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Discover 6,454 Arts charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

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.

Swinton And District Excelsior Band

Arts, Research

To educate the public in the art and sciences, and in particular the arts and sciences of music, in the presentation of concerts and other activities.

Latest Income: £27,418
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Runnymede Drama Group

Arts, Leisure

Provision of arts and entertainment

Latest Income: £27,410
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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South Chiltern Choral Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education

To put on public concerts at least three times per year. To provide music to other choirs/organisations from our extensive library, to raise money for other charities/good causes, to commission works of music, to involve children/school choirs in performance,to organise workshops,to encourage public participation in singing

Latest Income: £27,396
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Swanage Musical Theatre Company

Arts

The objects of the Charity are to educate the public in the dramatic, musical and operatic arts, to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts and to assist and further such charitable purposes as the committee shall from time to time determine.

Latest Income: £27,387
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Wallingford Chameleon Arts

Arts

Wallingford Chameleon Arts provide a platform for talented musicians to perform in a series of high quality concerts, giving the population the opportunity to hear live music, including some less well known and recently composed works, played at an excellent standard by musicians who are often young. This gives a service to musicians and the public who may not otherwise have the opportunity.

Latest Income: £27,367
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Leeds Philosophical And Literary Society Limited

Arts, Charitable activities

The charity: 1. Arranges public meetings, including lectures and events. 2. Makes grants to individuals and organisations to support research, publications, education and related activities, in Leeds and its local area.

Latest Income: £27,345
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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The Petersfield Orchestra

Arts

The orchestra allows members who are amateur musicians to practise and rehearse classical orchestral music under the guidance of a professional conductor. The orchestra normally gives three concerts a year which are open to the general public.

Latest Income: £27,304
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Blue Bell Hill Village Hall

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

Blue Bell Hill Village Hall's current activites include: Daily Pre school, Dance School, Table Tennis, Yoga, Children's Parties, Crafts, Carer's Support Group, Religious Gatherings.

Latest Income: £27,186
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Newbury Choral Society

Arts

A Choral Society performing 3 concerts a year to the public. Membership open to anyone who can read music, sing in tune and commit to attending approximately 40 rehearsals a year. A subscription fee is charged.

Latest Income: £27,170
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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George Viner Memorial Fund Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Award grants to young students from black and ethnic minority backgrounds - assist with the tuition fees and / or costs for attending certified educational courses to gain a recognised qualification in print, magazine, online, broadcast, new media and photo journalism.

Latest Income: £27,057
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Birmingham Canoldir And Birmingham Icknield Male Voice Choir

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

We are a Male Choir that meets to provide instruction and entertainment

Latest Income: £27,037
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Richmond Upon Thames Performing Arts Festival

Arts

Educational - Provision of performance opportunities for amateurs of all ages in the arts of music, dance and speech

Latest Income: £27,015
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Gwent Bach Choir

Arts, Beneficiary group

Gwent Bach Choir provides education for the public and training for its members by producing at least three choral concerts every year, these concerts being mostly classical in content. Membership of Gwent Bach Choir is open to adults over the age of 18 who have some musical experience. Attendance at concerts is open to people of all ages but children must be accompanied by an adult. .

Latest Income: £26,976
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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Lamberhurst Parent And Teacher Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education

Running fundraising activities including school discos, school fairs and events for parents. Funds raised go towards resources to benefit the pupils of the school, from Forest School to school trips and new books.

Latest Income: £26,973
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Global Recordings Network UK

Arts

We supply the Christian gospel message in over 6,000 languages, on solar-powered, durable audio players. Our main focus is to oral communities and those who don't read and have never heard the Christian message of God's love for them. We also provide colourful picture books and flipcharts to accompany the recordings.

Latest Income: £26,948
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Ernest Read Trust

Arts

THE TRUST GIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANISATIONS RUNNING ACTIVITIES WHICH CONTINUE THE ORIGINAL AIMS AND IDEALS OF ERNEST READ (WHO FOUNDED THE ERNEST READ SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN 1931, TO GIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSIC STUDENTS, ADVANCED AMATEURS, TEACHERS AND PROFESSIONALS TO EXPAND THEIR CONCERT REPERTOIRE). THE ORCHESTRA RECEIVES TRUST INCOME TO SUPPORT ITS CONTINUATION OF THIS CONCEPT.

Latest Income: £26,942
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Association Of Friends Of The Scunthorpe Co-Operative Junior Choir

Arts, Associations, Charitable activities

The objects of the Association shall be to advance the education of the public in the arts and in particular....To encourage and support financially the Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir.To present and promote public performances, concerts and recitalsTo encourage the participation of the Choir in local, national and international festivals and competitions.

Latest Income: £26,938
Areas of Operation: North Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Knaphill And St John's Operatic Group

Arts, Charitable activities

Presents one major production of a Light Opera each year, plus other smaller productions in the furtherance of the advance of public education of the arts.

Latest Income: £26,937
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Taplow And Hitcham Women's Institute (bucks Federation Of Women's Institutes)

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

As a long-established Women's Institute with our own hall we can provide a wide range of opportunities for our members to learn new skills or follow established interests in all or any of the following activities: Art, craft, drama, indoor bowls, badminton, croquet, country dancing, table tennis, scrabble. Local Community Groups have use of our hall in evenings and at week-ends.

Latest Income: £26,922
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Derby Choral Union

Arts

The Derby Choral Union performs concerts and holds other choral events. It aims to increase the public knowledge and appreciation of music by the practice and performance of oratorios and other musical works of high excellence, sacred and secular.

Latest Income: £26,920
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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Sholing Community Association

Armed forces, Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

PRE-SCHOOL. SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB, ARMY CADETS, TAE KWONDO. MUSHIN SV-JITSU, DANCE SCHOOL

Latest Income: £26,908
Areas of Operation: Southampton City
Status: Registered
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Ludlow Choral Society

Arts

Local community Choral Society - no auditions required. Performing 2 or 3 major concerts per year, plus occasional workshops.

Latest Income: £26,871
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Croydon Symphony Orchestra

Arts

The Society is established to provide a symphony orchestra of amateur musicians to promote the advancement and improvement of the general public taste in instrumental music and to engage in the promotion and presentation of musical concerts of educational value and to encourage the study and practice of music by means of grants and prizes.

Latest Income: £26,841
Areas of Operation: Croydon
Status: Registered
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Felixstowe Society

Arts

Monthly speaker meetings during Jan,Feb, March, AGM May, Sept, Oct, Nov. Summer visits.Planning Cttee monitors planning applications. Continuous work at Abbey Grove wood, Gulpher Duck Pond. Annual Award for the Enhancement of the Environment. Publications: the Cotman Walk and Walking Around Felixstowe.

Latest Income: £26,833
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Kings Hall Community Association

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

Community hall used by various groups including toddler group, Beaver, Cubs & Scouts, After School Club, Senior Citizens Club, Rainbows, Brownies and Guides, Church Group, Over 50's Fitness & Irish Dancing

Latest Income: £26,811
Areas of Operation: Brent
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.