Arts Charities That specialise in Radio
Discover 293 Arts charities that specialise in radio. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
The Mountain Trust
Arts, Charity and VCS support, SocietyThe Mountain Trust concentrates on education, health and human rights in Nepal. It sponsors students through education, broadcasts radio-based education and sends volunteers and interns to work in Nepal. It broadcasts civic education and participates in human and civic rights education. It also assists Afghans fleeing the Taliban to escape to second and third countries.
Portsmouth Hospital Broadcasting Association
Arts, Health, LeisurePortsmouth Hospital Broadcasting Association broadcasts to the patients & staff of Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. The broadcasts contain local news and information as well as light entertainment.
Carn Brea Village Hall
Arts, Facilities, HeritageThe Committee organise a variety of events at the Carn Brea Village Hall, ranging from lectures on the history and heritage of the area to handicraft presentations, quiz nights and summer fetes. All these activities are open to the public and are advertised locally by means of posters and fliers and on special occasions, wider coverage is sought through local radio.
Radio Wishing Well
Arts, HealthHospital radio station.
Huddersfield Hospitals Broadcasts Association
Arts, Charity and VCS support, HealthOur Volunteer Team broadcasts Radio Programmes made by ourselves to Patients of the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, under the auspices of our National Organisation, Hospital Broadcasts Association.
Isle Of Wight Hospital Broadcasting Association
Arts, HealthHospital Radio
Swindon Hospitals Broadcast Society
Arts, HealthRelief of sickness of the patients of Swindon Hospitals and similar institutions by visiting patients and broadcasting to them programmes which are considered to be of a suitable nature
Radio Calderdale
Arts, Health, LeisureHospital Radio providing providing entertainment to patients of the Calderdale Royal Hospital
Hospital Radio Norwich
Arts, Health, Social welfareTo help relieve the stress and distress of patients in hospital and hospital settings through a personalised befriending service and radio broadcast to bedsides.
Arrowesound Hospital Radio
Arts, HealthGeneral Charitable PurposesEducation/training
Harlow Hospital Radio
Arts, HealthProvides radio broadcasts to patients and staff at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex for the purposes of maintaining and raising moral; and to entertain and inform.
Radio Nene Valley
Arts, HealthProvide a radio service to hospital patients and play requested music.
Anker Radio
Arts, Charity and VCS support, HealthAnker Radio is a Volunteer run Hospital Broadcasting Radio Station based within the George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. We provide a talk/music/Hospital information based Service to the Patients & Nursing Staff on Site seven days a week.
Hospital Radio Ipswich
Arts, HealthTo provide a personal radio station to the patients of Ipswich and other local NHS Hospitals.
Radio Glangwili
Arts, Charity and VCS support, Education, HealthProvide a hospital radio service. Raising funds for the radio station. Train and encourage young students on using and helping to maintain the service. Close links with local secondary schools and university. Interlink with other external organisations to do recordings of concerts, interviews, etc.
Taunton Hospital Radio
Arts, Charity and VCS support, Health, Leisure, Social welfareProviding an entirely volunteer run & managed FM Community Radio Station to the care and wider general communities within Taunton Deane boundary, and to anyone outside of the reach of the FM broadcast via the internet and dedicated smartphone app, including patients cared for within all hospitals in Somerset, to ease isolation, inform on important topics and provide general entertainment
Scunthorpe Hospitals Broadcasting Organisation
Arts, Healththe relief of sickness and infirmity through Hospital Broadcasting
Radio Ysbyty Glan Clwyd
Arts, Charity and VCS support, Education, Health, Social welfareSustain continuity of radio programmes on 24/7 basis to patients and staff of Betsi Cadwalader University Health Board. Undertake ward visiting to patients to counter loneliness. Play music requests and provide news and information. Fundraising to maintain organisation including visiting events with an outside broadcast vehicle.
Rugby Hospital Radio Service
Arts, Health, LeisureTo provide a radio service to the patients in the Hospital of St Cross Rugby.
The Swansea Astronomical Society
Arts, Facilities, HeritagePublic open evenings - 6 per year. Presentations at National Waterfront Museum, National Botanic Garden of Wales, Country Parks, talks & visits to other organisations. Evening lecture programme for members. Monthly "star-guide" in local newspaper, and on Society's website. National & local radio presentations.
Cotswold Hospital Radio
Arts, HealthCotswold Hospital Radio is a voluntary community service organisation established to provide a ward visiting and local radio broadcasting service to patients in hospitals administered by the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Doncaster And Bassetlaw Hospital Radio Service
Arts, HealthProviding free hosptial radio broadcasts to the patients and staff at the Trust's Hosptials. We also support local groups and fund days by providing music and Public Address facilities.
Radio Halton
Arts, HealthProviding radio broadcast programmes of varied music and relevant information to inpatients, outpatients, staff and visitors in Halton General Hospital, Runcorn, Cheshire
Radio West Middlesex Hospital Broadcasting
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, HealthHospital radio service based in the West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth, Middlesex with the objective of relieving sickness, infirmity and old age.
Aylesbury Hospital Radio
Arts, Health, LeisureWe are known as Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio, we provide a 24 hour, 7 days a week service for the patients staff and visitors at Stoke Mandeville Hospital via 101.8FM, Online and via Smart Speakers.We provide music, news and entertainment radio programmes.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many radio arts charities are there in the UK?
There are 293 registered radio arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the radio 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 radio arts charities?
Radio arts charities reported a combined annual income of £11.1bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for radio arts charities?
Across all radio arts charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 92.2%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of radio arts charities?
Radio arts charities have an average annual income of £406k. 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.