Arts Charities
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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Suffolk Book League
Arts, Beneficiary groupOrganises presentations by authors, which are attended by members of Suffolk Book League and by members of public. Has outreach programme providing reading materials to children and supports literacy projects,
Southfield Women's Institute
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Heritage, Social welfareSouthfield WI is outward looking, it has monthly meetings with speakers, reading group, visits to theatre, and historical places. It supports G.F.W.I. events, including music, drama, crafts, and environmental issues. Southfield gives a bursary for educational courses, welcomes visitors, and gives social companionship for its members. Many members volunteer for local causes.
Hawley Women's Institute
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary groupMonthly meeting with speakers & demonstrations, drama group, walking group, craft group. Monthly outings and local activities.
Madron Young Farmers Club
Arts, Economic and community development, Housing, LeisureA) To advance the education of young members of the public in agriculture, home crafts, country life and related subjects. And B) In the interest of social welfare to provide and promote the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure.
Beckett Park Community Association
Arts, AssociationsSocial afternoon on Tuesday's. Sequence dance Saturday evenings
The Holmfirth Musical Festival Association
Arts, Charity and VCS supportTo organise and run a competitive musical festival together with all the fund raising activities to make this possible.
Halifax And District Young Men's Christian Association
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, EducationRoller skate Parties for young people, Pantomime Society,Coffee Mornings for older people,Provision of School Uniform Exchange Facility and Room Rentals for Community Groups.
Euroclydon Trust
Arts, Beneficiary group, ReligionHelp to christian charities- Young people- radio-missionary work -workers- for the furtherance of the Good News of Jesus Christ and humanitarian help
Ellenborough And Netherton Reading And Recreation Room
Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, ProfessionsPublic meetings, wedding receptions, christening celebrations, birthday parties funeral teas .anyA venue for 4 pool teams , 2 men's darts teams and 1 women's team 1 football team and a quiz team Used as a polling station .Mon bingo night.Tuesday senior dinner club.Practice room for pop group.Junior tap dance practice.The room is available to all ca15 post code inhabitants.
Ymddiriedolaeth Er Cof Am Dr David Tecwyn David Tecwyn Lloyd Memorial Trust.
ArtsCharity provides funds for various cultural and educational institutions promoting the advancement of the Welsh language.
Upton Youth Band
Arts, Beneficiary groupto instruct young people between the ages of 8 and 25years to play an instrument, read music and the discipline of marching and displays. Also to compete in competitions across the country.
Rhiwlas And District Community Centre Association
Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities, LeisureThe Rhiwlas Centre provides facilities for physical, social, cultural and recreational activities, with attention to the provision of leisure time activities for young people.The Rhiwlas Centre has facilities for daytime and overnight bunkhouse style accomodation for youth groups, Christian Groups, language classes and courses; as well as talks, concerts, Twmpaths and local society meetings.
Gilson Ladies' Club
Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareTo asisst in our deprived area, to help women by encouraging them out one evening a week. We offer a varied range of activities. Speakers, demonstrations such as flower arranging, cookery tips, we occassionally have local outings, at a low cost. Arrange musical entertainment and even hold "keep fit" instruction.
The Molecule Theatre Limited
Arts, Beneficiary groupThe charity is now associated principally with the Unicorn Theatre as well as other instiutions and theatres and supports productions which reflect its mission to promote the understanding and appreciation of young persons of the dramatic art. It is no longer an active production company.
Sherborne Singers
ArtsA community choir rehearsing for, and performing, concerts in villages and towns in the local area.
Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Dyffryn Ogwen
ArtsTO PROMOTE THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND ITS CULTURE IN DYFFRYN OGWEN AND THROUGHOUT NORTH WALES.
Broadway Infant School Fund
Arts, Childcare, EducationSchool trips, sale of uniform, purchase of books, donations
Southfield Parents Association
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, EducationWe fundraise for our school with various events such as cake sales , discos, fares, non-uniform days. With the money raised the school purchases items such as extra ciricular theatre visits and playground equipment etc.
Richard Jones Charity
Arts, Beneficiary group, EducationEducational grants are given to students at school, college and university to assist with course books and equipment who are resident in the villages of Chew Magna, Stanton Drew, Stanton Prior, Stowey Sutton and Newton St Loe. Small donations are given to those who are both elderly and in need at Christmas time.
Friends Of Smithy Bridge School Assosiation
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Social welfareThe Friends of Smithy Bridge School Association organise fundraising and social activities to benefit the children of Smithy Bridge Primary School. Egs of activities: Quiz Night, Xmas fair, Oompah night, Summer Fair, Magic show, mothers and fathers day gifts. Egs of items purchased in 2015/16 guided reading books, christmas parties and gifts,school extension fund, contributuon to year 6 PGL.
The Wootton Players
ArtsThe Wootton Players is an amateur dramatic group which puts on an annual pantomime plus possibly a play and a murder mystery.
South East Music Trust
Arts, Charitable activities, LeisureThe South East Music Trust encourages the development of music by arranging for professional orchestras to be available to promoters of entertainment and to musical and choral societies. It also provides grants where possible to encourage a high level of participation and performance.
Castell Newydd Emlyn A'r Cylch Eisteddfod Committee
ArtsTO HOLD EISTEDDFODAU CONCERTS AND ANY CULTURAL EVENT TO PROMOTE WELSH CULTURE
The Shiloh Pentecostal Fellowship Trust
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, Health, Social welfareWeekly befriending coffee sessions for multicultual communities especially the isolated; setting up of a community info point. Weekly children & youths activities including, group discussions, games, setting up of community library. Educational trips and half term music workshop. Community Visitations. Evangelistic outreach. Advice and counselling. Donations to individuals and charities.
The Sir Heinz Koeppler Trust
Arts, Charitable activities, FacilitiesThe Trust advances the Wilton Park purpose through educational activities, such as funding participants identified by Wilton Park, the FCDO policy forum. Recently the Trust has sponsored, written and edited a major book on Wilton Park's global policy discussions since 1946 - see https://www.routledge.com/The-Policies-and-Power-of-Public-Diplomacy-Wilton-Parks-Road/Hopkinson/p/book/9781032831251
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.