parish of Codicote in the County of Hertfordshire for the purpose of maintaining and improving all aspects of its bell ringing and its bell installations by making grants to it. Also to contribute to expenses incurred in training of bellringers,

Latest Income: £734
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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South Northamptonshire Mencap Gateway Club

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Our Club, people aged 16 and over with learning disabilities, we meet once a week at the Club Venue, where we organise a variety of activities for members, some of which we conduct ourselves, and others where we invite third party specialists to conduct for us, Dancing, Live music, Keep Fit, etc. However, we also take members out for Meals, Theatre, Discos, Pub visits, etc. Our club is for members

Latest Income: £729
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Bromsgrove Concerts

Arts, Beneficiary group

We promote a series of up to ten chamber music recitals in a local (Bromsgrove) arts centre including up to three devoted to contemporary music; we support living composers by commissioning new works;we sponsor music workshops, mainly for young people.

Latest Income: £728
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Surrey Organists' Association

Arts, Charitable activities, Religion

Our charity is involved primarily in the education of the public in the art of music, with special reference to liturgical and organ music. Many of the members of this charity are organists and/or directors of music at a church.

Latest Income: £711
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Melodians Steel Orchestra ( UK )

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

TO PROMOTE , IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF STEEL ORCHESTRAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS.

Latest Income: £700
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Halifax And District Organists' Association

Arts

We aim to promote the enjoyment of organs and organ music at all levels through workshops, master classes, forums, talks, visits and recitals at various venues in Calderdale. Help and advice is given on organ matters. Events are advertised locally and on our website. We cater for young and old. Non-members of any musical ability or none are welcome at our monthly events which are open to all.

Latest Income: £692
Areas of Operation: Calderdale
Status: Registered
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West Norfolk Jubilee Youth Music Association

Arts, Beneficiary group

Running of a youth orchestra and concert band for young people performing about 6 concerts a year

Latest Income: £691
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Leeds Hospital Radio

Arts, Health

We provide a hospital radio service to the patients of hospitals in the Leeds Hospital Trust, broadcasting a variety of live programmes with both music and spoken word.

Latest Income: £681
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Biggleswade District Belfry Repair Fund

Arts, Religion

Promotion of Christianity through the provision of financial assistance to Churches in the Bedfordshire Association of Church Bellringers Biggleswade District for the purpose of maintaining, installing and improving their bell installations. Providing financial assistance to Churches with projects to maintain, install and improve their bell installations.

Latest Income: £661
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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The Shrewsbury And District Organists' And Choirmasters' Association

Arts, Charitable activities, Religion

The Association exists to promote the enjoyment of organ music in general and choral music associated with the Christian Church. The Association aims to encourage organists of all ages to develop their musical abilities, and is able to offer small grants to members who are engaged in a recognised course of organ tuition, and who live in Shropshire.

Latest Income: £654
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Cornish Federation Of Male Voice Choirs

Arts, Beneficiary group

1. Promoting male voice singing throughout Cornwall.2.Increasing public awareness of the cultural traditions and heritage of male voice singing in Cornwall and its benefits to local communities.3.Encouraging composers and arrangers to produce original music/arrangements for the future development and diversity of male voice music.4. Facilitating and organising massed choirs events.

Latest Income: £650
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Dartington Relief In Need Charity

Arts, Education

Grants for books and music to schools in the parish of Dartington.

Latest Income: £631
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Cambridge Organists Association

Arts

Social and Educational based around the Pipe Organ for Organists', Choirmasters and others.

Latest Income: £619
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Wrexham Erddig Charitable Trust Fund

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support

The Club organises various fundraising activities in the local community including a sponsored walk and a street collection. Funds are also raised through quizes and concerts supported by members and friends. Donations by members supported by Gift Aid make up the balance.The three major areas of disbursment of funds are Local and UK charities, Rotary Foundation and other International Charities.

Latest Income: £614
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Linton Music Society

Arts, Beneficiary group

The promotion of musical events for adults and children.

Latest Income: £614
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Tekeyan Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

The advancement of public education in the United Kingdom in Armenia and its people, history, literature, language, institutions, folklore and its intellectual artistic and musical heritage.Relief of those in need, sickness or distress in Armenia through the provision of humanitarian assistance and the advancement of education in Armenia

Latest Income: £600
Areas of Operation: Armenia
Status: Registered
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The Brass Band Heritage Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group

Commissioning, supporting the work of composers writing for brass bands; initiating and funding youth band projects and activities within the community.

Latest Income: £600
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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.