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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.

Meadow Vale Pta

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education, Facilities

Meadow Vale PTA is a Parent and Teacher Association with the aim of raising money for the benefit of children at Meadow Vale Primary School. Fundraising activities include our annual summer and Christmas Fairs, discos etc. Monies raised directly benefit the school and its children such as funding new playground equipment, the AstroTurf, the annual school pantomime and smaller items.

Latest Income: £23,194
Areas of Operation: Bracknell Forest
Status: Registered
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Godalming Performing Arts Festival

Arts, Charitable activities

To advance the education of the public in the arts, particularly music, speech, drama and dance. A festival of music speech and dance is held in Feb/March each year in Godalming.

Latest Income: £23,150
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Wadebridge Young People's Activity Centre Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Health

We provide buildings and facilities for our users who include youth club - youth theatre - camera club - art group - choral society - Rethink mental health - Cornwall college-adult education.

Latest Income: £23,088
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Grantham Dramatic Society

Arts, Associations, Social welfare

Grantham Dramatic Society is a local amateur dramatic society, established in 1945. Its main aim is to foster and promote the knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the dramatic arts amongst the people of Grantham and the surrounding area. The Society engages in live theatre performances as well as short sketches, outdoor events and promotional videos, and numerous social activities.

Latest Income: £23,021
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Llanymynech Village Hall

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

Llanymynech Village hall provides facilities for meetings, workshops, wedding receptions, and classes in Computing, karate, junior drama. A pre-school and holiday club is run from a purpose built room, a youth club also. The local amateur dramatic society produces plays three times a year. Walking for health meetings start and finish here and there is a Mothers and Toddlers group.

Latest Income: £22,985
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Freckenham Village Hall

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

To promote the village hall, for the well being of the local area, in respect of Fund raising events such as dance, indoor bowls, mother and toddler, yoga class and theatrical events.

Latest Income: £22,953
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Cymdeithas Theatr Twm Or Nant

Arts

Through a Management Committee, it runs a community facility for the use of the public; activities include drama, music, dance performances, band practices, Film Club and lectures.

Latest Income: £22,949
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Minster Village Hall And Molineux Institute

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

With regard to public benefit requirement the object of our charity is to provide and maintain a village hall for the use of the parish inhabitants. During the past year we have hosted our annual art show, antiques roadshow, private parties, dances, quiz nights, horticultural shows, amateur dramatic productions, dance an exercise classes, short mat bowls, badminton and as a polling station.

Latest Income: £22,873
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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St Just-In-Roseland Parish War Memorial Hall

Arts, Associations, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

The charity maintains and upgrades as required the Memorial Hall in the village of St. Mawes, providing a venue for a wide variety of functions and activities, ranging from badminton and bingo to the annual village pantomime, and for regular meetings of local organisations such as the WI and the Garden Society. The hall is also available for private functions based in St Mawes.

Latest Income: £22,858
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Horncastle Theatre Company

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provides dramatic entertainment and drama workshops and activities for children, teenagers and adults.

Latest Income: £22,792
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Ipswich Deaf Children's Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Health

Days out. Halloween party. Christmas party. Easter event. Theatre/animation workshops. Information days. Signed performance of local Panto. Ten Pin bowling.Signing workshops

Latest Income: £22,752
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Forster Institute

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

TABLE TENNIS, DANCING (VARIOUS FORMS), PILATES, RAINBOW CLUB, BAND (FOR PRACTICE ONLY),YOGA/TAI CHI, MEETINGS, PENSIONERS' CLUB (VARIOUS ACTIVITIES), YOUTH THEATRE GROUP.

Latest Income: £22,746
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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Queen Victoria Hall

Arts, Leisure

Sport & Recreational, theatre productions, meetings. Parties, Wedding venue

Latest Income: £22,653
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Worcester Competitive Arts Festival

Arts

Worcester Competitive Arts Festival is a competition which takes place in March every year. There are classes for all age groups in music, singing, speech and drama. Some classes are for solo performers and others for larger groups, such as orchestras and choirs.

Latest Income: £22,610
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Morley Technical Institute Amateur Operatic Society

Arts

The object of the society is to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts.

Latest Income: £22,505
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Parish Hall- Sandford

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

Sandford Parish Hall is a large hall situated in Mid Devon. The Hall is used regularly by Playgroup, Toddlers, WI, Good Companions and Brownies. Other users are Creedy Dramatic Society, Sandford School, Sandford Scout Organisation. There are also vaious classes held on a weekly basis in the Hall, these include dancing and yoga classes.

Latest Income: £22,453
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust

Arts

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS.

Latest Income: £22,382
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Scunthorpe Musical Festival Association

Arts, Education

The promotion of competitive festivals for dance, drama/speech & music. At these bursaries may be awarded or fees paid for the further development of competitors. We also hold an annual drama summer school.

Latest Income: £22,360
Areas of Operation: North Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Beer Village Hall

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Provides a village hall building, with a main hall at ground floor level plus stage, kitchen, male & female cloakroom facilities and disabled toilet. Upstairs a meeting room and bar. Hall is used by all organisations in BEER for meetings, sports (eg badminton, bowls) and other recreational activities (eg dance classes, pilates, pantomime, dinners/dances, WI, RNLI, craft, fairs).

Latest Income: £22,211
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The All Souls' Amateur Operatic Society

Arts, Social welfare

The Charity hosts 2 events annually: one a Concert of Music and Song from Shows, Operetta, Religious and Spiritual; and the other a Stage Show, with a view to educating the public in the dramatic and operatic arts. Also social events as arranged by the members.

Latest Income: £22,147
Areas of Operation: Calderdale
Status: Registered
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The Blewbury Players

Arts

The object of the Blewbury Players is to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts. The main activity of the Blewbury Players has been the production of plays, operas and other theatrical events of a high standard.

Latest Income: £21,835
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Arnold District Old Peoples Welfare Committee

Arts, Leisure

DANCING (ALL KINDS, FOR YOUNG AND OLD) KEEP FIT, COFFEE MORNING, KARATE,ALL SORTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG AND OLD, THEATRE GROUP.

Latest Income: £21,823
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Aldridge Musical Comedy Society

Arts

The Objects of the Society shall be to improve, educate and cultivate the public taste in Musical Theatre. The Society produces two Musical Theatre productions each year, in May and November. From time to time the Society will take part in smaller charitable concerts.

Latest Income: £21,802
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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The North Wymondham Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

The community centre is hired out - private parties and social activities, including exercise classes, tai chi groups, slimming world, brownies, archery. slow theatre, line dancing, keep fit, art groups, meeting place for over 60's and is also used as a polling station during elections.

Latest Income: £21,785
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Llaingoch Community Hall

Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

Provides facilities for the following groups:- 1) Youth club. 2) Drama 3) Horticultural society. 4) Ladies club. 5) Indoor short mat bowling x 2 6) Spiritualist church. 7) Private parties ie birthdays etc. 8) Dance Club 9) Polling station. 10)Craft Club

Latest Income: £21,716
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Anglesey
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.