Arts Charities
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Newton Blossomville Reading Room
Arts, Associations, Education, Facilities, LeisureThe Reading Room is rented out to the village first school and is used as and when it is needed by others in the village, eg WI, Garden Club, Bowls, Harvest Festival, Friends of Newton School, Art Club, etc.
Redbridge Talking Newspaper Association
Arts, HealthRTN provides a free weekly audio edition on USB memory stick for the blind and partially sighted who live in Redbridge and those who lived in Redbridge and have moved out of the borough but want to stay in touch. The edition contains both local news and magazine features.
Manchester Cathedral Choir Schools Foundation
Arts, EducationNET YEARLY INCOME TO BE APPLIED BY THE TRUSTEES IN THE PAYMENT OF FEES FOR PUPILS ATTENDING CHETHAMS SCHOOL OF MUSIC WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN CHORISTERS OF MANCHESTER CATHEDAL AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Welwyn Hatfield Talking Newspaper Association
Arts, HealthA charity organisation that record selected extracts from the Welwyn & Hatfield Times on to CD for blind, partially sighted people, and those who have difficulty in reading due to temporary or permanent incapacity.
Gosforth And District Peter Pan Society
Arts, Facilitiessocial meeting place with games. cafe. art room, book room.
The Dunbar Trust
ArtsHymn Book Publishing
Bridlington And Driffield Mencap And Gateway Society
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, LeisureThe Phoenix Drama Group Mon, 23 members & 14 volunteers, Senior Gateway Club Tues Eve with 50 members and 7 volunteers, activities include sponsored walks, social evening BBQ ICT Suites at Driff & Brid. Drop-in facility, referral, signposting, makaton courses. New training facilites for the learning disabled, art & craft, makaton classes, music & movement class, sports day, fundraising committee.
Great Tey Women's Institute
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, SocietyThe main purposes of the Women's Institute Organisation are to enable women who are interested in issues associated with rural life, to improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, in public questions, in music, drama and other cultural subjects and in agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare.
Norfolk Organists Association
ArtsActivities related to the music of the organ.
Richard Harrold
Arts, Education, Social welfareGrants are paid to persons under the age of 25 who are resident in South Walsham, Norfolk, who are in need of financial assistance and who are at college or university or working under an apprenticeship. Grants are paid for clothing, tools, instruments, books or travel expenses.
Henry Hoare's Charity For Distribution Of Bibles And Religious Books
ArtsDistribution of Bibles and religious books
Brighton And District Organist's Association
ArtsPromoting interest in organs and organ playing.Education as regards organ playing and organ music.Assists churches in the area with deputy organists and filling vacancies
Pennard Women's Institute
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, SocietyTo improve and develop conditions for women in both rural and urban communities and advance the education of women in citizenship, in public questions both national and international, in music, drama and other cultural subjects; also to secure instruction and training in of agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare. To promote sustainable development by education.
Isle Of Wight Hospital Broadcasting Association
Arts, HealthHospital Radio
Chandlers Ford Womens Institute
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareEducational Talks, Craft Group, Choir, Attend Workshops, Discuss Resolutions, Support Campains, Hold Social Events, Support Local Community Projects.
The Rutland Boughton Music Trust
ArtsThe Trust promotes the music of English composer Rutland Boughton by encouraging performances and sponsoring recordings of his finest works.
Shifnal Exhibition Foundation
ArtsProvision of small sums, at the discretion of the trustees, to lower sixth form students resident in the parishes of Shifnal and Priorslee, both as constituted on 31st March, 1934, for furtherance of their education, e.g. purchase of books, field studies, attendance at courses, etc.
The Greenwich Talking Newspaper Association
Arts, Charity and VCS support, HealthThe Association now produces news and information from around the Royal Borough of Greenwich on weekly memory sticks. This free service is carried out entirely by volunteers.
Charles Stuart Crawford Fund
Arts, ReligionTo further the education and for the advancement in life of boys who have sung in the choir of Canterbury Cathedral.
Berkshire Organists' Association
Arts, Beneficiary group, ReligionTo promote the art of playing the organ. To encourage the public to appreciate organ music. To provide help and advice to church musicians. To enable organists to meet each other. To help young people with playing the organ - give access & teaching & experience. To broaden the experience of players & students.
Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant
ArtsWe hold an annual Eisteddfod every year in our village.
Salopian Brass
Arts, LeisureBrass band run as leisure activity for members
The Sign Of The Fish
ArtsReligious activities. Sale of Christian Books - Cards - Crafts - Fairtrade
Lindfield Dramatic Club
Arts, LeisureDrama. Providing public entertainment by amateur dramatic productions and activities,
Toddington Mother Baby And Toddler Group
Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, LeisureProvides recreation, crafts, play and socialisation for mothers, babies and toddlers in Toddington
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.