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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.

Felixtowe Amateur Dramatic And Operatic Society

Arts, Beneficiary group

Fostering and encouraging musical and dramatic appreciation, education and culture, by rehearsal and amateur dramatic performances by our adult and youth groups.

Latest Income: £3,975
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Cleveland Chamber Orchestra

Arts

Music concerts

Latest Income: £3,974
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Martin Musical Scholarship Fund

Arts, Education

Making awards and giving recital opportunities to individuals with outstanding musical talent on the threshold of a professional music career.

Latest Income: £3,966
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Ebrington Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Research, Society

The main purposes of the Women's Institute organisation are to enable women interested in issues associated with rural life, including arts, crafts & sciences, to improve & develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, in public questions both national & international, in music, drama & other cultural subjects, in agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health.

Latest Income: £3,964
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Shaftesbury Area Talking Newspaper

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Health

Provision of fortnightly extracts from local newspapers and media to registered blind and partially sighted recipients of our recordings in the North Dorset and South Wiltshire areas, edited and produced by volunteers.

Latest Income: £3,960
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Woolpit Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Various sports, crafts, drama, workshops, educational visits and other activities as requested by members.

Latest Income: £3,956
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Woking Phab

Arts, Education

Woking Phab meets at Woking Disability Resource Centre, Old School Place, Westfield, Woking, GU22 9LY We meet every Wednesday night 7.30pm-9.30pm. We have Theatre trips, days out, Pub Skittles, Boccia, Bingo, Craft Nights, Quizzies, Talks, Games nights, Movie Nights, Ten-Pin Bowling, Annual BBQ

Latest Income: £3,949
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Chipperfield Bequest (art Gallery)

Arts, Education, Heritage

PURCHASE WORKS OF ART FOR SOUTHAMPTON CITY ART GALLERY

Latest Income: £3,946
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Pickworth Welfare Society

Arts, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

To provide an independant social meeting place for all age groups of Pickworth. User group activities/clubs include: IT/Computing, History, Gardening, Bingo, Informal & Formal Presentations/Talks, Keep fit, Yoga, Coffee mornings, Pantomine, Drama, Parties, Craft Fair, Bring & Buy, Private Functions.

Latest Income: £3,946
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Ringwood Pipe Band

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

The objectives of the Band are to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music, particularly Scottish Pipe Band music, by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the Band shall determine from time to time.As amended 2014

Latest Income: £3,927
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Christ Church Exhibition Fund

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion

Grants to support the choristers at Christ Church, Bristol: Individual grants and exhibitions for the education of children and students in the City of Bristol

Latest Income: £3,920
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Weston-Super-Mare Hospital Broadcasting Society

Arts, Health

Provide broadcasting services to the patients of Weston-s-Mare General Hospital

Latest Income: £3,917
Areas of Operation: North Somerset
Status: Registered
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Nacton Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Society

To enable women to improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, in public questions both national and international, in music, drama and other cultural subjects and in all branches of agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare.

Latest Income: £3,912
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Mount Carmel Spiritual Baptist Church

Arts, Charitable activities, Housing, Religion

ADVOCACY FOR THE DISABLEDARTS AND CULTURE (DRUMMING, SINGING AND DANCING)ENTERTAIN THE EDLERLY IN NHS AND PRIVATELY FUNDED HOMES (SINGING, DANCING, INTRODUCTION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS)

Latest Income: £3,911
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Church Crookham Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, Religion

Mostly educational - monthly speakers. Denman College (W.I.) whole range of subjects, health, painting, cooking, crafts etc. computer skills, sport, drama.

Latest Income: £3,909
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra Association

Arts

Provides financial support to the Arts in Gloucestershire

Latest Income: £3,904
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Blaenavon Town Band

Arts

To educate the public in the art of brass band playing, to further the development of public taste and appreciation in the art form and to assist other charitable institutions.

Latest Income: £3,903
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Dolmetsch Foundation Incorporated

Arts

The performance and promotion of early music.

Latest Income: £3,899
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Newton Ferrers And Noss Mayo Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group

Monthly meetings. Twice monthly craft group. Drama Group. Choir. Catering for village activities. Theatre and cinema trips. Coach outings for shopping and to heritage properties.

Latest Income: £3,892
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of The East Riding Youth Orchestras

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group

Supports Students in The East Riding Music Ensembles

Latest Income: £3,892
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Fellowship Of Contemplative Prayer

Arts

Teaching the value and means of Christian religious contemplation, and encouraging the practice of such contemplation, by all means available including the promotion and use of retreats, group meetings, discussion and provision and dissemination of literature and spoken word

Latest Income: £3,890
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Ewell Village Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

GLYN HALL provides accommodation for local organisations connected with arts and music, education, social events, society meetings, birthday parties, exercise classes.It is situated at 3a Cheam Road, Ewell village, Epsom, Surrey KT17 1SP

Latest Income: £3,889
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Clementhorpe Community Association

Arts, Associations

We provide an area for local activities to take place:- bingo, and childrens activities, healing group, theatre group

Latest Income: £3,888
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Ufford Youth Centre And Village Hall Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities

Painting Class/Art Society, Election venue,Toddler Group, Self Development Classes, Childrens activities in the Summer Holidays, Xmas and/or Halloween Party for the Children, Private Hire, Parish Council, village functions....etc

Latest Income: £3,887
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Perin's Educational Foundation

Arts, Education

The Perins Educational Foundation is a trust fund set up in 1961 to give financial support to ex-pupils of Perins School, who are either going on to further education or entering into apprenticeships. Grants may be given to help buy tools, books or equipment, or help fund various voluntary service schemes.

Latest Income: £3,886
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
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.