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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.

Wokingham Theatre

Arts, Charitable activities

To promote, maintain, improve and advance public education, particularly by the production of educational plays and the encouragement of arts, including the arts of drama, mime, dance, singing and music and to formulate, prepare and establish schemes therefore, provided that all objects of the company shall be of a charitable nature.

Latest Income: £280,977
Areas of Operation: Wokingham
Status: Registered
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Horse And Bamboo Theatre

Animals, Arts, Charitable activities

The promotion of public education and the encouragement of the arts through the visual and performance arts. It achieves its charitable objectives through its principal activities. Horse + Bamboo exists to pursue excellence in visual theatre and related activities and to take innovative theatre to sections of the community who may not easily access it.

Latest Income: £279,971
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Town Mill Trust Lyme Regis

Arts, Charitable activities, Facilities, Heritage

1) Tours of historic, restored water mill - to public and educational groups. 2) Mount exhibitions in Art Gallery by a range of artists including community groups. 3) Educate the public in the history of the architecture of the mill, mills in general and an appreciation of the arts. 4) Provide space in Mill buildings for artisan crafts, workshops, food retailers, cafe/restaurant and gift shop.

Latest Income: £279,931
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Yorkshire Youth And Music Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group

Yorkshire Youth and Music is a Charity offering young people the opportuntity to learn about, and make, music. Our primary aim is to encourage access for and participation by young people in the region who have no other opportunity. We do this by working in partnership across Yorkshire, using and training inspirational musicians.

Latest Income: £279,902
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Crompton Stage Society

Arts, Education, Leisure

An Amateur Theatre Society providing entertainment for the local community and theatre facilities for use by other touring Theatre groups, schools and societies.

Latest Income: £279,555
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The British Federation Of Film Societies

Arts

To support, sustain and develop the community cinema movement in the UK and to deliver public value to community cinema audiences throughout the UK.

Latest Income: £278,615
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Association Of Teachers Of Mathematics

Arts, Research

ATM supports teachers within education by providing CPD courses, publications, website resources and a bi-monthly journal to all it's members.

Latest Income: £278,468
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Theatre-Rites

Arts, Beneficiary group

Creating touring and site-specific theatre for children and their families.

Latest Income: £278,321
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Foundation For Science And Technology

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

The Foundation is a neutral body set up to facilitate debate on policy issues that have a science, engineering, technology or medical element. The Foundation publishes a journal and a website that communicates to the public the outcomes of the debates - see www.foundation.org.uk . The Foundation also provides guidance to learned and professional societies.

Latest Income: £277,656
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Buskaid

Arts, Education

Buskaid runs a Music School in Soweto, teaching violin, viola, cello and double bass to more than eighty young musicians aged between 4 and 25. Funds for the School are raised through charitable trusts in South Africa, the USA and the UK. In addition, Buskaid has supported students from the Music School who have been successful in gaining places for tertiary study at music college in the UK.

Latest Income: £277,301
Areas of Operation: South Africa
Status: Registered
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Women's Total Abstinence Educational Union Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Health

Our core work is to promote healthy lifestyles by raising awareness of the dangers of alcohol, drugs, smoking and gambling, through various methods: health information display boards; age appropriate literature; current information and news on our website, and social media platforms. Our health information display boards cover topics for all ages and are available free of charge across the UK.

Latest Income: £276,980
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Midi Music Company

Arts, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The Midi Music Company is a registered charity/company limited by guarantee, providing a space for all children and young people aged five to thirty to be inspired to get into music and the creative industries. MMC's team includes experienced industry professionals who deliver cutting edge creative and inspiring projects, enriching the artistic process for those who are socially disadvantaged.

Latest Income: £276,619
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Bfwg Charitable Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Heritage

Awards Main Foundation Grants to help women in the final year of a PhD.Awards Emergency Grants to graduate women on a post graduate course who then face an unforeseeable financial crisis.Awards Theodora Bosanquet bursaries are offered annually to women graduates whose research in History or English Literature requires a short residence in London.

Latest Income: £274,867
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Deaf Choices UK Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Health

Deaf Choices UK aspires to give deaf children improved access to: LANGUAGE by empowering their families to make fully informed choices. LITERACY, by supporting their educators to access information, training and resources. We provide knowledge information and training around the unique benefits, concepts and skills of using Cued Speech. Our offer supports deaf children and those with SEND.

Latest Income: £273,560
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The International Dance Teachers' Association Limited Benevolent Fund

Arts, Social welfare

Grants made to IDTA members or staff who have fallen on hard times due mainly to sickness or disability resulting in being unable to teach or work.

Latest Income: £271,153
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Norwich Puppet Theatre Trust Limited

Arts

The primary objective of the charity is to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly by the production of puppet shows, educational plays and the encouragement of the Arts, including the arts of drama, mime, dance, singing and music.

Latest Income: £270,734
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Birkenhead Operatic Society Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

Musical Theatre Group staging musicals and concerts for the benefit of its members, supporters, and the wider community.Promotion and furtherance of education of the public in the appreciation of the performing arts. Support and encouragement of young people in the above.Participation in fund-raising activities for a variety of charities and good causes.

Latest Income: £270,581
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Merlin Theatre Trust Limited

Arts, Leisure

To advance education and provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time for the inhabitants of Frome and the surrounding neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £270,051
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Spare Tyre Theatre Company Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfare

Spare Tyre uses and makes theatre that enables voiceless communities and individuals to share and celebrate their untold stories transforming lives and challenging prejudice.We currently work with older people, adults with learning disabilities, people with advanced dementia, women who have experienced violence, and disenfranchised and economically communities across London and beyond.

Latest Income: £270,027
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Mizzymead Recreation Centre

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Sections for:Indoor and Outdoor Bowling, Tennis, Bridge, Snooker and Pool.Base for Nailsea Shedders.Venue for Line Dancing, Mothers and Toddlers on Wednesday morning, Nailsea Musicals on Wednesday evening, Nailsea and Backwell Rotary Club, Slimming World on Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

Latest Income: £269,452
Areas of Operation: North Somerset
Status: Registered
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Evangelicals Now Limited

Arts

Production of newspaper

Latest Income: £269,419
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Answers In Genesis Uk/europe

Arts, Research

Providing speakers for meetings, seminars, training events and conferences.Distributing books, video and audio tapes, DVDs, CD-ROMs and leaflets.Distributing a quarterly Answers magazine of general interest to the average reader. Distributing the Answers Insider quarterly and prayer letters via email and ordinary mail.

Latest Income: £269,116
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Language Of Dance Trust

Arts, Research

Its principal object is to advance and promote the education of the general public in the art and science of dance, particularly by the study, analysis and recording of human movement and to formulate and establish schemes therefore.

Latest Income: £265,218
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Middlesbrough Little Theatre Limited

Arts

The objects for which the society is established are to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly by the production of educational plays and the encouragement of the arts of drama, mime, dancing, singing and music, and to formulate, prepare and establish schemes therefore, provided that all objects of the society shall be of an educative or charitable nature.

Latest Income: £265,196
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Interplay Theatre Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

Interplay tours, nationally, a multi-sensory show for children, aged 5 To 18 with profound and multiple learning disabilities and undertakes bespoke arts intervention projects. It runs an industry-based learning programme across film, radio, music and theatre to create artistic products with 14- 16s not in education. It is also lead partner of I Love West Leeds Festival a community arts festival

Latest Income: £263,760
Areas of Operation: England
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.