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.
Chinese Gospel Broadcasting Centre
ArtsEmbracing Christianity to fulfil the spiritual need of the community in Britain & abroad
Friends Of Havant Museum And Art Gallery
Arts, Associations, HeritageThe Friends of Havant Museum charity supports the heritage aspect of The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre in Havant in Hampshire. The Friends advises The Spring on heritage matters, produces a twice-yearly Newsletter and organises a series of monthly talks on local and general historical topics.
Sudbury Festival Of Performing Arts
ArtsAn annual festival for people of all ages in the areas of Music, Speech, Drama and Dance.
The Nursling And Rownhams Community Association
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, HeritageMother and Toddler, Dance Classes, Photography, Ladies Night, Archaeology & History Group, Sunday School, Ladies Tap Dancing
Northfleet Brass
ArtsNorthfleet brass, provide all types of music for all occasions, from community work to weddings,
The Goldman Lectureship Fund
Arts, Education, HealthGrants made to anaesthetists employed by Barts NHS Trust on the Whipps Cross University Hospital site towards expenditure incurred with presentations at international meetings in the UK and abroad or the publication of papers in peer reviewed journals or the purchase of anaesthetic equipment educational material and teaching aids for the benefit of patients at Whipps Cross Hospital.
Dove Ministries
Arts, ReligionPromotion of Christian faith through book distribution and allied activities.
Gerrans Parish Memorial Hall
Arts, Facilities, LeisureFor physical and mental training and recreation, social, moral and intellectual development through the medium of reading and recreation rooms, library, lectures, classes, recreations and entertainments or otherwise as may be found expedient for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Gerrans and its immediate vicinity without distinction of gender, political or religious opinions.
Festival Garden
Arts, FacilitiesProvision of Public Garden
Lady Mary Bertie
ArtsFinance towards purchase of study books for students within the Parish
Maria Mathews' School Endowment
Arts, Beneficiary group, EducationGives money for books for children leaving Primary School.
The Highbury Old Girls' Centenary Fund
Arts, Beneficiary group, EducationProvides books and resources for students to assist them to progress to further education.Also provides music bursary for gifted pupils.
Direction Theatre Trust
ArtsSupport of individuals and companies engaged in mime theatre
Heritage Orchestras
ArtsMusical - orchestral and choral
Peter Jansen Charitable Trust
ArtsThe charity aims to distribute its annual income (which arises from a portfolio of quoted investments) and occasionally an element of capital. To general charitable organisations, including those involved with music, education, health and the handicapped.
Archimedes Concerts For All
ArtsThe development/production of music concerts and events promoting Wales and Welsh culture in and beyond its borders into the EU and beyond including support for composers/musicians in the development of new music/new musical forms.
Rector And Wardens Cheadle Parish Church Bellringer Trust
Arts, Facilities, ReligionKeeping of Cheadle Parish Churchyard in good repair and condition including the graves or gravestone of Ellen and Anthony Carlisle
The Burke-Veitch Scholarship
Arts, Charitable activities, EducationGive grants to attend Drama training
The Smith Memorial Collection Trust
ArtsAcquisition of books for Evesham Public Library
Mayplett Educational Fund
Arts, EducationEducational Grants: Small sums of money for the purchase of books for secondary school students in the ecclesiastical parish of Addingham Cumbria.
The John Houghton Trust For The Parish Of St Ann Rainhill
Arts, Beneficiary groupConcerned with the enabling of young people to appreciate music within the Parish of Rainhill
Coventry Radio Amateur Emergency Network Association
ArtsProvision of Emergency Communications using Amateur Radio
The Pensby School Fund
Arts, EducationDrama productions, positive behaviour trips, Christmas Concert, Collecting money for various charities
The Friends Of The Mostyn Art Gallery
Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, HeritageTo support the Mostyn Art Gallery by fund raising and voluntary assistance whenever possible and attend their exibitions,shows and events.
Liverpool Music Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesGiving grants to organisations promoting and performing classical music in the North West with a particular geographical focus on the Liverpool city region
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.