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.
The Pat Gray Arts (music) And Rural Education Trust
Arts, Charitable activities, Economic and community developmentTo advance public education in the Arts (particularly music, literature and drama), country life and related subjects.
Alnwick District Arts Association
Arts, HeritagePromoting the arts
Hewitt's Charities
Arts, Beneficiary groupA small charity to help a child in education by providing a book.
Charity Of Mary Ann Dixon For Choir
Arts, Social welfareHelp for the Choir & the Poor
Woking Community Play Association Limited
Arts, HeritageTo produce dramatic plays on the history of Woking open to participation by all the community.
The Ian Whitfield Memorial Awards
ArtsTo provide awards as motivation for young musicians.
Thomas Bradridge's Gift
Arts, EducationThe charity offers assistance with the purchase of books at local primary schools
Cardiff County And Vale Of Glamorgan Youth Brass Band Parents Association
Arts, Beneficiary group, EducationTo promote & advance the musical education of children & young persons under the age of 21 in the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan area.In particular to advance their knowledge and appreciation of Brass Band Music
Captain Ray's Charity
Arts, Charity and VCS support, ReligionLocal fund raising; annual church service, occasional donations from theatrical production.Donations as required with approval of trustees.
Lyte House Charity
Arts, Housing, ReligionProvide affordable accommodation for people in housing need. Provide room for a Brixham Mission Community office and for the printing of parish magazine. Provide rooms to let at affordable rates to small groups.
The City Arts Trust Limited
Artsto promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly by the encouragement of the arts, including the arts of design, drama, mime, dance, singing and music and to formulate, prepare and establish festivals and schemes therefor in the City of London and elsewhere
Matthew Wyldbore's Charity
Arts, ReligionProvision of church bellringing and the welfare and training of church bellringers
Lawrence Joseph Ball Memorial Fund
ArtsPROVISION OF BOOKS PRINCIPALLY OF A RELIGIOUS CHARACTER TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGHT THE CITY OF PLYMOUTHS LIBRARY SERVICE
Theatre Royal Windsor Trust
ArtsTo futher the work of the Windsor Theatre Limited.
Charity Of Stephen Blair
Arts, ReligionProvision of annual donations : for maintenance of Bolton Parish Church; Organist at Bolton Parish Church; Choir at Bolton Parish Church;
The Ashford Hospital Broadcasting Service
Arts, Health, LeisureAHBS provides a service of entertainment and information to patients in the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Adventist Book Centre (south) LTD
Arts, ReligionPROMULGATION OF CHRISTIAN LITERATURE WORLDWIDE BY THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
Princes Risborough Choral Society
Arts, Charitable activities, ResearchTO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY PRESENTATION AT PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS AND BY OTHER SUCH MEANS AS THE SOCIETY, THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE.
The South Island Trust
Arts, Beneficiary groupOffers Arts & Crafts activities to children and young people in a safe and stimulating environment
Bredfield Amateur Dramatic Society
Arts, ResearchTHE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DRAMATIC ART BY THE PRESENTATION OF PLAYS AND DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENTS IN BREDFIELD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. ANY SURPLUS INCOME SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS IN BREDFIELD.
The Bath Theatre Trust
ArtsOwnership of listed theatre building
Radio Hinchingbrooke
ArtsProviding a radio service for the community
Lady Beck's Charitable Trust
Arts, HeritageThe trustees principally support a public gallery.
The Treasury Singers
Arts, Charitable activities, ResearchPromotion, development and maintenance of public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music (especially in choral music) particularly in the Whitehall area and the surrounding neighbourhood through rehearsals for, and the presentation of, public concerts and recitals.
The Tefe Trust
Arts, Charitable activities, ReligionGrants to Churches in UK, Bible Society, Bible Translation, Missionary Work and Christian Radio.
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.