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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.

City Of Plymouth Festival Association

Arts

Enables amateur performers in the Arts of Dance, Music, Speech and Drama, to compete before an audience, with verbal and written feedback from professional adjudicators.

Latest Income: £31,551
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Edge Village Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities

Village Fete, Scottish Reels, WI, Toddlers group, Social Club, Theatre events, Harvest Supper and other village events

Latest Income: £31,538
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Tudor Players

Arts

We are an amateur drama group who regularly produce 3 full length plays and a one-act play each year. We are currently self funding. We aim to provide the performing arts for the local community whilst allowing all individuals to develop their own talents.

Latest Income: £31,448
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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The Margaret And Netlam Bigg Trust Fund

Arts, Religion

The promotion of a festival of the arts within the area of Stroud District Council and other events. To develop public interest in and knowledge of drama in the Church. Visual and dramatic arts, music poetry and ballet and to increase public appreciation of good design in architecture, in industrial products and in crafts and craftmanship and in general to advance education in the arts and artisti

Latest Income: £31,150
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Actors Of Dionysus

Arts

National & international touring theatre company, specialising in new adaptations of ancient Greek drama & new writing inspired by myth, performed in a bold, accessible & physical style. We work with many new & established artistic collaborators to create exciting & dynamic work. We also have a strong educational outreach programme of workshops, talk-backs, publications, DVDS & audio-CDs.

Latest Income: £31,081
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Ampleforth Village Hall

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

The village hall is used on several days of the week. The user groups include toddler group, occasional use by the local school, art classes and fitness classes, historical society, gardening club, church youth group and community library.The hall offers excellent facilities for meetings, lectures, receptions, exhibitions, coffee mornings, theatrical entertainments and dances.

Latest Income: £31,013
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Cherry Tree Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

The trustees make small one off grants for talented children (music, drama, the arts). They do not pay school fees.

Latest Income: £30,924
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Hurst Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Hurst Community Centre has the following activities through out the week, Drop in Centres, Keep fit, AA Group, Drama Shows, Pantomimes, Karate, Divine Youth and Private hire for meetings, parties and weddings it has a fully equipped stage, halls, small meeting rooms and a catering Kitchen.

Latest Income: £30,913
Areas of Operation: Tameside
Status: Registered
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West Hallam Village Hall

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Health, Leisure

Maintain and refurbish Grade II building for use by any organisation or individuals in area. Major users, Guides, Brownies, Ramblers, dance, yoga, exercise groups, Women's Institute, portrait painting, physiotherapy, luncheon and social gatherings; also concerts, drama and private parties. Centre for village Community Events including Well Dressing festival, Open Gardens and Christmas Lights.

Latest Income: £30,836
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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West Hill Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Health, Leisure

Administration of community hall for dance instruction, yoga, fencing, drama instruction, baby and toddler classes, social occasions, space for people with mental health issuesPublication of free community newspaper 6 times a year with local news and views

Latest Income: £30,698
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Bedford Theatre Trust Limited

Arts

PROVISION OF ARTS FACILITIES

Latest Income: £30,596
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Eastry Village Hall

Arts, Associations, Childcare, Facilities

The Village Hall offers a venue for all types of activities,ranging from WI ,horticultutural ,allhobbies ,anything. All ages, it has a creche type facility. Anyone in the village can hire itfor events . Theatre groups ,painting classes. Its a meeting place for all ages ,and much used

Latest Income: £30,558
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Reeth District Memorial Hall

Arts, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

Various clubs and societies of all ages meet, including AA, Athletics Club, Keep Fit, Reeth Brass Band, Reeth District Memorial Hall Management Committee, Open Minds, Reeth Parish Council, Reeth Show Committee, Seated Exercise, Swaledale Seedlings, Swale Singers, Two Dales 1st Responders and Young Farmers. It is a venue for live music, dances and drama for the benefit of the community.

Latest Income: £30,316
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Whaley Bridge Mechanics Institution

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support

Local organisations use the facilities for fund raising-raising events,meetings,etc.and the Town Council uses the building to provide services to the community.The facilities are also used for parties,receptions,music rehearsals,drama classes,lectures and continues to be used as a venue for children's birthday parties.

Latest Income: £30,254
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Atherton Welfare Institute

Animals, Arts, Beneficiary group

Provide bingo three times a week for locals. Dog training classes every fortnight. White ensign assoc every fortnight. Drama classes for children. Band practice nights.

Latest Income: £30,224
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Ecclesfield Priory Players

Arts

COMMUNITY GROUP PROVIDING ACCESS TO LOCAL THEATRE

Latest Income: £30,180
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Marldon Village Hall

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

Our trustee member organisations offer the following activities:- preschool, toddlers, brownies, dancing, lunch club, fitness sessions, art club, bowling, military modelling, annual church Christmas fair, annual village fete, pantomime group, craft club, gardening club, whist club.

Latest Income: £30,118
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Sidmouth Musical Theatre

Arts

Gerneral charitable purposes, education and training

Latest Income: £29,829
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Congleton Musical Theatre

Arts

The promotion within the local community of amateur performance, principally of musical and operatic drama.

Latest Income: £29,793
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Orchestra Da Camera Limited

Arts, Charitable activities

To promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in the art of singing, music, dance, drama and mime, specifically the production of professional concerts and encouragement of the arts.

Latest Income: £29,675
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Osun Arts Foundation

Arts, Economic and community development, Education, Facilities

Work in schools, community centres & theatres introducing, demonstrating and teaching all aspects of African culture - the music, drama, story telling and dance; produces and perform innovative, powerful traditional and contemporary African theatre for rural, mid and large scale touring nationally; promotes cultural exchanges between Britain and Africa; delivering employable skills for unemployed.

Latest Income: £29,667
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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East Markham Village Hall

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

The Village Hall is used for parties, meetings, quizzes, theatre productions (pantomimes etc), plus childrens toddler groups, sports such as badminton, volleyball & yoga, also as polling station etc. Meetings include parish council, WI, gardeners clubs etc.

Latest Income: £29,615
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Probus Village Hall

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Facilities, Leisure

The Hall's varied facilities are well used by the local community. Activities include a successful over 60s luncheon club, yoga and keep fit classes, U3A groups, wood turners group, pantomime, badminton and, Old Cornwall Society. The National Blood Transfusion Service and Cornwall Council use the Hall. Private functions are welcomed.

Latest Income: £29,485
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Harrogate Competitive Festival For Music Speech And Drama

Arts

Education in Music & Drama to competitive levels.

Latest Income: £29,437
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Whittington And Oswestry Young Farmers' Club

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

A RURAL YOUTH ORGANISATION, WITH MEMBERS AGED 10 to 28 YEARS OF AGE, THAT MEET ONCE A WEEK IN THE WHITTINGTON & OSWESTRY AREA. WE TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES AND COMPETITIONS SUCH AS: NETBALL, DRAMA, FOOTBALL, QUIZ TEAMS, STOCK JUDGING AND OTHER SIMILAR EVENTS.OUR OBJECTIVES ARE FUN. LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT.

Latest Income: £29,399
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
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.