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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.

United Society For Christian Literature

Arts

The United Society for Christian Literature (USCL) is an incorporated charity limited by guarantee. The Society is interdenominational in organisation and spirit and exists to provide Christian teaching to Christians and others around the world.

Latest Income: £70,316
Areas of Operation: Zambia
Status: Registered
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The People Show Limited

Arts

The objects for which the company is registered are to promote, maintain, improve and advance education particularly by the encouragement of the Arts including the arts of drama, ballet, music, singing, literature, sculpture and painting.

Latest Income: £69,996
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Hockley Community Centre Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Crime and Justice, Education, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

To provide affordable, well maintained and friendly facilities for local groups, clubs and individuals. These include Pre-School, majorettes, judo, martial arts, children's football, slimming world, advanced motorists, metal detectors, , yoga,U3A History club, Art appreciation, Current affairs, Geography, theatre groups and many more.

Latest Income: £69,882
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Sussex Cattle Society (formerly The Sussex Herd Book Society)

Arts

Maintaining Herd Book of the Sussex Cattle BreedPromotion of the Sussex Cattle BreedAdvising on the Sussex Cattle Breed

Latest Income: £69,695
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Westovian Theatre Society

Arts

arts/culture -performing arts

Latest Income: £69,585
Areas of Operation: South Tyneside
Status: Registered
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David Willcocks Music Trust

Arts

Support of musical causes

Latest Income: £69,528
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The British Origami Society

Arts

The aims of the BOS are: to promote and increase public knowledge and awareness of origami, to encourage the practice of origami in education and as therapy for the mentally and physically disabled and to create, maintain and preserve an origami archive. We enable designers of origami to reach a wider audience though our publications and exhibitions, and encourage our members to teach origami.

Latest Income: £69,448
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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War Memorial Recreation Ground And Village Hall

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Heritage, Housing, Leisure, Social welfare

Community Social Activities such as Bonfire Night parties, Quizes, Amateur Dramatic Society performances, Keep fit, Extend, Bingo, Bowls.Home to Fairhaven First Steps, a pre-school group which holds four morning sessions a week.Shower and Changing Room for local football club and Cricket clubs. Cricket and Football pitch.Children's play area with equipment.

Latest Income: £69,351
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Bedwas Christian Resource Centre

Arts, Charitable activities

The Rock operates a Christian book shop and tea rooms at the entrance to the village of Bedwas. It also has a small conference room for use by Christian organisations, and provides a holiday flat for use by full time Christian workers.

Latest Income: £69,237
Areas of Operation: Caerphilly
Status: Registered
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Simonside Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

Mondays - parent & toddlers, fitness suite, cardio rehab, bingo. Tuesday - indoor bowls, fitness suite, junior football training. Wednesday - parent & toddlers, fitness suite, decouparge, spiritualist church. Thursday - sequence dancing, fitness suite, cardio rehab. Friday - parent & toddlers, fitness suite.

Latest Income: £69,080
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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York Musical Society

Arts

The object of the charity is to encourage and educate the public in the appreciation of music, primarily by the study of choral works, the presentation of concerts and other activities.

Latest Income: £69,037
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Crabtree School Parents' Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

Providing facilities for the Crabtree Juniors and Infants Schools: funding IT equipment for both schools, provision of an extra curricular music teacher for the Junior school and other sundry funding as requested for the educational benefit of the children.

Latest Income: £68,946
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Chichester Singers

Arts

Our constitution declares that the aims of the choir shall be the study and practice of choral music and the public performance of such music. Chairman's report gives details of recent activities (see accounts) and more can be found on our website www.chichestersingers.co.uk

Latest Income: £68,933
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Hyde Festival Community Association

Arts, Associations

Provision of affordable theatre facilities for local amateur theatre and dance groups which have no space of their own in which to perform.

Latest Income: £68,839
Areas of Operation: Tameside
Status: Registered
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Good News Broadcasting Association (great Britain) Limited

Arts, Religion

Through clear Bible teaching, to promote the Christian faith, encouraging Christians to become active in service of the Church and community. Meeting the spiritual, social and emotional needs of the general public across the UK and in many continents of the world, using radio, satellite, the internet and printed media.Known by many as Back to the Bible Broadcast, UK.

Latest Income: £68,832
Areas of Operation: Ghana
Status: Registered
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The Manchester Mid-Day Concerts Society

Arts

Promoter of a lunchtime concert series at The Bridgewater Hall Manchester, supporting new talent in the industry.

Latest Income: £68,830
Areas of Operation: Manchester City
Status: Registered
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Lowestoft And District Mencap Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, Social welfare, Society

The Unity Centre is a cafe/charity shop offering advice/befriending/hate crime support. Activities: karaoke, arts & crafts, Bang & Crash, wellbeing and Groove.Our Unity Youth Projects department runs The Fort, a gaming hub that specialises in improving social connectivity & life/social skills, through digital/IT-based & modernised projects & activities, such as card/board/video games, D&D & VR.

Latest Income: £68,609
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Indian Senior Citizen's Centre (manchester)

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social care

Provides culturally sensitive Day Resource Services for the Indian older people of city wide Manchester and surrounding areas. These include basic Day Care i.e. transport, hot Indian meals, entertainment activities, library, shopping, monthly coach trips, preventative health and rehabilitation services, information & advice.

Latest Income: £68,595
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Opera North

Arts, Associations

Financial assistance towards the running costs of Opera North, by organising opera talks, concerts and recitals and by publicising opera events in the region.

Latest Income: £68,485
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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City Of Bristol Choir

Arts

Provision of public concerts of choral music, and supporting young singers

Latest Income: £68,449
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Heath Christian Bookshop Trust

Arts

Advancement of the Christian religion through the promotion and sale of Christian literature.

Latest Income: £68,312
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Thomas Goodwinne (or Goodwin)

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

The money is used for young people who have left school and gone onto further education i.e. universities, NVQ courses to help them with books etc. Also organisations in the village i.e. school, brownies, play group.

Latest Income: £68,282
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Church Tenements Charities: Educational And Church Branches

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

The charity provides one-off, small, grants for educational purposes to young people under the age of 25 years either resident within, or studying at an establishment within, the London Borough of Croydon. Grants are awarded to those demonstrating financial hardship, for items such as books, stationery, uniforms, travel to and from school/college, school trips and music tuition and instruments.

Latest Income: £68,218
Areas of Operation: Croydon
Status: Registered
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Bridges

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

The BRIDGES Centre is a Christian project intended to be available to serve all members of the community and build bridges between all sections of it. The core use is as a pop in centre but it is also available for such groups as schoolchildren after school, young people during the evening, people learning household and cookery skills, and arts and crafts and the appreciation of them.

Latest Income: £68,165
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Hailey Day Centre

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Health, Leisure, Social care, Social welfare

The Trust provides a wide and diverse range of activities for older people in Sawbridgeworth. Activities include quizzes, outings, keep fit, cooked lunches, cinema experience, chiropody, hearing aid support, art, I.T. training, whist, bingo, musical afternoons, poetry goup and the opportunity for social interaction aimed at avoiding isolation and depression among older people.

Latest Income: £68,151
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
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.