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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.

The Friends Of The University Of Bristol Theatre Collection

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Education

Supports the work of the University of Bristol Theatre Collection, volunteering roles in the archives and raising funds to assist in the purchase of new acquisitions.

Latest Income: £37,315
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Havant And District Orchestral Society

Arts

The Havant Orchestras aim to perform to the highest standards an extensive range of orchestral music.

Latest Income: £37,302
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Sevenoaks Players

Arts, Charitable activities

THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS BY THE PRODUCTION OF PUBLIC STAGE PLAYS AND OPERATIC PERFORMANCES. IN THE LAST YEAR WE PRODUCED TWO MAJOR PRODUCTIONS AT THE STAG THEATRE IN SEVENOAKS AND TWO ONE ACT PLAY TO THREE DRAMA FESTIVALS.

Latest Income: £37,271
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Birmingham Festival Choral Society

Arts

We meet every week to rehearse for concerts and other musical activities, which we perform at least four times a year. Every Christmas, we sing in a charity concert with all the proceeds being donated to a local charity.

Latest Income: £37,202
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Romsey Choral Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of choral music in all its aspects by the presentation of public choral concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the Society through its commitee shall determine from time to time.

Latest Income: £37,174
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Cantorion Menai

Arts

MIXED CHOIR WHO PERFORM TWO LOCAL CONCERTS EACH YEAR

Latest Income: £37,157
Areas of Operation: Conwy
Status: Registered
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Blaby And Glen Parva Community Service

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support

The community service provides lunch clubs with transport, social groups,with transport where necessry, a social support group, painting and exercise groups, and outings mainly for older people. Provides opportunities for people with learning difficulties.as clients or volunteers. Hires out premises to other groups and local people. Information 0116-2787944.

Latest Income: £37,089
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Hereford Hospital Radio Service

Arts, Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Leisure

Entertainment for Hospital Patients, and those in Old Age Person Homes, and to those under ' Care in the Community'

Latest Income: £37,085
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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York Musical Theatre Company

Arts, Beneficiary group

To educate the public in dramatic and operatic arts, to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts, to assist and further such charitable institutions and charitable purposes as the Executive Committee shall determine.

Latest Income: £37,080
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Trinity Scout Group

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Scouting activities include weekly meetings for games, cooking , camping, theatre, sports etc for young people.

Latest Income: £37,078
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Calvin And Rose G Hoffman Marlowe Memorial Trust

Arts

To promote and encourage investigative research into the life and works of Christopher Marlowe and into the authorship of the poems and plays now commonly attributed to William Shakespeare with particular regard to the possibility that Christopher Marlowe wrote some or all of those poems and plays or made some inspirational creative or compositional contributions towards the authorship of them.

Latest Income: £37,067
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Adderbury Music Trust

Arts

Promoting concerts and other such musical events in and around Oxfordshire

Latest Income: £37,024
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Wakeman Trust

Arts

Publishing Christian literature

Latest Income: £36,974
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Reculver And Beltinge Memorial Hall

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

The charity provides a well maintained village hall available for hire by local clubs & organisations. Regular users include Brownies, Art classes, WI, Garden Club, Bowling, Keep fit, Tia Chi, Zumba, Choir and Band practices. Taekwanda for kids, club fairs and polling station. Plus a venue for private parties. The hall has facilities for the disabled and well appointed stage and dressing rooms.

Latest Income: £36,968
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Attic Theatre Limited

Arts, Charitable activities

Promote , maintain,improve and advance public education , particularly by the promotion of educational plays and the encouragement of arts .

Latest Income: £36,965
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Montgomeryshire Youth Theatre

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education

Provision of drama-based activities for young people living in a predominantly rural area of mid Wales. The work is non-selective, and covers the age range 9 to 18+.

Latest Income: £36,935
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Chorley Christian Book Centre Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Education, Health

We mainly work within the Chorley, Lancashire area and provide support to Churches and other organisations. We are a Christian charity and support the work of local hospices and other caring charities. We sell Christian literature, CDs, DVDs, cards, music, etc. including church and school supplies. We carry a large stock. The shop was extended during 2011.

Latest Income: £36,899
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Brotton Village Hall

Arts, Facilities

The activities include:Bingo 3 times per weekDog club once per weekSpiritual evening once per weekFitness hour twice a weekTea dance once every two weeksChildrens parties

Latest Income: £36,841
Areas of Operation: Redcar And Cleveland
Status: Registered
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Journal Children's Fund,royal Antediluvian Order Of Buffaloes,grand Lodge Of England

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

To provide Grants to support the children of deceased members of the"GLE", and to support the Children of Members with their education.

Latest Income: £36,827
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Kendal Mid-Day Concert Club

Arts

To foster the appreciation of music through promoting concerts for the benefit of the general public in South Cumbria.

Latest Income: £36,748
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Pegswood Recreation Ground And Social Welfare Centre

Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Friendship Group, Dominoes, Bingo, Tea Dance, Tribal Dancing, Snooker, Line Dancing, Carpet Bowls, Whist Drive, Irish Country Dancing, Scottish Country Dancing, Ballroom Dancing, Table Tennis, Drum Classes and Children's Dance Class, Taekwondo, PIYo, Tai Chi and Eskrima. We also have 2 large halls and a kitchen which are rented out for children's parties, discos, over 50's lunches.

Latest Income: £36,722
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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Fairfield School Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Leisure

To provide grants to young people residing in the Fairfield area of Buxton, to assist with their education at university or college. Also to give grants for sports, study of music & other arts. Generally assisting with those costs.

Latest Income: £36,689
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Worshipful Company Of Joiners And Ceilers Charitable Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

TO FOSTER THE CRAFTS OF JOINERY AND CARVING INCLUDING MAKING GRANTS TO EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND PROVIDING PRIZES TO ADVANCE THIS OBJECT.

Latest Income: £36,624
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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Tyldesley Little Theatre

Arts, Charitable activities

Promotion, maintenance, improvement and advancement of the education of the public by the production of plays and the encouragement of the arts.

Latest Income: £36,494
Areas of Operation: Wigan
Status: Registered
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The Society Of Leather Technologists And Chemists Limited

Arts, Research

The principal activity of the 'SLTC' is to assist and encourage the application of science and technology to the manufacture and utilisation of leather and related products and by the publication of journals and the holding of meetings, to further the development of scientific knowledge in the leather industry.

Latest Income: £36,458
Areas of Operation: Various
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.