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6,454
Charities
£6,747,187,095
Total Income
£677,701
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

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Hadleigh (suffolk) Elderly Peoples Welfare Committee

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group

Provides shopping vouchers for over 70's in Hadleigh at christmas. Operates over 60's social club. Organises theatre trips & other coach outings for over 60's.

Latest Income: £6,642
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Gosforth Residents Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Health, Leisure

Carpet bowls, yoga classes, knitting and craft classes, musical baby singing, Community bingo, MS exercise class, children's parties, Wine group.

Latest Income: £6,639
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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Rochdale Music Society

Arts

The society promotes six concerts a year with established and emerging artists, performing at venues in the Rochdale area. Educational events also take place. Our artistic objective is to promote a variety of musical styles, but mainly chamber music, aiming to stimulate interest within all age groups.

Latest Income: £6,627
Areas of Operation: Rochdale
Status: Registered
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Bristol East Band

Arts, Research

The education of people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, in the arts and sciences of music, through the presentation of concerts, through teaching, training and other activities

Latest Income: £6,625
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Moore And Daresbury Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

WI Darts team, WI bowling team, catering for local show, gardening and walking groups, support community by helping at local events, environment - planting trees, collecting litter. Theatre outings, craft groups - painting, pottery, etc. Speakers at meetings on topics of interest to members

Latest Income: £6,625
Areas of Operation: Halton
Status: Registered
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Welshpool Music Club

Arts

Six concerts per year by up and coming artists and local young musicians for music lovers of all ages.

Latest Income: £6,622
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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South Molton University Of The Third Age

Arts, Education, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Meetings to carry out informal learning activities e.g. local history Art History also Physical activities e.g. Walking Croquet and social contacts e.g. monthly Coffee Mornings with Speaker And Sunday Lunch goup. We also arrange trips to the theatre and gardens.

Latest Income: £6,620
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Lydian Youth Orchestra

Arts, Beneficiary group

The Charity runs 2 orchestras for promising musicians in the West Kent/ Surrey border area. The Training orchestra is open to players of ages 8 - 13 and gives concerts during the Autumn Spring and Summer terms. The main orchestra is for players aged approximately 13 to 25 and gives concerts in April, July and December plus biennial foreign tours. All details on www.lydian.org.uk

Latest Income: £6,613
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Eastwood Chorale

Arts, Health, Housing, Leisure, Social care

Providing musical education and entertainment to the local community with concerts and musical performances in local venues, care homes and a local stroke club.

Latest Income: £6,612
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Catwg Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education

Activities concerned with Womens Institute - craft, books, walking, theatre, supporting local school etc.

Latest Income: £6,603
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Robinson Library

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development

We regularly fund raise for the upkeep, repair and improvement of facilities in the building and surrounding land. We are the main social centre for the residents of Timble village. Our fund raising efforts include annual events (bonfire parties, quiz nights, theatre productions etc). Monthly coffee mornings are also held. All members of our surrounding rural community support these events.

Latest Income: £6,600
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Ide Memorial Hall

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

Ide Memorial Hall is the village hall for Ide. It provides facilities for community activities such as meetings, fitness and dance, drama, choir, art group and similar. The Hall is also available for private hire for children's parties and receptions and the like. All age groups are catered for. The Hall has recently undergone an extensive renovation with modernised toilets and kitchen.

Latest Income: £6,594
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Herne Bay Unit Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group

Provision of instruction, courses, musical training and a wide range of maritime activites for young people between the ages of ten and eighteen.

Latest Income: £6,592
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Sennybridge Young Farmers' Club

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

Sennybridge YFC is open to all young people aged 10 to 28 years of age. They offer a programme to include; training, community projects, rural crafts, sport, drama and much more.

Latest Income: £6,592
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Old Radnor Parish Hall (walton Hall)

Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities

The Parish Hall Committee provide and maintain the Village Hall as a venue for the local community to hold meetings, lectures, concerts, youth activities and other local events.

Latest Income: £6,590
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Marshside Temperance Hall

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Facilities, Social welfare

Community Hall: Over 60s Club, Tai Chi Club, Chair Exercise Club, Chris Wright's School of Dance & Drama, Marshside School of Dance, Marshside Brass Band. R. Hardy Group. Promotes equal opportunities and supports the underpriviledged. Funds underpriviledged, disabled, disadvantaged to learn within any of the groups. Supports Sefton Fit and Active with free Summer School for ages 1 - 17

Latest Income: £6,575
Areas of Operation: Sefton
Status: Registered
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Southern Skirmish Association

Arts, Charitable activities

EXHIBITIONSLECTURESHISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENTTraining presentations of first person drama.Personal scenarios in first person for public education

Latest Income: £6,557
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Llanrhystyd Memorial Hall

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

provides facilities for community activities: such as brownies, guides, young farmers, short mat bowling group,WI, gardening club,merched y wawr, judo Club, whist drives, Xmas and Easter fairs, Horticultural Show and Village Carnival. Badminton Club, Table Tennis Club

Latest Income: £6,557
Areas of Operation: Ceredigion
Status: Registered
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St Austell Choral Society

Arts

Choral singing, with concerts given in the autumn, at Christmas and in Spring. Concerts are mainly held in the St. Austell area.

Latest Income: £6,554
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Letchworth Music Club

Arts

Promotion of professional performances of classical music

Latest Income: £6,545
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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Sproatley Memorial Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure, Saving of lives

Dancing, Painting, Health keep fit for able and disabled, Music, Sporting activities, Religious activities, Charity events, Socials, Receptions, Council meetings, Plays and Police meetings.

Latest Income: £6,544
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Architectural And Archaeological Society Of Durham And Northumberland

Arts, Heritage

The society organises a programme of lectures, field trips and fieldwork. It publishes Durham Archaeological Journal and a series of research reports, and promotes the protection and appreciation of the historic environment.

Latest Income: £6,536
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Bitton Guides And Brownies

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

We are all members and part of Girl Guiding UK. We give opportunities for girls to enjoy a girl lead environment for arts/crafts/homecraft skills/recreation etc. Our building and grounds provide holidays as well as weekly meetings for those in the movement age five upwards.

Latest Income: £6,533
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Chadlington Memorial Hall

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

To provide facilities for village organisations eg: WI, Flower Club,Toddlers, Parish Council, Lunches for Senior Citizens. and for community functions such as the annual Beer festival to raise money for the school;Apple Day to raise money for the Playgroup and AGMs of local groups.

Latest Income: £6,527
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Oundle Festival Of Music And Drama

Arts

Annual competitive festival of music, speech and drama

Latest Income: £6,512
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
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.