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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.

The Royal Musical Association

Arts, Education

The charity publishes the Journal of the Royal Musical Association half-yearly and annually the RMA Research Chronicle and RMA Monograph series. It organises and supports conferences concerning musicological matters and recognises the achievement of excellence in musical scholarship by the annual award of the Dent Medal, the Tippett Medal, the Jerome Roche Prize, and the Peter Le Huray Lecture.

Latest Income: £145,838
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Throckley Community Hall Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Sport activities for children 8yrs to 16yrs. Sport activities for adults. Childrens sport/craft/activity programme - Summer holiday. Dance, craft activities for children. Dancing for elderly/tea dances/info sessions. Group meeting space (tenants & res groups, coopbuild china painters). Party venue/venue for loc auth organised meetings. Venue for fundraising activities.

Latest Income: £145,293
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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The Outhouse

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Health

Outhouse East supports the delivery of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of Essex and East Anglia. Offering services around information and support for LGBT people. Operating a counselling service and social groups. We also operate an LGBT community hub in Colchester, which has a cafe, meeting room and large library.

Latest Income: £145,288
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Learning Library

Arts

The Learning Library's main function is to loan out specialist resources and equipment to people of all ages who have additional needs.

Latest Income: £145,052
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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The Worthing Musical Comedy Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Leisure, Religion

Regular workshops for the youth company, supporting their learning in preparation for performance and participation in the local music festival. Meeting twice each week to rehearse and instruct members in readiness for planned performances. Attending local institutions - church, convalescent homes, hospices - to provide entertainment for residents/members and to promote the profile of WMCS.

Latest Income: £144,809
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Ming Tak Chinese School

Arts, Education

Provide Chinese Language lessons to the commuity around the area

Latest Income: £144,769
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Paigham-E-Islam Trust Britain (jamiat Al-Dawah Al-Islamiah Britania)

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Religion

Religious activities: provision of mosque for prayer and worship for all age groups.Education/training of children and young people by providing supplementary school (Madrasa) classes to teach the Noble Quran, Islamic studies & Urdu and promote muslim way of life.Provision of charity bookshop for the community on all aspects of Islam through sale of books and other merchandise.

Latest Income: £144,487
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Aristotelian Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

The Aristotelian Society, founded in 1880, meets fortnightly in London, throughout the academic year, to hear and discuss philosophical papers. These meetings are open to the public and the Proceedings are published as a journal. The Society holds an annual philosophy conference with the Mind Association and also makes grants to organisers of philosophy conferences.

Latest Income: £144,331
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Grove Park Theatre

Arts

Amateur Theatre which promotes the Arts to the local community.

Latest Income: £143,902
Areas of Operation: Wrexham
Status: Registered
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Mexborough Miners' Welfare Institute And Recreation Ground

Arts, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

The charity hires out its facilities for use by its members and those living in the local area. The institute building hosts such activities as line dancing and ballroom dancing as well as being available for private functions such as parties. The charity also has extensive sporting facilities and has teams which compete in various local leagues for football, cricket, tennis, pool, darts, snooker

Latest Income: £143,893
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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Musical Theatre Salisbury

Arts

Staging amateur productions of musicals with the object of educating the public in the operatic and dramatic arts and furthering the public appreciation and tastes in the said arts.

Latest Income: £143,589
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Bradford Inclusive Disability Service

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Social care

Bradford Inclusive Disability Service provides a specialist toy & resource service to assist in the development of children with disabilities. Interesting weekly theme days/events for users are organised, including an extensive summer holiday and school breaks scheme. , Social skills group from 5 to 18, Adult social group and a carers support group.

Latest Income: £143,212
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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The Worshipful Company Of Plaisterers Charitable Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

The Trust supports individuals and charities as explained in the Grants Policy briefly described below. Grants to members, widows, and their dependants of the Plaisterers Livery Company in need. Educational Grants in the plastering industry specifically, but generally in City of London and surrounding areas. Support of HM Forces Charities. Educational bursaries to Choir Schools.

Latest Income: £143,127
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Royal Archaeological Institute

Arts, Education, Heritage

Runs a lecture programme from October to May; Organises field trips to archaeological and historical sites;Holds an annual conference;Publishes the annual Archaeological Journal; Publishes two newsletters per year;Awards grants for archaeological research;Awards student prizes and bursaries

Latest Income: £142,764
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Mathieson Music Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Social welfare

The objectives of the charity are to provide education in Western and Indian classical music, dance, drama and fine arts in India, Britain and other parts of the world. The Trust raises funds to assist its sister trust, The Mathieson Music School in Kolkata, India. It provides teaching for children who are selected either because they are orphans or from the poorest of the poor.

Latest Income: £142,754
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Mytchett Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Leisure

The Mytchett Centre is a community association with halls that can be hired, The sports field have two football pitches used throughout the football season, out of season the football fields are used for local events, children, (kick about, rounder, soft ball cricket, )The type of use Play school, sports, weddings, plays, Big Band Nights, Dancing, and a yearly firework night celebration

Latest Income: £142,306
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Institute Of Muslim Minority Affairs

Arts, Heritage, Religion

Purpose of the institute is advancement of education and promoting research on conditions and way of life. History and development of muslim minority communities throughout the world and compile information and statistics in relation thereto and publish useful result of such study and research and dessiminate such information through their quarterly journal relating to life and condition of muslim

Latest Income: £141,836
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Grand Order Of Water Rats Charities Fund

Arts, Beneficiary group

The GOWR Charities Fund was founded to help members of the theatrical profession, or their dependents, who due to old age or ill health are in need. Other charitable organisations and individuals can also be helped if there are sufficient funds available.

Latest Income: £141,757
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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All Nations For Christ Christian Fellowship

Arts, Economic and community development

For the advancement of the Christian Religion. Meeting the needs of local and third world Communities. Providing Community projects for both young and old. Educating young peple in performing arts, drama and music.

Latest Income: £141,365
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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The Modern Law Review Limited

Arts, Education

Promote legal education and the study of law and related disciplines by such means as may be deemed desirable and in particular by the publication of the journal 'The Modern Law Review', the organisation of lectures and discussions, the funding of seminars on law or law related topics and providing scholarships for doctoral research.

Latest Income: £140,943
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Dbc Club For Young People

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

camping-- fishing -- outdoor sports-- indoor sports --drama -- spiritual ,moral and physical development

Latest Income: £140,874
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Vernacular Architecture Group

Arts

4 day spring conference: 2 day winter conference: publication of annual journal and twice yearly newsletter: a library of offprints for circulation to members and a website.

Latest Income: £139,225
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Hindu Charitable Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Religion

All religious occasions & festivals are celebrated every year. To promote religious activities to the youngster. Invite school children to help with their R.E. class. Running regular groups for the elderly to meet for luncheon club and various activities.

Latest Income: £138,504
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Stowey Bears Pre-School

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

We are a committee run pre-school and operate from the Childrens Centre. We provide all kinds of activities for pre-school children. Painting, all kinds of arts & crafts. We have a computer for the children to use, with various learning applications.We help the children recognise numbers and letters as in the curriculum & help them to interact with each other.We have the use of an outdoor area

Latest Income: £138,208
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Association Of The Friends Of Polish Children

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education

The charity supports a Polish supplementary School operating on Saturday mornings only, for children between the age of 4 to 18 learning Polish language and culture and taking students to GCSE, AS and A2 examination. We also support different youth groups, not only with cash gifts, but also by allowing use of our premises. Groups include Polish scouts and folk dancing

Latest Income: £138,037
Areas of Operation: Wandsworth
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.