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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.

Kent Kingdon's Bequest For Royal Albert Museum And Free Library

Arts, Heritage

The Kent Kingdon Trust exists to purchase books for the Westcountry Studies Library and works of art for the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter.

Latest Income: £2,060
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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South Cheshire Orchestra

Arts

The South Cheshire Orchestra provides facilities for amateur musicians to gain orchestral experience regardless of age and ability. It aims to educate both the members and the public in the art and benefits of music through the presentation of public concerts, often for charitable causes external to itself.

Latest Income: £2,059
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Durham County Local History Society

Arts, Heritage

Publishing a regular Journal and occasional publications, such as those in the series "Durham Biographies".Organising 5 free historical lectures a year open to all.

Latest Income: £2,048
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Prudence Skynner Family Therapy Clinic And Training Courses

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group

Annual Family Therapy conference .Supply educational and training equipment e.g books , journals . DVDs etc in order to train Family Therapists to work with the population of London Borough of Wandsorth.

Latest Income: £2,048
Areas of Operation: Wandsworth
Status: Registered
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Derby Gilbert And Sullivan Company

Arts

Derby Gilbert and Sullivan Company is a non professional theatre group. The works of Gilbert and Sullivan are a significant part of our British heritage and we aim entertain, educate and keep their operettas alive through our productions and concerts.

Latest Income: £2,042
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Joan Greenfield Fellowship Trust

Arts, Education

To provide post-graduate scholarships for the pursuit of excellence in music and medicine.

Latest Income: £2,040
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Radio Ysbyty Glan Clwyd

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Education, Health, Social welfare

Sustain continuity of radio programmes on 24/7 basis to patients and staff of Betsi Cadwalader University Health Board. Undertake ward visiting to patients to counter loneliness. Play music requests and provide news and information. Fundraising to maintain organisation including visiting events with an outside broadcast vehicle.

Latest Income: £2,039
Areas of Operation: Conwy
Status: Registered
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Winturwell Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Health, Heritage, Professions

We had a varied programme of talks on The Suffragettes, a Victorian Nurse (and scurrilous gossip), SS Great Britain and Unravelling the Secrets of Forged Signatures. Christmas songs were enjoyed - along with mince pies, and we all enjoyed painting on silk. Along with our meeting on Resolutions and our AGM plus a couple of quizes, we also managed monthly walks and Book Group.

Latest Income: £2,035
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Polish Society Of Arts And Sciences Abroad

Arts, Research

During the last 10 years we have published about 20 books relating to our activities in cultural and scientific work. The last book published in English under the title The Polish Cultural and Scientific Heritage at the dawn of the Third Millennium. We publish every autumn an annual Rocznik of our society.

Latest Income: £2,033
Areas of Operation: Hammersmith And Fulham
Status: Registered
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Llanfairynghornwy Village Hall

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Facilities

Fund raising with coffee evenings and concerts

Latest Income: £2,032
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Anglesey
Status: Registered
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Calne Library Trust Fund

Arts

ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF CALNE BY THE PROVISION OF ITEMS SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR CALNE LIBRARY NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED OUT OF PUBLIC FUNDS

Latest Income: £2,026
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Rugby Hospital Radio Service

Arts, Health, Leisure

To provide a radio service to the patients in the Hospital of St Cross Rugby.

Latest Income: £2,022
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Dymchurch School

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

We raise funds to provide books, classroom equipment, trips and outside activities for the children of Dymchurch Primary School.

Latest Income: £2,019
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Blakesley Reading Room

Arts, Religion

Maintains and services this historic Reading Room, used by local societies, committees, art and language classes, the church choir; occasionally let also to individual for wedding receptions etc.

Latest Income: £2,016
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Cottenham Toy Library

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Toy lending library for parents/carers of children aged birth to 5 in Cottenham and the surrounding villages; and organisers of other regular activities such as the Teddy Bears' Picnic, Christmas party, and bi-annual family fun weekend as part of FEFF etc. Cottenham Toy Library runs regular soft play mornings for pre-school children.

Latest Income: £2,010
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Fence And District Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group

to give women of all ages an opportunity to meet in a safe environment, to share skills and to be a support at all times .WE have regular craft meetings led by our own members in preparation for our county show,we walk locally each month and join others for lunch,attend local theatre performances and take part in our village events.Each monthly meeting is attended by approx 48 members.

Latest Income: £2,005
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The Frome Carnival Charities Association

Arts, Social welfare

Funds raised during Frome Carnival are used to help the poor, sick and needy of the town and local parishes. We work closely with other charities such as Lions and Rotary in a wide variety of cases.

Latest Income: £2,000
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Newnham Village Hall

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Provide space & facilities for village & private social & entertainment & fundraising events. Also organise annual show for produce & crafts. Five trustees are elected for a four-year term and the management committee is also made up of user representatives and co-opted members with specialist knowledge.

Latest Income: £1,999
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Ann Le Neve's Educational Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

This charity gives money towards school uniform and books when children from the village of Ringland change schools.

Latest Income: £1,999
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Swansea Astronomical Society

Arts, Facilities, Heritage

Public open evenings - 6 per year. Presentations at National Waterfront Museum, National Botanic Garden of Wales, Country Parks, talks & visits to other organisations. Evening lecture programme for members. Monthly "star-guide" in local newspaper, and on Society's website. National & local radio presentations.

Latest Income: £1,999
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of South Berkshire Music Centre

Arts, Associations

To support and further the musical education of students of Bracknell Music Centre.

Latest Income: £1,998
Areas of Operation: Bracknell Forest
Status: Registered
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The Sir Whitworth Wallis Trust

Arts, Education, Heritage

To fund a six month Fellowship to facilitate an artist in undertaking research and developing their work. During the Fellowship there will be access to the collections of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. The objective of the Fellowship is for an artist to undertake research and development to further advance their artistic skills and knowledge and to make a presentation to Trustees.

Latest Income: £1,998
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The West Shropshire Talking Newspaper

Arts, Health

To provide a weekly talking newspaper and a monthly talking magazine service on USB microstick.web site and internet radio, to app 300 blind or partially sighted in the West Shropshire area. Our newspaper and magazine last up to 90 miniutes

Latest Income: £1,989
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Raunds United Charities

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

This is a group of self funded charities funded from legacies given by local people over the years. They were given for education purposes and to help needy people with or without disabilities.The charity mainly helps to give funding to the four schools in Raunds for books for the schools use. Also to children with disabilities for their personal use.

Latest Income: £1,987
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Cotswold Hospital Radio

Arts, Health

Cotswold Hospital Radio is a voluntary community service organisation established to provide a ward visiting and local radio broadcasting service to patients in hospitals administered by the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Latest Income: £1,981
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
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.