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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.

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Retirement Council

Arts, Leisure

Recreational activities for members over the age of 50 years; such as Short Mat Bowls, Art/Painting, Dancing, Rambling, Singing for Pleasure, Keep Fit, Tai Chi, Bridge and Whist.

Latest Income: £48,793
Areas of Operation: Solihull
Status: Registered
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St. Martin's School (epsom) Parent Teacher & Friends Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education, Leisure, Religion

We hold various events and activities which raise money for St. Martins Infant and Junior Schools, Epsom. These include a Christmas Fair, firework night, discos, film/quiz nights, raffles, second-hand uniform sales and family photo days. The money raised is used to buy extra equipment (eg.for playground/PC/laptops) and activities (eg. tennis lessons) for the children at St. Martins

Latest Income: £48,759
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Actors Workshop Youth Theatre Company

Arts, Beneficiary group

The Charity uses Arts as a means to build self-confidence in its teenage members and does this through various Arts-based projects including Theatre, Dance, Technical Skills, Make-up, etc.

Latest Income: £48,752
Areas of Operation: Calderdale
Status: Registered
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The Heron Theatre

Arts, Charity and VCS support

The object of the Heron Theatre is to present to the public dramatic and kindred arts by means of the production of dramatic, musical and dance performances, films, lectures, and slide shows; and the promotion of other cultural activities in its own theatre and elsewhere. The Heron Theatre is run entirely by unpaid volunteers.

Latest Income: £48,691
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Mayflower Performing Arts Group

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

TO UNDERTAKE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF DANCE AND MUSIC. TO TAKE PART IN COMPETITIONS ORGANISED AND RUN BY WINTERGUARD UNITED KINGDOM. ARRANGING FUNDRAISING AND SOCIAL EVENTS.

Latest Income: £48,632
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Macfarlane Walker Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

Preference for Cheltenham and Gloucestershire. Grants to individuals/projects where we can make a significant contribution. Donations for musical instrument purchase for music students (18), but not tuition fees/living expenses.Other exclusions: gap year trips, large charities, animal charities, foreign charities, major building projects.Please note: Our funding is fully committed at present

Latest Income: £48,570
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Reading Operatic Society

Arts

A local amateur operatic society performing stage musicals/operetta, and concerts in aid of local charities.

Latest Income: £48,556
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Clacton Musical Theatre Society

Arts, Beneficiary group

An amateur group staging a summer musical, winter pantomime, and concerts. We run workshops for adults and children, plus a youth group producing two shows a year. We aim to make the arts accessible to all, encouraging creativity, confidence, and community through inclusive, affordable theatre and performance opportunities.

Latest Income: £48,522
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Derbyshire Chinese Welfare Association

Arts, Charitable activities, Housing

Provides general advice and guidance to members of the Chinese community regarding issues such as health, welfare benefits, housing and education. Acts as a focal point for the community to share common Chinese cultural practices and celebrate Chinese culture/ festivals.

Latest Income: £48,511
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Sussex Family History Group

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage

SFHG offers encouragement, help and advice to all. 4 meeting centres with monthly meetings at Brighton & Hove, Horsham, Uckfield, Worthing. SFHG library at Falmer nr Lewes. Website and magazine. E-newsletter "Surelye", e-mailing list. Annual conference. Transcriptions, indexes, databases, CDs etc. from [email protected]. Bookstall at events.

Latest Income: £48,508
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Portsmouth Choral Union

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

Practises and puts on public performances of music often in collaboration with young persons/school choirs, orchestras and bands and with young soloists. Holds 'Come and Sing' events for public participation.

Latest Income: £48,329
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Forest Philharmonic Society

Arts

To promote, maintain, improve and advance musical education and to increase the public's knowledge of and educate the public's taste for music

Latest Income: £48,317
Areas of Operation: Waltham Forest
Status: Registered
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Association Of The Friends Of The Burton Art Gallery

Arts, Associations, Education, Heritage

To educate the public by its promotion, support, assistance, and improvements of the Burton Art Gallery and Museum, Bideford, Devon, through the activity of a group of Friends. The Friends activity includes short term exhibitions, lectures on artistic subjects, schools' education and assisting with purchases for the permanent exhibition.

Latest Income: £48,265
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Reading Family Aid Group

Arts, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Provision of Christmas gifts to disadvantaged children in the Reading area.Annual day out to theme park or seaside for disadvantaged familiesAnnual visit to Pantomime in January each yearAnnual visit to Camp Mohawk, centre for families with a member on the autistic spectrum

Latest Income: £48,232
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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Felixstowe Carnival Association

Arts, Charity and VCS support

LOCAL VOLUNTEERS THAT ORGANISE AND PUT TOGETHER FELIXSTOWE CARNIVAL WEEKEND, WITH HELP FROM DONATIONS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES. ANY PROFITS MADE AT THE END OF OUR FINANCIAL YEAR ARE THEN DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER LOCAL CHARITIES.

Latest Income: £48,021
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Dance Scholarship Trust

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Education

Objects of the Charity are to support the educational work of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. In furtherance of this, the Trust undertakes the following activities: providing monies for the SPAB Scholarship programme; organising the AGM for the Trust at a weekend event; fund raising to support the Trust and providing informal CPD for members.

Latest Income: £47,978
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The William Alwyn Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities

The object of the charity is to promote the education of the public in the study, practice, knowledge and appreciation of music, more particularly the music of William Alwyn, by encouraging, promoting and assisting in the publication, performance and recording of the music of William Alwyn.

Latest Income: £47,879
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Every Home For Christ

Arts, Beneficiary group, Housing, Saving of lives

Supporting humanitarian and disaster relief, as well as child sponsorship programmes and support of other Every Home for Christ activities around the world

Latest Income: £47,877
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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The Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Religion

The object of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir Association shall be to further the aims of the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir in educating the public in the study of liturgical music.

Latest Income: £47,862
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Salford Choral Society

Arts

Promotion of the Arts particularly music and choral singing.

Latest Income: £47,816
Areas of Operation: Manchester City
Status: Registered
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Swansea Philharmonic Choir

Arts

To perform choral works in a wide variety of styles but not necessarily to the exclusion of other types of musical activitiesThe Choir shall not engage in competition

Latest Income: £47,733
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Fishguard Unit 142 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Sailing, shooting (air rifle and small bore), canoeing, rowing, power boating, ceremonial drill, expedition training, meteorology, training in marine engineering, seamanship, writer/stores, cooks/steward, radio operator. The aim of the sea cadet corps is to help young people towards responsible adulthood by encouraging valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct, using a nautical th

Latest Income: £47,725
Areas of Operation: Pembrokeshire
Status: Registered
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Kislingbury Village Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

Physical and mental training and recreation and social moral and interllectual 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 Kislingbury and its immediate vicinity without distinction of sex or of political religious or other opinions

Latest Income: £47,704
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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47th Doncaster (edenthorpe) Scout Group

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Housing, Leisure

Group Events: St Georges Day Parade, Family Camp, Carol Singing and Bag PackingBeavers: Challenge badges and visits in local areaCubs: several camps: Durham, Fanwood and Squirrel wood, lots of badge workScouts: Summer camp at Scarborough, lots of other camps and a youth hostel trip. Plus canoeing, hiking and games.

Latest Income: £47,504
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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The Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir

Arts

Performing classical music concerts & workshops in the area.

Latest Income: £47,440
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
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.