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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.

Newton Blossomville Reading Room

Arts, Associations, Education, Facilities, Leisure

The 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.

Latest Income: £1,978
Areas of Operation: Milton Keynes
Status: Registered
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Redbridge Talking Newspaper Association

Arts, Health

RTN 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.

Latest Income: £1,971
Areas of Operation: Redbridge
Status: Registered
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Manchester Cathedral Choir Schools Foundation

Arts, Education

NET 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

Latest Income: £1,958
Areas of Operation: Manchester City
Status: Registered
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Welwyn Hatfield Talking Newspaper Association

Arts, Health

A 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.

Latest Income: £1,951
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Gosforth And District Peter Pan Society

Arts, Facilities

social meeting place with games. cafe. art room, book room.

Latest Income: £1,950
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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The Dunbar Trust

Arts

Hymn Book Publishing

Latest Income: £1,948
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Bridlington And Driffield Mencap And Gateway Society

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

The 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.

Latest Income: £1,947
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Great Tey Women's Institute

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

The 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.

Latest Income: £1,945
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Norfolk Organists Association

Arts

Activities related to the music of the organ.

Latest Income: £1,941
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Richard Harrold

Arts, Education, Social welfare

Grants 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.

Latest Income: £1,940
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Henry Hoare's Charity For Distribution Of Bibles And Religious Books

Arts

Distribution of Bibles and religious books

Latest Income: £1,936
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Brighton And District Organist's Association

Arts

Promoting 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

Latest Income: £1,931
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Pennard Women's Institute

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

To 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.

Latest Income: £1,929
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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Isle Of Wight Hospital Broadcasting Association

Arts, Health

Hospital Radio

Latest Income: £1,924
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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Chandlers Ford Womens Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Educational Talks, Craft Group, Choir, Attend Workshops, Discuss Resolutions, Support Campains, Hold Social Events, Support Local Community Projects.

Latest Income: £1,923
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Rutland Boughton Music Trust

Arts

The Trust promotes the music of English composer Rutland Boughton by encouraging performances and sponsoring recordings of his finest works.

Latest Income: £1,922
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Shifnal Exhibition Foundation

Arts

Provision 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.

Latest Income: £1,921
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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The Greenwich Talking Newspaper Association

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Health

The 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.

Latest Income: £1,916
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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Charles Stuart Crawford Fund

Arts, Religion

To further the education and for the advancement in life of boys who have sung in the choir of Canterbury Cathedral.

Latest Income: £1,910
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Berkshire Organists' Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Religion

To 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.

Latest Income: £1,909
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant

Arts

We hold an annual Eisteddfod every year in our village.

Latest Income: £1,906
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Salopian Brass

Arts, Leisure

Brass band run as leisure activity for members

Latest Income: £1,903
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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The Sign Of The Fish

Arts

Religious activities. Sale of Christian Books - Cards - Crafts - Fairtrade

Latest Income: £1,902
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Lindfield Dramatic Club

Arts, Leisure

Drama. Providing public entertainment by amateur dramatic productions and activities,

Latest Income: £1,901
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Toddington Mother Baby And Toddler Group

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Leisure

Provides recreation, crafts, play and socialisation for mothers, babies and toddlers in Toddington

Latest Income: £1,898
Areas of Operation: Bedford
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.