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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.

Radlett Music Club

Arts

Presentation of concerts and other musical activities.

Latest Income: £10,220
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Brisley Village Hall

Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities

USE OF VILLAGE HALL FOR WEEKLY MEETINGS, ACTIVITIES (IE. YOUTH CLUB, COUNTRY DANCING) + HIRED OUT FOR PRIVATE FUNCTIONS THROUGHOUT YEAR

Latest Income: £10,195
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Bridgtown Concert Show Band

Arts

Performing musical concerts

Latest Income: £10,194
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Moorlands Community Association

Animals, Arts, Associations, Facilities, Housing, Leisure

We are a community centre based between West End and Townhill Park, regular users are various keep fitness classes, home schooling, dance classes, dog training. Also hired for private parties.

Latest Income: £10,190
Areas of Operation: Southampton City
Status: Registered
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Cransley Village Memorial Hall

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Provides the only meeting place in Cransley for the local community. Available for hire to various organisations including keep fit, yoga, bowls, upholstery classes. Holds events regularly which provide entertainment for the village as well as fundraising - barn dances, concerts, annual horticultural show, annual fete, annual Christmas craft fair.

Latest Income: £10,189
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Marlborough Choral Society

Arts

Provide opportunity for all members of local community to join in community activity (choral singing). Put on concerts for the local community. The charity operates in Marlborough, Wiltshire

Latest Income: £10,177
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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The Minehead And District Choral Society

Arts

Choral singing

Latest Income: £10,176
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Ipswich Film Society

Arts

Showing films to members.Holding informal lectures and film-related activities.

Latest Income: £10,173
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Religious Drama Society Of Great Britain

Arts

Radius welcomes those seeking to explore spiritual, social and ethical themes through drama. As a forum for discussion it encourages a relationship between theatre and faith within contemporary culture and promotes plays that throw light on the human condition. It offers scripts for performance, an assessment service for new plays, a series of study guides, a magazine and a programme of workshops.

Latest Income: £10,162
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Mid Sussex Sinfonia

Arts

We promote the love of classical music through our orchestral concerts

Latest Income: £10,135
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Linden Baroque Orchestral Society

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Leisure

We play music of the 17th and 18th century using original instruments and historically informed performance practices. We often play unperformed music or unusual repertoire. We give concerts for public entertainment and education. We normally give one concert a year for charitable fundraising. We give platform for students and those who wish to learn the techniques.

Latest Income: £10,119
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Cockenzie Charitable Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Housing, Religion, Social care

Support of Christian missionaries and workers, provision of literature, support of residential homes for elderly Christians, children's homes, and other activities charitable in law.

Latest Income: £10,117
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Octagon Music Society

Arts

Provide chamber music concerts

Latest Income: £10,114
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Tiles And Architectural Ceramics Society

Arts

The study, recording and preservation of information and other material relating to tiles and architectural ceramics by way of education and guidance. We publish an annual academic journal and a less formal magazine. We arrange meetings, visits, lectures and similar activities both for members and the public. We encourage and provide information for conservation and artistic endeavour.

Latest Income: £10,101
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Dovercourt Choral Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of choral music in all its aspects, by presentation of public choral concerts and by such other ways as the society through its committee shall determine from time to time.

Latest Income: £10,095
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Society For Dance Research

Arts

OUR CHARITY SUPPORTS AND ADVANCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE ART OF DANCE IN ALL ITS FORMS, DISSEMINATING THE WORK OF NEW AND ESTABLISHED SCHOLARS VIA CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, DISCUSSIONS AND ARTS EVENTS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NETWORKS AND FRUITFUL COLLABORATION WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANISATIONS AS A MEANS TO RESPOND TO INITIATIVES AND DIVERSITY IN THE COMMUNITY.

Latest Income: £10,093
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Chelmsford And District Talking Newspaper

Arts, Health

Creation and distribution of sound recordings to blind and visually impaired people

Latest Income: £10,083
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Morriston Ladies Choir

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support

Perform as a choir in concerts to raise money for local charities

Latest Income: £10,082
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Huddersfield Singers

Arts

A local mixed adult choir, providing a good quality musical experience through weekly rehearsals and public concerts, all within an equal opportunities framework.

Latest Income: £10,053
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Sterndale Singers

Arts, Charitable activities

The Sterndale Singers is established to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of choral music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and in such other ways as Sterndale Singers shall determine from time to time.

Latest Income: £10,005
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Brasted Village Hall

Animals, Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Polling Station / Local markets / Yoga / Keep Fit / Dog Training - Kennel Club / Dance Practice / Parties for children / Local theatre / Local events such as quizzes / Heritage centre / Exhibitions for the benefit of ALL members of the village and local area etc.

Latest Income: £9,996
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Alveley Parish Memorial Hall

Arts, Facilities, Social welfare

Village Hall. Provides facilities for village organisations, eg. amateur drama group, indoor bowling, Art Group, Village Band rehearsals, functions and social events such as birthday parties, concerts, barn dances. Used as Council and General election centre and venue for public meetings. The hall is also a promoter for Arts Alive shows.

Latest Income: £9,986
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Veerashaiva Samaja Of United Kingdom

Arts, Heritage

To promote the teachings of Jagadguru Basaveshwara through history, language, art and music, and the traditions and beliefs of veerashaivas in the equality of all human beings irrespective of gender, colour, creed, race, religion or status.

Latest Income: £9,985
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Tunbridge Wells Arts Festival

Arts, Charitable activities

The object of the Festival is to advance the education of the public in the Arts, in particular the Arts of Music, Speech and Drama. The Festival promotes its object by holding annual competitions and a subsequent concert to promote items of merit.

Latest Income: £9,979
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Science Fiction Foundation

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Research

Maintains and develops a science fiction research collection and library.Raises funds to support the Foundation Collection.Publishes the Journal Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction.Organises and supports conferences for the furtherance of Science Fiction education.Publishes papers, pamphlets and books on the subject of Science Fiction.

Latest Income: £9,969
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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.