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Visual arts AR104

Visual arts is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Arts category.

2,360 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 1.16% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

\b(painting|sculpture|sculpting|crafts|crafting|embroidery|ceramics|photography|visual arts?|photography|gallery|artistic works)\b

Distribution by size of charity

Income band Charities with tag Percent of all charities
Under £10k 766 1.08%
£10k - £100k 796 1.13%
£100k - £250k 248 1.11%
£250k - £500k 181 1.66%
£500k - £1m 102 1.49%
£1m - £10m 133 1.46%
Over £10m 11 0.49%
Total 2,237 1.16%

Distribution by charity regulator

Regulator Charities with tag Percent of all charities
ccew 1,810 1.06%
oscr 302 1.22%
ccni 248 3.44%
Total 2,360 1.16%

Ten largest charities (by income)

Name Latest income
THE ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST [Charity number: 1016972]
To ensure the Royal Collection is subject to proper custodial control and is conserved to the highest possible standards.To ensure the Royal Collection can be seen by as many people as possible.To broaden access through the publication of books and exhibition catalogues and development of the on-line gallery.To make appropriate acquisitions when resources become available.
£89,934,000
The King’s Trust [Charity number: SC041198]
(i) To promote by all charitable means the mental, spiritual, moral and physical development and improvement of young people and to provide opportunities for them to develop their full capacities and enable them to become responsible members of society so that their conditions of life may be improved, to include: (a) providing facilities for young people for recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare. (b) advancing the education of young people by the provision, encouragement and promotion of education, instruction or training in professions, vocations, industries, crafts, trades or the skills needed in employment. (c) relieving poverty amongst young people through the provision of assistance (including financial assistance) and encouragement whilst their education is being advanced as aforesaid or whilst they are in the process of establishing new businesses or preparing for entering upon or engaging in a profession, trade, craft or service. (d) arranging periods of voluntary work in the community. and (e) for the benefit of the public encouraging and assisting young people in their understanding of and practical action in support of the natural and built environment. (ii) To promote and conduct research into social conditions affecting young people and the mental, spiritual, moral and physical needs of young people and to publish the useful results of such research. (iii) To carry out any such approved objects (as defined by Regulation 33 of the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 or any amendment thereto) as are exclusively charitable and to encourage young people particularly to do so. (iv) To support such charity or charities or such charitable purpose or purposes as the Council shall in its absolute discretion think fit
£63,586,000
SRUC [Charity number: SC003712]
The objects for which the Institution is established are, for the benefit of the public in Scotland and elsewhere, to advance education, science and environmental protection and improvement and in furtherance of these purposes the Institution will:- 4.1.1 equip, carry on, maintain and develop a college or school or schools having as its, or their, main objects the provision of tertiary education and in particular the teaching and study of, advice on and research into the Natural Economy and so improving knowledge, training and skill levels and encouraging entrepreneurial activity, and to provide appropriate business support, in Natural Economy-related opportunities across rural Scotland. 4.1.2 expand research and education capacity in relation to the Natural Economy, developing stronger partnership working between all stakeholders including public bodies. 4.1.3 support and encourage rural communities endowed with significant Natural Economy assets to develop sustainability and inclusivity based on those assets. and 4.1.4 encourage people and communities across Scotland to grasp the opportunities of the Natural Economy to deliver a green recovery based on high quality natural capital assets. 4.2 In this clause, as elsewhere in these articles, the expression “Natural Economy” and cognate words, where the context permits, means ecosystem services being agriculture, fishing and aquaculture, food and drink, energy (including renewables), forestry, logging, and manufacture of wood and tourism and generally any and all associated sciences, technologies, crafts and skills, and all matters of whatever nature related to the use of land and water resources, health (including animal health and veterinary services), all aspects of economics and socio-economics, leisure, leisure activities and industries, wildlife habitats, conservation, climate change, natural capital, biodiversity and game management, the rural way of life and environment and the sustainable use of natural resources.
£61,271,000
THE MAYFLOWER THEATRE TRUST [Charity number: 294745]
The primary objectives of the trust as defined by the memorandum and articles of association are the encouragement of the arts, the promotion and advancement of education, and the cultivation and improvement of public education in drama, mime, opera, singing, music, dance, painting, and sculpture, cinema, literature and other arts.
£28,804,714
BRADFORD CULTURE COMPANY LIMITED [Charity number: 1194599]
To promote the arts and heritage for the benefit of the public within the city of Bradford and to advance the arts, in particular the arts of performance, music, drama, poetry reading, sculpture, painting, handicrafts and all other associated arts, by encouraging public participation by supporting the arts and heritage sector through promotion, representation and development.
£26,834,031
THE THEATRE ROYAL BATH LIMITED [Charity number: 277723]
To promote, maintain, improve and advance education particularly by the production of educational plays and the encouragement of the Arts including the arts of drama, ballet, music, literature, sculpture and painting, particularly but not exclusively for children and young people
£18,835,473
National Art Collections Fund [Charity number: SC038331]
4. Purposes Art Fund exists for the following charitable purposes, for the public benefit and primarily in support of museums, galleries and visual arts organisations: 4.1 To promote art and culture, including (without limitation) by: (a) securing (or assisting others to secure) works of art, and objects of national and historical importance, for presentation or loan to public art collections for public exhibition on such terms as the Trustees consider appropriate. and (b) increasing public access to art and culture. 4.2 To advance education in art and culture. and 4.3 To support the effectiveness of charities that are museums, galleries and other visual arts organisations furthering the purposes set out in clauses 4.1 and 4.2.
£17,681,000
Screenskills Limited [Charity number: SC039556]
3.1 To promote, advance and provide training and education for persons working or intending to work whether as employees or independent contractors in any sector including, but not limited to, the film, radio, television, video, digital media, photography, photographic processing, digital imaging, animation, computer games, publishing, facilities, advertising, fashion and textiles, and associated industries ('the Industry') and for the purposes of this clause 'facilities' shall mean specialist technical and support services to the creative media industry. 3.2 To promote advance and provide training and education to members of the public generally.
£17,450,415
THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST [Charity number: 312722]
The School's principal activity is the education of boys aged between four and thirteen, including sports, music, drama, arts and crafts and other activities.
£14,222,894
The Jon Schueler Charitable Trust [Charity number: SC038261]
The advancement of the arts and culture in particular by the care and management of the paintings, works on paper and archives of the late Jon Schueler having received the same either on my death or previously. and The advancement of education by giving financial support and encouragement to education and training in the visual arts, in particular painting , through grants or loans to other charities with similar charitable purposes or to individuals. provided that in the case of individuals such grants are awarded on an objective and non-discriminatory basis pursuant to a procedure approved in advance by the Internal Revenue Service
£13,307,905

Ten random charities

Name Latest income
South Lough Neagh Regeneration Association [Charity number: NI106325]
SLNRA delivers a range of programmes/projects for public benefit and carries this work by; • Organising health & wellbeing clinics which take place within local community venues • Organising training and educational workshops and one off events which bring communities and families together • Delivery of art and cultural activities within local communities • Delivery of cross community activities and events which bring our communities together • Secure funding for capital projects to help improve the local area e.g. the building of the Maghery Rural Enterprise Centre which created incubation units for the creation of small rural business start-ups • the Maghery Cut Bridge Project which help local tourism and the local community by providing a secure bridge over the cut and created access to Lough Neagh at Maghery, the south Lough Neagh Sculpture Trail which created an enhanced area within the village’s in the south Lough Neagh region.
£45,772
AMBERSIDE TRUST [Charity number: 1160760]
To secure the future of the Amber film & photography Collection by: maintaining its integrity and addressing conservation needs; supporting Side Gallery & Cinema, where the work can be seen; extending access through touring and online work; building awareness of its story; and enabling the new work (acquisition,production & educational activity) which will take this living archive forward
£11,358
Queen's Park Camera Club [Charity number: SC044914]
The objective of the Club shall be to promote and encourage the study, practice and knowledge of the art and science of photography and its applications, and other educational, artistic and cultural purposes connected therewith, among members of the Club and the general public in Glasgow and the surrounding district.
£10,938
Conwy Mind [Charity number: 1073596]
Mental health resource centre offering various activiies such as self help groups, alternative therapies, art and crafts and many more
£615,634
Wadworth Parent Teacher Council [Charity number: 1124354]
Raising funds to support the school and children's education 1)Christmas and maypole celebrations which involve the school's surrounding community 2) cake sales 3) raffles 4) school disco's 5) bag packs 6) making crafts to sell
£3,698
THE HALL SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST [Charity number: 312722]
The School's principal activity is the education of boys aged between four and thirteen, including sports, music, drama, arts and crafts and other activities.
£14,222,894
FORMA ARTS AND MEDIA LIMITED [Charity number: 1152156]
To promote, maintain, improve, support and encourage the arts;To advance education in the arts including the production, exhibition, presentation, organisation, provision, publication, management, distribution, broadcasting or webcasting of all or any such arts in any forum.
£435,031
CAMFEST [Charity number: 1180064]
CAMFEST fosters and promotes Arts and Crafts in all its forms and especially through the delivery of events, education and the provision of general information on Arts and Crafts for the benefit of the community.
THE BEAN TRUST FOR BLAKE STUDIES [Charity number: 291031]
The object of the Charity is to advance public education in the arts of poetry and painting and with particular reference to the works of British poets and painters and especially the Works of William Blake.
£798
EVENWOOD AND RAMSHAW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION [Charity number: 1069796]
Our aim is to provide and promote a range of social activities, arts & crafts-games for the younger children. A youth group for 13-19 years. Outings for all age groups. Supporting lunch club for over 55s. Encourage fitness by holding excercise classes.
£2,219