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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.

Coningsby And District Young Farmers Club

Arts, Economic and community development, Housing

1.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN AGRICULTURE,HOME CRAFTS,COUNTRY LIFE,AND RELATED SUBJECTS

Latest Income: £882
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Wareside School

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

We raise money through school and village events and sponsorship to purchase resources for the school and children. Recent fundraising has bought Interactive whiteboards, refreshed the school library and built an outdoor "classroom".

Latest Income: £881
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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International Theatre Exchange

Arts, Charity and VCS support

THE INTERNATIONAL THEATRE EXCHANGE (ITE) is an umbrella organisation. It facilitates the exchange of information, knowledge and experience on international amateur theatre, international amateur theatre festivals and events relating to international amateur theatre between members and any amateur theatre organisation in England Scotland and Wales that seeks advice.

Latest Income: £879
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Sir Benjamin Maddox

Arts, Facilities, Religion

50% for the Rector of Little Bookham Parish Church25% for the maintenance of the church, churchyard and roadway12.5% for the better singing of the psalms12.5% for the relief of the sick and needy

Latest Income: £877
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Luppitt Church Bellringers (bell Fund)

Arts, Religion

Ringing the bells of St Mary's Church, Luppitt; and maintaining the same for future generations.

Latest Income: £875
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Milton Haydock Bequest (for Library Etc)

Arts

Churchfield House for use as a library and Churchfield Grounds as pleasure grounds for the inhabitants of Great Harwood and the residue income for works of public improvement and ornamentation of the town

Latest Income: £866
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Parish Of Stickford Educational Charity

Arts

Grants for equipment and books for students aged 16-25 in full or part time education normally resident in the Parish of Stickford Lincolnshire

Latest Income: £864
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Bury Pipeline

Arts, Health

Recording content of local newspapers

Latest Income: £850
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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Chelmsford Centre For The Blind

Arts, Health, Social care

Weekly meetings, crafts i.e. basket making, outings

Latest Income: £834
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Mary Waldron

Arts

the making of grants for the purchase of books or educational equipment

Latest Income: £831
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Ellesmere Port And Neston Talking Newspaper For The Visually Impaired

Arts, Health

Providing memory sticks and on-line/smartphone application access to our Talking Newspaper for the blind & partially sighted.

Latest Income: £831
Areas of Operation: Cheshire West & Chester
Status: Registered
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Thurrock Choral Society

Arts

The Charity undertakes performances of estabished choral works and other musical works on a regular basis throughout the year and hosts choral workshops in the Borough of Thurrock and the surrounding area

Latest Income: £824
Areas of Operation: Thurrock
Status: Registered
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John Edward Champney For Library And Public Garden

Arts, Facilities, Heritage

MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE LIBRARY AND THE PUBLIC GARDEN / OPEN SPACE

Latest Income: £822
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Corby Glen Community Primary School Fund

Arts, Education

school trip, Uniform, book clubs, photos, misc

Latest Income: £814
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Goudhurst Educational Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities

Gives grants to students of limited means who are under the age of 25 and who are resident in the civil Parish of Goudhurst to assist with the purchase of books, equipment and outfits for training and educational purposes.

Latest Income: £808
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Blockley Educational Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

Provides young people in the Parish of Blockley with grants to help with music tuition and expenses in relation to educational travel and sports.

Latest Income: £807
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Vincent Trivett Scholarships

Arts, Education, Religion

Offers financial support to young and student choristers in the choir of St Peter's Church, Nottingham for furtherance of their musical education and experience.

Latest Income: £805
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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The Leslie Condon Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group

Facilitates bringing music to young people in developing countries

Latest Income: £802
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Lady Reade's Educational Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities

Offering small grants to help young students purchase books or equipment.

Latest Income: £800
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Broadstairs Dickens Players

Arts

AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY WHICH PRODUCES THEATRE PERFORMANCES AND CARRIES OUT OTHER THEATRE ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE DRAMATIC ARTS AND DEVELOP PERFORMANCE SKILLS IN SOUTH EAST KENT.

Latest Income: £800
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Bean Trust For Blake Studies

Arts, Charitable activities

The object of the Charity is to advance public education in the arts of poetry and painting and with particular reference to the works of British poets and painters and especially the Works of William Blake.

Latest Income: £798
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Benet And Sutton Charity

Arts, Education, Social welfare

To provide financial assistance to poor persons under the age of 25 and resident or in their final school year in Wroughton parish who are preparing for, beginning or engaged in any trade, occupation or profession by the provision of tools or books, the payment of fees for instruction or examination, the payment of travelling expenses or such other means as will fit them to earn their own living.

Latest Income: £793
Areas of Operation: Swindon
Status: Registered
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Gabo Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

The Trust's objects are the promotion of the conservation of modern and contemporary sculpture for the public benefit, the education of conservators and the funding of research into the conservation and restoration of sculptures. The trust will consider grants to individual conservators, private sector conservation companies and institutions, the majority of grants are under £5,000.

Latest Income: £792
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Radio 590

Arts, Health

Hospital radio.

Latest Income: £790
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Robert Heaton Memorial Fund

Arts, Education, Heritage

To further the study of History at Warwick School by providing History books for the school library and to support the production of outstanding work outside the remit of the normal curriculum.

Latest Income: £775
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
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.