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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.

Haydon School Parents Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

Haydon school parents association donates money to Haydon school for extra facilities for the benefit of the pupils. The money donated goes to a wide variety of activities including sporting equipment, music and drama equipment, benches and trees for the outside area, donations to clubs in the school, IT equipment and many other areas.

Latest Income: £4,133
Areas of Operation: Hillingdon
Status: Registered
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Richard Moloney Trust

Arts, Education

provide music and the arts for the pupils of Read School

Latest Income: £4,130
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Worcester Lodge No 280 Bicentenary Choral Foundation Scholarship

Arts, Associations, Education, Religion

To create and operate a fund to support a chorister in Worcester Cathedral Choir

Latest Income: £4,126
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Amman Valley Art Group

Arts

The Group is active in promoting painting and drawing through exhibitions and club activities.

Latest Income: £4,082
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Sheffield Autistic Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support

Support group run by volunteers who are parents/carers of people who are on the Autistic Spectrum and/or are on the Autistic Spectrum themselves. Hold online evening meetings via Zoom for Autistic Adults each month. Hold fortnightly Art and Wellbeing sessions for Autistic Adults. Have a library of books relating to Autism for members to borrow. Have up to date info on our website.

Latest Income: £4,080
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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John Stuart Mill Institute

Arts

The Institute sponsors lectures and publications on current affairs issues in line with its founding principles

Latest Income: £4,077
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The New Opera Company, Derby

Arts

We sing opera, operettas and other light classical music to the general public.

Latest Income: £4,074
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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Derby And District Organists' Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

We hold around 9 free public events a year:- Talks, recitals, visits to see, hear, study & play (mostly church) organs locally, one visit to a distant major venue (fare charged). We work with schools to interest children in organs/music. We recruit members to support our work, we're affiliated to the national body, the I.A.O., which runs U.K. events & offers bursaries (www.iao.org.uk).

Latest Income: £4,071
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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Montgomeryshire County Music Festival

Arts

Providing opportunities for amateur choristers to sing major works under the direction of a professional conductor and with professional musicians and soloists.

Latest Income: £4,068
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Oates Memorial Library And Museum And The Gilbert White Museum

Arts, Facilities, Heritage

The principal activities of the educational charitable trust are to maintain Gilbert White's House & Garden in Selborne, with associated Field Studies Centre, as a visitor attraction & Accredited museum. We engage with people of all ages & abilities to promote enjoyment & exploration of our heritage through our exhibitions, collections, learning & education programme, outreach & access policies.

Latest Income: £4,056
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Camborne Music Festival

Arts

A Music Festival providing competitions in all disciplines of Music for young and old, soloists and groups. Held annually in November.

Latest Income: £4,045
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Uplands Junior School Fund

Arts, Education, Heritage, Housing

Funding of various activities including visits of pupils to art galleries, historic houses etc. Visits to school by theatre companies, musicians, and artists.

Latest Income: £4,041
Areas of Operation: Wolverhampton
Status: Registered
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Cantilena

Arts

Singing and performing concerts. Running courses and workshops.

Latest Income: £4,040
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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West Berkshire Music Centre Parents' Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education

Fund raising to purchase instruments and other assets.Fund raising to enable students bands to go on tour.Assisiting with the production of concerts and other events.Providing refreshments, music and accessories for purchase.

Latest Income: £4,039
Areas of Operation: West Berkshire
Status: Registered
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Thornborough And Thornton Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Heritage

The WI plays an important role in the life of the local community. The speakers at the monthly meetings cover a wide range of subjects: travel, healthcare, cooking, arts,crafts and history. Outings are arranged to places of interest. We also cater at many village events. We take a great interest in current affairs and have mounted national campaigns.

Latest Income: £4,039
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Joan Howes Charitable Trust

Arts

Support of craft guilds and craft people - mainly loans or grants for exhibitions, books etcetera

Latest Income: £4,034
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Wrexham Music & Theatre Society

Arts, Beneficiary group

Performing arts for both adults and children

Latest Income: £4,014
Areas of Operation: Wrexham
Status: Registered
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Suffolk Festival Of Performing Arts

Arts

Music, Speech and Dance competitive annual festival.Performers and Class Winners Concerts.

Latest Income: £4,014
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Casterbridge Male Voice Choir

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Saving of lives

The choir travel to various concert venues, singing to raise money for charities such as Leukaemia & Cancer Research, Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance to name but a few. Travel and other costs are taken from funds that are raised by holding coffee mornings and raffles. The choir website is now up and running thus enabling the public to find out more about the choir.

Latest Income: £4,003
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Llandysul Memorial Park (parc Coffa Llandysul)

Arts, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

We are a community park with a childrens Play area and Large grassed area. Local Football, Cricket and Bowls Clubs also use the facilities. We also hold annual events such as our village Carnival, community food fair and firework display.

Latest Income: £4,000
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Charity Of The Reverend Andrew Cranston For A Library

Arts, Charity and VCS support

The Cranston Library is one of the glories of Reigate's heritage. The trustees conserve the books, maintain routine security and purchase insurance. The main fund-raising event is the annual Cranston Lecture. Free access is arranged for scholarly research and visits from the public. The library participates in the annual Heritage Open Day and other visits are made by arrangement with the trustees.

Latest Income: £3,997
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Machynlleth And District Music Club

Arts

Promote annual concert series.

Latest Income: £3,995
Areas of Operation: Ceredigion
Status: Registered
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Mornington Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

The Mornington Trust is commited to the musical education of the public through concerts, recordings and community and educational projects. Recently they have put on several educational projects in Waltham Forest and Southward Londonh, as well as concerts in the Southbank, The Warehouse and St. Giles Cripplegate.

Latest Income: £3,993
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Hornsea Music Festival Society

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Social welfare

The Society organises an annual Music Festival of mostly competitive classes held in 3 or 4 venues in the seaside town of Hornsea over a period of either 3 or 4 days. It is held during the first week of July. Fund raising social events such as Coffee Mornings and Garden Parties may be held at other times throughout the year.

Latest Income: £3,993
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rawsthorne Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

To promote the education of the public in the study, knowledge, and appreciation of the music of Alan Rawsthorne (1905-71).

Latest Income: £3,977
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.