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6,454
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.

Village Hall

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

The Village Hall is hired out to the local and wider communicty for private functions and also for community activites (WI, Keep Fit, Gardening Club, Dancing, Yoga, Parish Council Meetings, Mums and Tots, Short Mat Bowls to name a few)

Latest Income: £28,682
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Aylesbury Choral Society

Arts, Religion

Choir practices are held on Tuesday evenings, currently in Fairford Leys Church, Aylesbury, from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. and Choral Concerts are given two or three times a year.

Latest Income: £28,665
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Peterborough Operatic And Dramatic Society

Arts

The society's objectives are to educate the public in dramatic & operatic arts, to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts, to assist and further charitableinstitutions and charitable purposes as the trustees shall decide from time to time and in accordance with their charitable status.

Latest Income: £28,657
Areas of Operation: Peterborough City
Status: Registered
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Dursley Male Voice Choir

Arts, Beneficiary group

The object of the choir shall be the study and practice of choral music in order to foster public knowledge and appreciation of such music by public performance.

Latest Income: £28,637
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Abingdon Drama Club

Arts, Beneficiary group

Theatrical performancesEducating young people interested in the Theatre

Latest Income: £28,625
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Coventry Diocesan Guild Of Church Bellringers Bell Repair Fund

Arts, Charitable activities, Religion

To provide financial assistance by way of grants to churches in the Diocese of Coventry incurring expenditure on the provision, maintenance or improvement, including augmentation, of their bells and bell installations where the bells are to be hung for full circle ringing.

Latest Income: £28,566
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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Tudor Rose Festival

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

The aim of the Tudor Rose Festival is to prepare young people for a public occasion, allowing them the opportunity to perform and present their work to an audience. It also gives them the chance to receive advice from a professional to help build confidence in themselves and prepare them for a possible future in the world of entertainment.

Latest Income: £28,560
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St Alphege Music

Arts, Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Religion

Fund raising in support of St Alphege Church choirs. We provide grants for the musical training for choristers and subsidise expenditure such as transport costs for outreach activities.

Latest Income: £28,544
Areas of Operation: Solihull
Status: Registered
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The Shakespearean Authorship Trust

Arts, Heritage

To advance education and learning with particular reference to the social, political and literary history of England in the 16th and 17th centuries, and the authorship of the literary works commonly attributed to William Shakespeare, the charity holds conferences and other suitable events and projects, bringing together individual researchers and members of the public to explore these subjects.

Latest Income: £28,527
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Dorset County Arts And Crafts Association

Arts

Annual Exhibition of traditional and modern arts and crafts

Latest Income: £28,517
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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The National Sweet Pea Society

Arts, Leisure, Research

The objects of the society are to disseminate knowledge of sweet peas and other lathyrus species for the public benefit, to encourage, improve and extend the cultivation of these species by means of scientific trials, the holding of exhibitions and displays, by publications and other activities.

Latest Income: £28,481
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bolton Catholic Musical And Choral Society

Arts

The main aims of the society are (a) to provide a resource and encouragement to local people to display and develop their musical and performance skills. (b) To promote an appreciation of the musical arts within the community in an easily accessible way. (c) To support other charitable organisations.

Latest Income: £28,468
Areas of Operation: Bolton
Status: Registered
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W G Little Scholarship And Band Concert Fund

Arts, Education, Social welfare

The Trust is primarily for the benefit of assisting towards the cost of school clothing for secondary school pupils. This is under review with the aim of adding in other funds and updating activities.

Latest Income: £28,467
Areas of Operation: Swindon
Status: Registered
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The Surrey Mozart Players Society

Arts

Classical Music Orchestra

Latest Income: £28,454
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Gosport Cornerstone Trust

Arts

Gosport Cornerstone Trust operate the Christian bookshop Cornerstone Books to provide bibles, books and other materials to support people in their Christian faith.

Latest Income: £28,447
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Bedford Physical Education Old Students' Association

Arts, Leisure

BPEOSA funds support:-1. The International Physical Literacy Association2. The Bedford Physical Education Archive3. Projects to promote lifelong participation in physical activity.

Latest Income: £28,444
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Langford Budville Village Hall Fund

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

The village hall was completed in 2012 and opened by HRH The Earl of Wessex on 15 October 2012. It is used on a daily basis by all age groups and by various organisations within the parish and surrounding district. There is a wide range of activities available from art, drama, dance and fitness classes to sporting activities and community events. It is also a popular venue for weddings and parties

Latest Income: £28,442
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Music In Ministry Trust

Arts, Crime and Justice, Religion

The object of the Trust is the advancement of the Christian faith through the music ministry of Bryn Haworth particularly in prisons in the UK, working towards inmates' rehabilitation through the chaplaincy departments & training others to work in this field. The Trust also supports other charities and individuals involved in prison, mission and aid work.

Latest Income: £28,427
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Woodstock Music Society

Arts

Presentation of choral and orchestral concerts, mainly in Woodstock, occasionally in Oxford.

Latest Income: £28,416
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Hindu Council (brent)

Arts, Religion

To preserve, promote and protect Hindu cultural, Facilitate community service needs between it's member organisations and local and national government. Celebrate major Hindu festivals in partnership with other local organisation and local authority

Latest Income: £28,380
Areas of Operation: Brent
Status: Registered
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Cor Godre'r Garth

Arts

Welsh Choir

Latest Income: £28,371
Areas of Operation: Rhondda Cynon Taff
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of The Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra

Arts, Associations, Charitable activities

To advance and promote public education in and the appreciation of music by the presentation of public concerts and recitals in conjunction with the Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra and smaller groups of the playing members of the orchestra.

Latest Income: £28,342
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Kingsley And Newton Village Institute

Arts, Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Kingsley and Newton Village Institute is a charitable community building within the rural village of Kingsley in Cheshire. The Institute has a main hall with bar area, snooker room, bowling green and two tennis courts. Various social activities take place on the premises including line dancing, quiz nights, indoor and outdoor bowls, art classes, snooker and private parties.

Latest Income: £28,290
Areas of Operation: Cheshire West & Chester
Status: Registered
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Doncaster Choral Society

Arts, Research

The main objects of the Society are to educate the public in the appreciation of the art and science of music by the presentation of concerts and other activities.

Latest Income: £28,287
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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Wedmore Young Farmers' Club

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Leisure, Social welfare

A Rural Youth movement for members aged 10-26 years. Members can gain confidence and recognised skills in public speaking, drama and entertainments, sports competitions, stockjudging and cattle showing/presentation, meetings and social events, fundraising. This is a member led organisation.

Latest Income: £28,284
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many arts charities are there in the UK?

There are 6,454 registered arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the 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 arts charities?

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 arts charities?

Across all 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 arts charities?

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.