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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.

Walthamstow Historical Society

Arts, Heritage

Founded in 1914, to further the study of local history and publish books in which such knowledge would be available for all comers for all time. Monthly meetings held during the winter season with speakers. Also visits and guided tours locally and further afield. Free guided walks around the local Walthamstow area during the summer.

Latest Income: £951
Areas of Operation: Waltham Forest
Status: Registered
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John Fussell Memorial Trust Fund

Arts

The support of young musicians of Welsh extraction.

Latest Income: £947
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Fobbing And Corringham Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Monthly meetings, speakers on the environment, cookery, crafts, gardening and debates.

Latest Income: £945
Areas of Operation: Thurrock
Status: Registered
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Pumpsaint Women's Institute

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

The main purpose of the WI organisation is to enable women who are interested in issues associated with rural life including arts, crafts and sciences to improve and develope conditions of rural life. It gives women the opportunity to work together and put into practice the ideals for which it stands.

Latest Income: £943
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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South Broomhill Phab Club

Arts

crafts, entertainments,games. Social gatherings.

Latest Income: £940
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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Chew Valley Young Farmers' Club

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Leisure

A rural charity for young people aged between 10-26 years, where they can learn new rural skills and achieve confidence through public speaking competitions, stockjudging and running their own club and fundraising for themselves and the local community. Members also learn to participate in team events such as sports, drama and entertainments, choir and dancing. This is a member led organisation.

Latest Income: £939
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Heaton Mersey Youth Festival

Arts, Beneficiary group

To hold a festival for Music, Vocal & Speech and Drama for Youths only ie under 21 years of age on the first day of our festival.All participants receive a remarks sheet written by a fully qualified adjudicator.

Latest Income: £934
Areas of Operation: Stockport
Status: Registered
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Chester Society Of Natural Science, Literature And Art

Arts, Research

Regular lectures on subjects relating to the title of the Society.

Latest Income: £934
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Edmonton Hundred Historical Society

Arts, Heritage

Supports Historical research, publications, lectures and information regarding the Edmonton Hundred area

Latest Income: £930
Areas of Operation: Enfield
Status: Registered
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Sandwich Music Group

Arts, Charity and VCS support

Sandwich Music Group put on concerts to raise money for other charities as well as helping group members to improve their playing.

Latest Income: £926
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Swansea And Gower Talking Magazine

Arts, Health

The object of the Association is to relieve the blind, or the partially blind, or those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading a strain, by the provision of recorded media.

Latest Income: £925
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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The David Canter Memorial Fund

Arts

The David Canter Memorial Fund offers awards to give financial assistance to those working in the crafts. The fund is open to those who have finished their formal training and are working full-time or part-time but need money for specific projects, eg setting up a workshop, buying equipment, educational work or for research and travel. Awards are made every other year.

Latest Income: £920
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Whitfield Parish Hall (village Hall)

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Facilities, Leisure

We hold WI classes, meetings, sport activities. social occasions & catering in our new kitchen. The local school cooked in while the school was being renovated, children's partys, line dancing.

Latest Income: £918
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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Gurbani Centre UK

Arts, Religion

THE ADVANCEMENT OF SIKH CULTURE RELIGION ART AND HERITAGE EDUCATION AND MUSIC

Latest Income: £917
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Little Hempston Parish Lands

Arts

This charity is advertised in the Littlehempston Parish Magazine once a year and any quiries are dealt by the committee at the general meeting, unless we receive a request for finance and then we will hold a further committee meeting to deal with the request

Latest Income: £916
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Bentlif Wing Trust

Arts, Heritage

The Trustees are responsible for the management and control of the Bentlif Collection at Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery and the use and control of the Galleries under their auspices.

Latest Income: £911
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Dorset Association Of Organists

Arts

The Association promotes the music of the pipe organ by lectures, demonstrations of instruments and their construction, demonstrations of music for organ and for voices, open competitions and by help to organists and choir trainers to improve their standard of performance. Membership is open without restriction to any member of the public.

Latest Income: £910
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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The Claque Theatre Limited

Arts

Production of Community Plays and related heritage and community arts projects

Latest Income: £908
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The North Of England Musical Tournament Trust

Arts

To disburse funding for the promotion of musical development in the North of England

Latest Income: £900
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Modem

Arts, Religion

MODEM is a national ecumenical Christian network, which encourages authentic dialogue between exponents of leadership, organisation, spirituality and ministry to aid the development of better disciples, community, society and world. It has an established track record of publishing substantial books and a regular newsletter "MODEM Matters". It holds an annual conference.

Latest Income: £900
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Godmersham With Crundale Women's Institute

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

UNDERTAKE ACTIVITIES TO ENABLE WOMEN INTERESTED IN ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH RURAL LIFE, TO IMPROVE THEIR EDUCATION IN CITIZENSHIP, PUBLIC QUESTIONS, MUSIC, CULTURE, HANDICRAFTS, HOME ECONOMICS, HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE AND TO IMPROVE RURAL LIFE.

Latest Income: £899
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Friends Of West Glamorgan Youth Music

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support

The 'Friends' exist to promote Youth Music at all levels of ability and attainment and is run by a committee of volunteers who work closely with the West Glamorgan County Music Service. We help to provide financial assistance for ventures in youth music. We also provide practical assistance in the form of stewarding at concerts and organising refreshments at the County Music Centres and Courses.

Latest Income: £892
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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The Music Hall Guild Of Great Britain And America & The Theatre And Film Guild And The Literary Guild

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage

1) To advance education in the history of music hall and theatre performers by undertaking research and identifying, restoring, erecting and beautifying memorials which are of educational interest.2) The promotion, maintenance, improvement and advancement of education through the presentation of Music Hall and Theatre productions and encouragement of the arts.

Latest Income: £891
Areas of Operation: United States
Status: Registered
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John Quiller Couch's Foundation

Arts

To provide a small sum of money for 16 year olds in Lansallos Parish to help with books, travel etc, to further their education.

Latest Income: £887
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Dorothy Lawson Memorial Bursary

Arts, Education

To apply trust funds for the benefit of the public in the sound development, administration and knowledge of the law in Nottinghamshire by enabling magistrates to attend legal conferences and courses and by providing or assisting in the provision of a law library for them.

Latest Income: £886
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
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.