Arts Charities
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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
The North Staffordshire And District Organ Society
Arts, Charitable activitiesTo promote public education and appreciation of the organ and organ music of all periods.To promote regular organ recitals and educational masterclasses open to all members of the public.To promote regular visits to see, hear and play various organs in the surrounding area.To provide opportunities for young organists starting their career to give recitals.
The Fakenham And Dereham Talking Newspaper Association
Arts, HealthAssisting blind people and supplying news etc. by digital means
British Ornithologists' Club
Arts, ResearchPromotion of scientific discussion and dissemination of scientific information concerned with ornithology, particularly on avian systematics, taxonomy and distribution, pursued through the club's publications, especially the Bulletin and regular meetings.
Darwen Vale High School Parent Teacher Association
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, EducationPTFA fund raising events such as Christmas Fair & Summer Dance.
John Taylor's Foundation
Arts, Charitable activities, EducationThe Charity issues small grants to students going on to Higher Education (excluding A Levels) or those undertaking apprenticeships to assist with the cost of books, tools or equipment. It is for those aged under 25, who live in the Ancient Parish of Bisley (the area includes all of the civil parish of Bisley with Lypiatt, including Eastcombe and Oakridge, most of Bussage and part of Chalford).
Fovant Youth Club
Arts, Beneficiary group, LeisureIndoor/outdoor children's games. table tennis, air hockey, video games, board games, football, hoops, basket ball, music, crafts, relaxing with friends. snooker pool.
Congleton Talking Newspaper
Arts, HealthProvision of a weekly USB stick recording of local news read from the local newspaper. Player can be provided on loan. Both services are free of charge. Circulation is to sight impaired persons and other print disabled persons. Circulation obviously varies but is in the range 40-60.
Kirtling Poor's Land Charity
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareCharity operates within the education area of Kirtling (Primary School situated at Cheveley). Books and other aids for Religious teaching in Scholl. Also consideration for grants for the elderly, if need should arise.
Neston Civic Society
Arts, Economic and community developmentconservation area planning matters,planting,advice,community enhancement talks,publications of local interest,supporting other local organisations.adopt a station.
Darlington And District Organists' And Choirmaster's Association
ArtsThe charity exists to promote music, especially the organ, and to encourage people to learn to play and contribute to local musical life.
Nubourne Women's Institute
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary groupMONTHLY meetings with speakers workshops for crafts social outings .
Pengegon Women's Institute
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Heritage, Social welfareRaise funds to provide educational activities eg invite speakers from a range of interests such as photography, bee keeping, local historical sites. Hold an annual harvest auction, where net proceeds are used to subsidise coach trips to places of interest eg lavender farm, Buckfast Abbey etc. Additionally, donations are made to other charitable bodies e.g. cancer research, local food bank etc.
Gloucestershire County Raynet
ArtsProvides Amateur Radio communications for Organizations in times of emergency or during events for safety.
The Cartmel Fell Educational Foundation
Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Religion, Social welfareThe Educational Foundation uses its income to help young people under the age of 25 who live within the parish of St Anthony's Church, Cartmel Fell. It provides assistance in purchasing text books, tools and other equipment necessary for their education. It also supports communal events for children to help foster friendship and community relations in a widespread rural area.
Birmingham Organists' Association
ArtsPromoting the organ and its music in and around Birmingham UK
Salford Talking Newspaper
Arts, HealthThe provision of a free service whereby blind, partially-sighted or otherwise reading-disabled residents of the whole of the City of Salford can listen to a local news recording each week on memory stick. A free monthly magazine recording is also sent out once a month. Play-back speakers are loaned free to any listener who needs one.
Katharine Kimball Bequest
Arts, HeritageThe charity was specifically established to manage a collection of prints that were donated to the Victoria Art Gallery in the 1940's. The funds are used to maintain and care for the collection and can also be used to add to the print collection.
The Bequest Of The Reverend Vicars Walker Bell
Arts, Charitable activities, Education, ProfessionsGrants to Little Gaddesden School for the procurement of books and resources
Charlcutt Reading Room And Library Fund
ArtsSupport of village halls in Charlcutt and the surrounding district. Also charitable purposes for the general benefit of Charlcutt and the surrounding district.
Wodensborough Senior Citizens Club
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareLEISURE AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR OAP'S MONDAY AND TUESDAYS EVERY WEEK .2 HOURLY SESSION EACH TIME.SOCIAL PARTIES AND DAY TRIPS ALSO DANCING,AND GUEST SPEAKERS
Radio Hospitals Blackburn
Arts, HealthBroadcasting 24/7 random music and live shows to patients of The Royal Blackburn Hospital.
Bishop's Stortford & District Talking Newspaper
Arts, HealthThe Provision of Recordings of the content of the Local Newspaper to those who are unable to read through blindness or similar infirmity
Whitechapel And Inglewhite Women's Institute
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, SocietyTo improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance education in citizenship,music, drama and other cultural subjects, and in all branches of agriculture,handicrafts,home economics,health and social welfare.
Bromyard Gala Society Limited
Arts, Charitable activities, Economic and community developmentTHE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY INCREASING AND MAINTAINING INTEREST IN ALL THINGS RURAL INCLUDING THE PRESERVATION OF MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES RELATING TO INDUSTRIES, RURAL CRAFTS & RURAL TRADES AS WELL AS STEAM ENGINES AND ITEMS OF BYGONE DAYS
Friends Of Asby Endowed School
Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, EducationFundraising via a range of events including, but not limited to; Annual Christmas Fair, Valentine's Ball, Pantomime, Coffee Morning, Monthly Quiz, Voluntary Donations.
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.