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Arts Charities That specialise in Performing art

Discover 4,117 Arts charities that specialise in Performing art. Use the search below to filter within these results.

4,117
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.

Cor Meibion De Cymru - The South Wales Male Choir

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Housing

Staging concerts to further the aims of the charity in performing male choral music, supporting young artists, and contributing to education of the public, at home and abroad, about choral music and Welsh male choir tradition. In addition, to work with selected charitable causes, mainly through the staging of fundraising concerts, to support their work.

Latest Income: £194,735
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Community Music Limited

Arts

Music Training and education

Latest Income: £193,696
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Women And Theatre (birmingham) Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group

Women & Theatre use theatre and interactive drama, to promote the wellbeing of the whole community, to deepen understanding and affect change. The majority of its work is delivered in partnership with diverse organisations within arts, education, health and social care sectors.

Latest Income: £193,078
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Ecclesiastical Share Of The Dartmouth Trust

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Maintains three church buildings for regular use by the general public and various local bodies, eg. music festival, Dartmouth Orchestral Society, Dartmouth Community College Womens Institute. Also maintains a building used by Dartmouth pre-school, Dartmouth Brownies and Dartmouth Players (amateur dramatics).

Latest Income: £191,327
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Border Crossings Company Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Border Crossings works in intercultural performance, education, community projects and publishing. The charity produces theatre in collaboration with overseas partners, and with diverse UK communities. It produces festivals showcasing diverse, minority cultures. Each artistic project is accompanied by youth and education work, particularly with minority groups and disadvantaged young people.

Latest Income: £191,149
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Woolf Charitable Trust

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Religion, Social care, Social welfare

The Charity makes donations for the benefit of children and other charitable causes.The Charity sponsors visits to Childrens' care homes and hospices by the theatrical group, Magical Quests.The Charity supports the Society of Friends of Jewish Refugees and the Cinematograph Trades Benevolent Fund.

Latest Income: £191,040
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Hurley Pre-School

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

We provide childcare/education to 52 children 2 yrs to 5yrs 50 weeks each year. We especially try to help families who wish to work, train, study to improve their situation in life. We provide extra curricula activities for children such as music and drama. We provide activities for parents so they can gain information to help their families

Latest Income: £190,633
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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Livewire Youth Project

Arts, Beneficiary group

Working with Young People in Saltash and surrounding areas on Youth Work and music projectSupporting young people with social problems, working with children at risk of exclusion from schoolProviding a venue for young people to perform live music.

Latest Income: £190,590
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Harding Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

For the benefit of such charitable objects and purposes as the trustees may in their discretion think fit which objects and purposes promote,improve,develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music by sponsoring or by otherwise supporting public concerts, recitals and performances by amateur and professional organisations.

Latest Income: £189,898
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Old Possum's Practical Trust

Arts

The Trust considers all worthwhile causes but Grants are more likely to be given for projects which fall within artistic, literacy, literary, musical and theatrical criteria. The Trust does not support personal training or education costs. Contact is via https://tseliot.com/foundation/old-possums-trust/

Latest Income: £189,451
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Priory Theatre Company

Arts

Education/ TrainingArts & Culture

Latest Income: £189,126
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Richmond Shakespeare Society

Arts, Beneficiary group

Richmond Shakespeare Society is a local amateur theatre group, a member of the Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain. We operate two professionally run Youth Theatres covering the age groups 8-19 and run from our own premises.

Latest Income: £189,063
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Calstock Village Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

Private function hire, occasional cafe, music and performance events, coffee mornings, sports and recreational activities.

Latest Income: £189,037
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Conquest Theatre Trust Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support

The Conquest Theatre Trust presents theatrical activities to North Herefordshire and the surrounding area by: owning and operating a theatre, producing amateur plays, engaging professional productions and showing films. It also has a thriving youth section. It is notable in having no employees: actors, musicians, backstage, front of house and management staff are all volunteers.

Latest Income: £188,911
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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The Wickford Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Various Keep Fit classes, Tai Chi, Short Mat Bowls, Ladies Club, Ballroom dancing and afternoon Tea dances, Table Tennis, Fencing, Art and Crafts Club, Parent and Baby Group, Childrens tuition, dance classes and self defence classes. Weightwatchers & Slimming World groups, Bingo social and Members Bar with regular monthly entertainment.

Latest Income: £185,759
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Sheffield Grammar School Exhibition Foundation

Arts, Education, Leisure

Beneficiaries must live within the Sheffield City boundary. There is no age limit for applicants. Grants ave available for general educational purposes and a variety of other activities, including medical electives, field trips, 'gap year' electives, sporting activities and musical training.

Latest Income: £184,776
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Dorset Rural Music School, Limited

Arts, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

For music lessons in all styles by qualified experienced teachers on all instruments, singing and music theory. All ages , abilities welcome. Instrument hire, music library, music shop, practice rooms available. Music appreciation classes are held at the school which is also the public examination centre for practical music exams.

Latest Income: £184,502
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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The Bancroft Players

Arts

The object of the Society shall be to educate the public in the arts, particularly the dramatic arts and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts.

Latest Income: £183,707
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Eltham Little Theatre LTD

Arts

Arts and culture

Latest Income: £183,557
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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Daniel Owen Community Association

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

Room & Hall hire - for local community and others. Art, sports, Drama, line dancing, Morris dancing. day & evening. Cafe open 6 days per week. Charity Coffee Mornings twice per week on Market days.Seasonal fundraising, such as Bingo, Coffee mornings and Raffle.We are situated in the Heart of the Town and also provide Toilet facilities to local people and Tourists

Latest Income: £183,252
Areas of Operation: Flintshire
Status: Registered
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The Trust For Sing For Pleasure

Arts, Beneficiary group

Sing for Pleasure encourages the enjoyment of better singing through:* A supportive and structured training programme for conductors, vocal leaders and teachers of class and choir.* A variety of quality singing opportunities for children and adults at all levels of experience and ability.* A well designed range of high quality singing, conducting and teaching resources.

Latest Income: £183,243
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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South London Theatre Centre Limited

Arts, Charitable activities

To promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public by the production of educational plays and encouragement of the arts, including the arts of drama, mime, dance, singing and music.

Latest Income: £182,523
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Yorkshire College Of Music And Drama

Arts, Education

The objectives of the Charity is to promote the study of music and drama and the arts, by running Summer Schools and short courses in addition to the regular daily teaching sessions, this has been largely successful with in-house teachers providing courses and an increase use of the College facilities by outside groups.

Latest Income: £181,726
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Toads Theatre Company

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group

During year ending 30/06/25 TOADS performed 8 productions (0ne of 12 perfomances, others 7 ) with 1 night for local charities. Youth Group provided a production of 2 nights. 2 months were dark for essential maintenance. A variety of 1 night professional acts appeared during the season. A regular afternoon social club, monthly cinema club and themed social evenings are also available.

Latest Income: £178,391
Areas of Operation: Torbay
Status: Registered
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Pendle Hippodrome Theatre Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group

To own, administer and maintain the Theatre premises for the benefit of the Pendle Hippodrome Theatre Company, Pendle Hippodrome Youth Theatre and various other groups and organisations who hire the Theatre for the benefit of the wider local community. To encourage, support and promote community involvement, local productions, festivals etc. The Theatre is run solely on a voluntary basis.

Latest Income: £177,942
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many Performing art arts charities are there in the UK?

There are 4,117 registered Performing art arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the Performing art 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 Performing art arts charities?

Performing art 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 Performing art arts charities?

Across all Performing art 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 Performing art arts charities?

Performing art 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.