Arts Charities That specialise in Theatre
Discover 3,095 Arts charities that specialise in theatre. 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.
Tobacco Factory Arts Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesThe company's objective is the advancement of the education of the public in the appreciation and understanding of performing and visual arts in all their forms, through the operation and management of the Tobacco Factory Theatre.
The Baked Bean Charity
Arts, Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe charity was formed in 2015 for, ?The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit among adults with learning disabilities who are socially excluded from society or parts of society as a result of their learning disability by providing them with projects and groups around theatre, drama and the arts to relieve the needs of those people and assist them to integrate into society.
The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund
Arts, Economic and community developmentProviding leadership and strategic thinking, The Theatres Trust advises in planning, regeneration and development, architecture and design, heritage, and theatre. We enable better planning to secure, improve and achieve sustainability for new and existing theatre buildings and protect theatre use. The Theatres Trust also provides financial assistance for theatres through grants.
Zion Arts Centre Limited
Arts, Beneficiary groupZion Arts Centre Ltd t/a Z-arts is committed to inspiring and enabling generations of young people from Manchester and beyond to use creativity to reach their potential. We offer a wide range of creative activities across all art forms including visual art, drama, music and dance as well as a varied theatre programme specifically aimed at children and family audiences.
The New Theatre Royal-Trustees (portsmouth) Limited
ArtsThe Trust is responsible for the upkeep and running of a grade 2* listed theatre and aims to celebrate that heritage.The New Theatre Royal promotes and presents a programme of both professional touring work and local amateur performances that includes theatre, music and dance. A comprehensive programme of workshops, classes and other work complete the educational and community portfolio.
Jackson's Lane
Arts, Beneficiary groupProvision of a centre for arts & community & an arts education resource. In addition to the theatre activities, other services provided include classes and courses, daily activities for senior citizens, workshops for adults and a strong, year-round provision for children and young people
New Diorama
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfareTo promote, maintain, improve and advance public education through dramatic performance in all forms, to make the arts relevant to the community.To provide recreation/leisure time with the object of improving conditions of life inclusive of youth, age, infirmity, disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances and that such facilities shall be available to the public at large.
Corby Cube Theatre Trust
ArtsTo provide art for the benefit of the public, in particular (without limitation) the dramatic, musical, performance, literacy and visual arts in Corby and East Northamptonshire.
Arts At The Old Fire Station
Arts, Facilities, HeritageArts at the Old Fire Station encourages people from all backgrounds to understand and shape the world in which we live through stories, creativity and the arts, and by connecting with others. We have a gallery, theatre, dance studio and Cafe. We support artists and include people facing disadvantage. We support services to evaluate their work using Story Telling Methodology.
Stag Community Arts Centre
Arts, Beneficiary groupTheatre operating as a 'Receiving House' in the town of Sevenoaks for amateur and professional productions; a base for a Youth Theatre and Youth Outreach programme to develop youth services in the local area; the showing of non commercial films in the Cinema; the provision of refreshments at family friendly prices sourced locally wherever possible; Hall and room hire for clubs etc..
People's Palace Projects
Arts, Social welfareActivities: Practice-based research to advance the practice and understanding of art for social justice. Charitable objects: the advancement of education & the relief of poverty anywhere in the world, in particular by the use of the medium of theatre to promote social welfare & to facilitate development projects for the benefit of the public whether directly or in partnership.
BEIS Chinuch Primary School Limited
Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Heritage, Leisure, ReligionThe charity runs a primary school for girls of the orthodox Jewish faith in Edgware. The charity supplements the school curriculum by providing additional activities that will (a) expand the knowledge of the pupils by arranging trips to museums and other educational and recreational venues, and (b) teach new skills, for example after school clubs teaching dance, art and drama.
Barnsley Civic Enterprise Ltd.
Arts, Beneficiary groupThe Civic is an artistic, cultural and business hub which provides a contemporary and creative environment offering local visitors and those from further afield a fantastic opportunity to access an extraordinary and diverse selection of visual art, dance, drama, comedy, music and family performances, right in the heart of Barnsley Town Centre.
Theatre Investment Fund Limited
ArtsThe charity has an office in London. Theatre Investment Fund aims to support the theatrical community and to expand theatrical arts education.
Clean Break Theatre Company
Arts, Beneficiary groupClean Break uses theatre for personal and political change, working with women whose lives have been affected by the criminal justice system.
Paines Plough Limited
ArtsAs the UK's national theatre of new plays with the playwright at its heart, Paines Plough widely tours world premiere productions and offers bespoke development support to playwrights.Over the past 40 years, Paines Plough has established itself as a leading new writing company producing work by a wide range of playwrights across the UK and abroad.
Bishop's Stortford Museum And Arts CIO
Arts, Facilities, Heritage, HousingHouses a Museum, Auditorium, Meeting Rooms, Dance Studios and cafe/bar area. The complex provides local access to the arts and facilities for a range of cultural activities including dance, theatre, education and cinema.
The Blackheath Halls
Arts, HeritageTo advance education particularly by the encouragement of the arts of music and drama and the visual arts generally. To preserve the building of historical and architectural interest that is the Blackheath Halls, Lee Road, Blackheath, London SE3.
Ista Global Arts Learning LTD
Arts, EducationInternational Theatre Educator
Fourth Monkey Education Limited
Arts, Beneficiary groupTo advance the education of young people & the general public with particular reference to dramatic arts, including not exclusively through provision of courses, tuition, workshops, classes, performances, rehearsals & other exclusively charitable activities.To advance arts & culture through the production of plays & the encouragement of arts. All objects shall be of a charitable nature.
Academy For Contemporary Circus And Physical Theatre
Arts, Education1. The promotion of vocational training in circus skills and physical theatre; 2. The promotion of education and training in the creative and artistic application of circus skills and physical theatre in artistic performance; and3. The advancement of the arts through production and performance, with a particular focus on contemporary circus and physical theatre.
Trinity Theatre And Arts Centre Limited
ArtsTo maintain and manage a theatre and arts centre and provide education facilities in the Arts for the benefit of the community of Tunbridge Wells and district.
Bury Metropolitan Arts Association
ArtsTheatre and Arts Centre giving the opportunity to participate and enjoy performance through delivery of professional programmes and workshops
City Of London Sinfonia Limited
Arts, Charitable activitiesThe principal object of the charity is:to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in all aspects of the arts including music, drama, mime and dance; to contribute to the development of public appreciation of art through the presentation of public performances;to further the social and cultural welfare of communities of various London boroughs and UK communities.
Conway Hall Ethical Society
ArtsEducation by means of providing public access to lectures, talks, courses, theatre, exhibitions, concerts and a library and archives. Management of the historic Conway Hall.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many theatre arts charities are there in the UK?
There are 3,095 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 £11.1bn 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 92.2%. 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 £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.