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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.

Ellesmere Port Music Society

Arts

Our rehearsal and concerts aim to educate members and audiences in their knowledge and appreciation of classical music. No auditions are held. Activities: 2 concerts per year (November and April) using its choir and a professional orchestra and soloists. It is the only provider of live classical music in the borough and always provides specific information in its own extensive programme notes.

Latest Income: £13,795
Areas of Operation: Cheshire West & Chester
Status: Registered
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Rugby Male Voice Choir

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Promote and perform choral singing

Latest Income: £13,794
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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The Royal Sutton Coldfield Orchestra

Arts

ARTS AND CULTURE

Latest Income: £13,781
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Acton (middlesex) Educational Charity

Arts, Charitable activities, Housing

The charity can make small grants to assist students, whose home residence is in Acton, with books or equipment. The Trustees also consider other applications from local (Acton) organisations for help with education related needs.

Latest Income: £13,780
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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Scorton Public Hall

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education, Facilities, Leisure

Scorton Village Hall is used by the people of Scorton in Lancashire for community activities such as youth club, toddler group, WI, keep fit, dancing classes, parish council, church groups and by the local school. It is also hired out for parties, fundraising, events and fairs.

Latest Income: £13,769
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The Bacup Natural History Society

Arts, Environment, Heritage

To encourage interest in local flora and fauna and social and industrial history.To maintain and operate a museum, library and lecture programme to support this.

Latest Income: £13,767
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Sevenoaks Three Arts Festival

Arts

The charity runs a competitive performing arts festival covering speech, drama, singing and instrumental music.

Latest Income: £13,764
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Devizes Junior Eisteddfod

Arts, Beneficiary group

Promotion of an annual competitive festival of the arts for young people aged 18 years and under. The charity also promotes other competitive events during the year.

Latest Income: £13,757
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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City Of Birmingham Brass Band

Arts, Research

The association was established to educate the public in the art and science of music and in particular the music of brass bands by the presentation of concerts and other activities including involvement in brass band contests.

Latest Income: £13,755
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Nicholls Hall

Arts, Childcare, Education, Leisure

Community based activities. e.g Bistro Nights, Dances, Produce Market, Badminton & Table Tennis, Jumble Sales.Hire of rooms for, Committee meetings, private functions e.g weddings, parties, used by local school for concerts, soft play area & local Post Office also local interest clubs.Hired for VIA entertainers.

Latest Income: £13,745
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Abertawe Festival For Young Musicians

Arts, Beneficiary group

To run a music festival for children up to the age of 18

Latest Income: £13,734
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Hurley Village Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

HVA's purpose is to improve the life of its inhabitants. In furtherance of this, events are held including the village fete; the village dance; the village pantomime; a quiz evening and a childrens Christmas party. It publishes an excellent quarterly magazine. The association may make grants for educational and sporting endeavours from a trust established for the benefit of young people.

Latest Income: £13,721
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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The Laurence Society Of Holistic Medicine

Arts

Sharing developments in holistic medicine by means of a member's conference held annually in London in the autumn (also open to guests) and a Journal. The Society also hosts a practitioner study day for member healthcare professionals and offers training. (Note that due to Covid-19 restrictions the 2020 Conference had to be cancelled and the 2021 Conference was run online)

Latest Income: £13,718
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Bournemouth Chamber Music Society

Arts

Promotion of Chamber Music Concerts

Latest Income: £13,717
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Foxhills

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

The charity carries out fund raising by providing various fun activities such as disco's, cinema clubs & school fayres for Foxhills school children. Funds raised are used to purchase items to aid the childrens' education and playtime.

Latest Income: £13,713
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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William Byrd Singers Of Manchester

Arts

Elite Adult Chamber choir performing music from the Rennaissance to the present day.

Latest Income: £13,708
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Chapel-En-Le-Frith Ladies Choir

Arts, Beneficiary group, Religion

Choral singing - giving concerts, advancing our singing skills, and raising some money for various charities.Our concert venues are usually churches . We donate to a different charity each year democratically elected by choir members along with the committee.

Latest Income: £13,707
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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The Heckmondwike Players

Arts

The staging and performance of both musical and dramatic works for the general public in the Kirklees area.

Latest Income: £13,703
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Creation Resources Trust

Arts

The Creation Resources Trust exists to promote belief in Biblical creation as opposed to evolution theory. We provide resources to enable churches & the general public to access relevant facts & information to enable a healthy debate on such a controversial issue. We publish our own printed materials, operate a mail-order service for books, DVD's & CD's, and provide speakers for seminars. CRT does

Latest Income: £13,703
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Michael James Music Trust

Arts, Education

Awards made to Churches, Universities, Schools and Individuals to assist in education emphasis being given to music in a Christian context. Concerts are held to promote the work of the charity.

Latest Income: £13,699
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Tarset Village Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

Premises used for physical and mental recreation and social and moral intellectual development through the medium of meetings, lectures, classes, concerts and dances, whist drives and other beneficial entertainments

Latest Income: £13,696
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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Barnes Music Society

Arts, Beneficiary group

CONCERT SOCIETY PROMOTING MUSIC CONCERTS FOR BOTH ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE SPREAD OF MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE GENERALLY.

Latest Income: £13,672
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Barry Community Choir

Arts

Providing cultural and artistic development to local people. Encourage the development of musical culture of local people. Perform a wide variety of musical works to public and private audiences. Working with other local choirs and artists to promote our and their music. Provide a warm and friendly musical and social experience to a wide cross-section of people.

Latest Income: £13,671
Areas of Operation: Cardiff
Status: Registered
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St. Cecilia Singers Of Gloucester

Arts

High quality chamber choir singing

Latest Income: £13,669
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Barrow Gurney Village Hall

Arts, Facilities

VILLAGE HALL HIRE FOR FUNCTIONS FOR ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO HOLD THEIR FUNCTION IN THE VILLAGE HALL. MUSIC EVENINGS,EXERCISE CLASSESANNUAL FLOWER SHOW'GET TOGETHERS' FOR THE VILLAGE

Latest Income: £13,658
Areas of Operation: North 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.