Arts Charities
Discover 6,882 Arts charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Miss M P Laurie Trust Fund
Arts, ReligionThe education of a selected boy during the time such boy is a probationer, singing boy or chorister of Canterbury Cathedral.
Lewes And District Talking Newspaper Association
Arts, HealthTo produce and distribute tapes weekly to the blind, containing local news from the Sussex Express and a selection of magazine items.
Clarkes Music Services Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesTo provide grants to musicians in the Parishes of Leverington and Gorefield in need of financial help
Plumstead Free School Foundation
Arts, EducationProvides support for education and cultural activities related to the Parish of St Mark with St Margaret, Plumstead. Typically expenditure might relate to music lessons and activities involving the junior members of the Church choir.
York Talking News
Arts, HealthMonthly talking newspaper.
The Vernon Harriss Gift
Arts, ReligionFor the maintenance and support of the choir of Canterbury Cathedral and its music.
Hilda Anderson Deane Trust
Arts, EducationTo provide an annual prize at each of the Royal College of Music, the Guildhall School Of Music, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama , Royal Northern College of Music, and the Royal Academy of Music
Women's Institute - Bingham
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary groupmonthly meetings with speaker book club walking group craft group theatre group thursday coffee morning serving the public on market day christmas and summer fair in the village
The Holcenberg Foundation Trust Fund
Arts, ReligionPurchase of Library material for the advancement of education with regard to matters of Jewish interest and the Jewish Religion.
Friends Of Cromer Academy Trust
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, EducationFundraising Activities & Grant Applications to help with school funds. Activities Include: School discos, Christmas Bazaars, Musical events. Helping with refreshments for school productions and other school events, Quizzes, Bingo etc.
The Ocho Rios Steel Band
Arts, LeisureProvide musical entertainment for the general public in the form of steel band music. The band normally perform within a radius of 50 miles from Rugby.
The Tomlinson Charity
Arts, Charitable activities, ReligionTo provide funds for the upkeep of the choir and organ of Dronfield Parish Church.
Charity Of Miss Sarah Brinton For The Organist
Arts, EducationRepair of Christ Church Organ
Y Gwalia-Canolfan Y Teulu Penrhiwceiber
Arts, Beneficiary groupEncourage the use of the Welsh language and provide facilities for families
Haigh-Stratford Award Trust
Arts, Education, ReligionProvides scholarships for the musical tuition of young choristers to develop in these choristers a love and knowledge of the liturgy and music of the Church of England, thereby helping to ensure the future of Church music and the choir of St Mary's Worsbrough Village.
Ymddiriedolaeth Cerdd Ynys Mon (anglesey Music Trust)
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesMakes grants to promote the musical education of the young people of Anglesey.
Pontefract And Castleford Talking Newspaper Association
Arts, HealthSupplying tapes of the local Pontefract and Castleford Express newspaper to the local blind people
Priors Charity
Arts, EducationGrants for students of the Chesham Bucks area for education books at university
H B Lankester Charities In Connexion With Avenue Congregational Church
Arts, ReligionIncome paid directly into Avenue St. Andrew's United Reformed Church, Southampton Church Accounts and used to augment the Minister's Stipend, Organist's Stipend and the Organ fund. (The charity does not have its own current account).The Trustees are the currently serving trustees (the Elders) of Avenue St. Andrew's United Reformed Church, Southampton, Charity No. 1130504
The Barking And Dagenham Talking Newspaper
Arts, HealthProvides recordings of the local newspaper for visually impaired people in borough.
John Carewe Brighton Orchestra Trust
Arts, Charity and VCS supportRAISING FUNDS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE BRIGHTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Generating Hope In Action Gobaith Mewn Gweitheediad
Arts, EducationOur aim is to assist schools and health centres in Uganda as well as assisting educational provision through publications in Britain.
Francis Bradford
Arts, EducationGives a small grant to students in their second year of higher education toward books and equiptment
The Lonsdale Foundation At Shap
Arts, Beneficiary group, EducationShap Primary School - buys books for the school and children
Dean And Chapter Of Exeter Cathedral School Prize Fund
Arts, EducationProvide prizes for choristers and pupils at Exeter Cathedral School
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many arts charities are there in the UK?
There are 6,882 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.