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Arts Charities That specialise in Theatre

Discover 1,253 Arts charities that specialise in theatre. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,253
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.

Bros Theatre Company

Arts, Leisure

Provision of musical entertainment

Latest Income: £55,279
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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King Edward's Memorial Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

King Edward's Hall is a facility that is available for hire by either individuals, groups or institutions, for the purpose of private functions, indoor sport, public/private meetings, educational purposes and for use by Local authorities as a polling station etc.In addition the trustees organise a variety of events, including theatre, light entertainment, cinema, themed events

Latest Income: £55,021
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Fairlands Liddington Hall And Gravetts Lane Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

Provision of facilities : Guides, Brownies, Rainbows, Dance, Art , Drama ,Sr & Jr Football , Cricket , & Keep Fit. Various other private functions - Weddings, Family Celebrations, Educational purposes for young Children by Surrey Wild Life & schools. We hold Fetes, Fun Days & Shows etc to assist in maintaining premises.

Latest Income: £55,003
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Blackburn Musical Theatre Company

Arts

Musical Comedy Productions

Latest Income: £55,001
Areas of Operation: Blackburn With Darwen
Status: Registered
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The Hanwell And Ealing Operatic Society

Arts

Training and education within the Dramatic Arts

Latest Income: £54,965
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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Moulton Players

Arts

Amateur Theatre and Community venue

Latest Income: £54,721
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Bawtry Amateur Dramatic Society

Arts, Beneficiary group

Presenting plays, youth drama, providing performance venue, hosting films.

Latest Income: £54,601
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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Ferndown Village Hall

Arts, Associations, Facilities, Leisure

To provide facilities to local organisations eg badminton-drama, WI T.WG's horticultural society - groups, AA, senior cits, curious arts.

Latest Income: £54,465
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Mid Cheshire Musical Theatre Company

Arts

Performances of musicals, pantomimes and junior section performances. Concert party performances for various charitable organisations

Latest Income: £54,402
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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1st Thurstaston Scout Group

Arts, Associations, Leisure

Scouting including activities such as camping, hiking, map reading, swimming, theatre production, social development, education craft activities, environmental work.

Latest Income: £54,345
Areas of Operation: Wirral
Status: Registered
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Bournemouth Little Theatre Club Limited

Arts

The charity currently puts on more than 6 productions per year at Bournemouth Little Theatre. Our theatre seats just under 100 people in an auditorium with raised seating. We provide training and experience for aspiring actors and back-stage staff.

Latest Income: £53,826
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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Youth Create

Arts, Beneficiary group

Youth CREATE runs a series of all inclusive activites in the craft of theatre for young people

Latest Income: £53,087
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Komedia Productions

Arts, Beneficiary group

To advance education for the public benefit by the promotion of the arts at affordable prces to the public. This covers the full spectrum of performance art from drama, music, children's performances, education and comedy.

Latest Income: £52,716
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Aldridge Youth Theatre

Arts, Beneficiary group

Youth Theatre

Latest Income: £52,650
Areas of Operation: Walsall
Status: Registered
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West Kirby Musical Theatre Company

Arts

To educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts by promoting plays, drama, comedies, operas, operettas and other dramatic and operatic works.

Latest Income: £52,092
Areas of Operation: Wirral
Status: Registered
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Kinver Light Operatic Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

To present annually a musical, pantomime and play involving adults and young people. We perform at Kinver High School, Kinver, South Staffs. Donations are made annually to charities proposed by the membership at annual general meetings.

Latest Income: £52,035
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Stoke-On-Trent Repertory Players

Arts, Beneficiary group

The charity's organisational structure was unchanged during the year.The Repertory Players are a permanent amateur company who provide a balanced and stimulating season of plays.Stimulate and educate young people through "The Young Rep"Members provide all the support to visiting companies to Stoke on Trent Repertory Theatre

Latest Income: £51,878
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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The Brierley Hill Musical Theatre Company

Arts

Performance of Musical Shows, Pantomimes and Concerts by Amateur performers to the General Public

Latest Income: £51,763
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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Cann Bridge School Fund

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

To provide specialist equipment & support for pupils with severe learning difficulties, including activities & learning experiences outside of the curriculum like music workshops, theatre visits, rebound therapy. To assist with costs of Residential Trips for pupils to experience activities outside of school based provision to face new challenges & promote independence & learning opportunities.

Latest Income: £51,375
Areas of Operation: Plymouth City
Status: Registered
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Chew's Foundation At Dunstable

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

To provide grants and financial assistance for educational purposes to young people, within the Dunstable area, whose parents are in sympathy with the aims of the Church of England and other Christian churches. It is also responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of Chews House and the Old Library (now The Little Theatre).

Latest Income: £50,948
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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Mollington,backford And District Village Hall

Arts, Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities

The Hall provides rooms, equipment, bar/kitchen facilities and space for meetings, parties, theatrical performances and educational activities. It is available to local inhabitants, without any form of discrimination, and also to outside individuals and organisations. The committee sponsors regular community activities. There is associated managed woodland and a substantial parking area.

Latest Income: £50,940
Areas of Operation: Cheshire West & Chester
Status: Registered
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Sefton Childrens Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provides holiday/residential experiences for young people from families who are experiencing difficulties. We aim to build relationships, deliver educational and recreational programmes for personal and social development. We have parties, provide hampers, visit the pantomime and other theatre visits when possible.

Latest Income: £50,685
Areas of Operation: Sefton
Status: Registered
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The Society For Theatre Research

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

The society serves those interested in the history and technique of British Theatre by arranging public lectures, by publishing books and a thrice-yearly journal ('Theatre Notebook') and by awarding research grants to individuals and institutions. It awards an annual theatre book prize and stages the Poel Event, an annual workshop promoting good stage speech, most recently at the National Theatre.

Latest Income: £50,677
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Celia Mackay Charitable Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group

The charity supports a limited number of causes known to the trustees.

Latest Income: £50,104
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Iver Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Leisure

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF IVER VILLAGE AND RICHINGS PARK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, INCLUDING USE FOR A PRE-SCHOOL, MEETINGS, DRAMA PRODUCTIONS, CLASSES AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION.

Latest Income: £50,083
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many theatre arts charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,253 registered theatre arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the theatre 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 theatre arts charities?

Theatre 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 theatre arts charities?

Across all theatre 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 theatre arts charities?

Theatre 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.