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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.

Three Rivers Talking Newspaper

Arts, Health

Provides a recordiing of the local weekly newspaper, the Beccles and Bungay Journal, plus a quarterly magazine and a music tape.

Latest Income: £371
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Beaconsfield Bell Maintenance Fund

Arts, Religion

Bellringing for church services,weddings etc and training of new bellringers.Maintenance of the church bells.

Latest Income: £366
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Harold Caldecott Lake Scholarship

Arts, Education

Grants given to pupils of Isleworth & Syon School to study Engineering at University or Music at school.

Latest Income: £362
Areas of Operation: Hounslow
Status: Registered
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Rachel Carr's Choristers Charity

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion

To promote and encourage the musical education of the boys and girls of the Leeds Parish Church Choirs by providing grants to deserving choristers.

Latest Income: £359
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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The St James Biddenham Trust

Arts, Religion

Centred around the village church of St James, Biddenham. The Charity has in the past provided funding for the provision of new hymn books, items for use in the eucharist, maintenance of the church bells, organ and decoration of the interior of the Church.

Latest Income: £348
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Portsmouth Cathedral Development Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage, Religion

To assist in the development, restoration and repair of Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral: to help develop the artistic and musical life of the Cathedral and to promote the advancement of education and training in music of children and support other artistic or musical endeavour and events for young people.

Latest Income: £346
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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William Cratchley

Arts

For bellringers and choir

Latest Income: £330
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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James Toogoods Educational Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

This being an Educational Charity the monies are used for this purpose - Church Sunday School, Confirmation Group, Advent Course and Youth Group. Some Christmas music for the church choir. Grants towards general education.

Latest Income: £328
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Bolton And District Organists Association

Arts

Provide opportunities for members, and the general public, to broaden their knowledge of music ( particularly for the organ ) by arranging talks, demonstrations etc., and to experience playing on a wide range of organs by arranging visits to a variety of churches. Encouragement of new members.

Latest Income: £310
Areas of Operation: Bolton
Status: Registered
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Bermo Arts Club

Arts, Leisure

Live performances on stage by local amateur groups open to all. 'Buying in' of professional entertainment be it music, drama, opera. Generally promotion of the arts in Barmouth and surrounding area

Latest Income: £308
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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John Barker Bursary Fund

Arts, Education

The charity awards bursaries to students in need who are going on to study music at university or conservatoire.

Latest Income: £305
Areas of Operation: Wolverhampton
Status: Registered
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Sacred Arts Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Religion

The preservation and promotion of art, culture and literature through workshops in classical temple music and dance, a handicraft project as part of a rehabilitation programme for homeless women, maintenance of archives and a library of relevant literature and an agricultural arts project. SAT works in conjunction with an Indian charitable trust.

Latest Income: £304
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Clifford Bridge Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Parents & toddler club, fitness classes, classical Indian music. Welbeing groups. Neighbourhood watch meetings, childrens dance class

Latest Income: £303
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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Blockley Brass Band

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

To advance the education of the public in the appreciation of brass band music and to advance the education and training of young people in the playing of brass band instruments.

Latest Income: £297
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Lincolnshire Schools Orchestras

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education

To support the music dierectors & children who play in the schools orchestras.

Latest Income: £294
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Arthur Bedwell Memorial Trust Fund

Arts

Member bands of South West Brass Band Association are invited to nominate musical directors or players for financial assistance in attending approved courses of musical instruction.

Latest Income: £291
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Colchester New Music Trust

Arts

Promotion of music concerts and workshops, given by specialist performers of new music mainly composed by member and student composers.

Latest Income: £290
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The St Mary's Tyne Dock Schulze Organ Trust

Arts

To preserve and maintain a rare pipe organ, and to promote the use of the organ in concerts and within an educational institution

Latest Income: £285
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Alexander Wrawby Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Small grants (·25) to village children leaving primary school. Small grants in response to requests from local primary school/nursery for educational items eg. hymn books.

Latest Income: £279
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Crawley And Horsham District Organists' Association

Arts

PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL EVENTS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO PLAY THE ORGAN, AND TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ORGAN MUSIC, THE DESIGN AND BUILDING OF ORGANS, THE TECHNIQUE OF PLAYING THE ORGAN AND THE ROLE OF ORGAN MUSIC FOR LITURGICAL AND CONCERT USE.

Latest Income: £273
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Anglo-American Music Trust

Arts, Education

The Anglo-American Music Trust was founded in 1987 with the special objective of furthering the cause of American music in Great Britain. These objectives have included supporting live performances, recordings, publications, lectures and recitals and awarding study grants, bursaries and scholarships. The Trust has also supported new commissions and U.K. premieres of American compositions.

Latest Income: £271
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Henry Walter's Educational Charity

Arts, Charitable activities, Education, Religion

Grants to former pupils of Elkesley, Gamston & Walesby Schools for Educational purposes eg book purchase for Higher Ed. Also grants to pupils of Elkesley, Gamston & Walesby C of E Schools for educational purposes eg music fees.

Latest Income: £265
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Huntingdon Friends

Arts

Gives a Grant to a small concert hall

Latest Income: £257
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Burghclere County Primary School Band Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

Providing funding for musical tuition, instruments and support for the children of Burghclere to participate in the village school Burghclere Brass Band

Latest Income: £255
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The National Music Council Of The United Kingdom

Arts

The charity's objects are to promote and assist in the advancement of musical education and to foster and increase the appreciation and understanding of the art of music in all its forms. It seeks to celebrate and promote the value and enjoyment of music, which contributes, in all its forms, to the cultural, spiritual, educational, social and economic well being of the UK.

Latest Income: £254
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
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.