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Best arts charities in Oxford

292 rated arts & culture charities connected to Oxford — local organisations plus UK-wide charities serving the area. Free Clarity Scores from UK regulator filings. Information only — not donation advice.

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Among the highest Clarity Scores on CharityCompare for arts work connected to Oxford are COMMON WEALTH THEATRE LIMITED, BEATING TIME, CREATE (ARTS) LIMITED. There are 292 rated options here — a mix of local charities and UK-wide organisations serving the area. Scores reflect filing transparency and financial stewardship from UK regulator filings, not programme impact. Use the table to compare, then give via each charity’s official site if you want to donate to local arts charities in Oxford.

Charity	Score	Cause spend	Income	Scope
COMMON WEALTH THEATRE LIMITED	100	100%	£760k	UK-wide
BEATING TIME	99	99%	£669k	UK-wide
CREATE (ARTS) LIMITED	99	89%	£1.6m	UK-wide
LONDON GAY MENS CHORUS (LGMC)	99	99%	£588k	UK-wide
THE FLYING SEAGULL PROJECT	99	88%	£446k	UK-wide
ART EXPLORA UK	97	88%	£1.2m	UK-wide
HALLE CONCERTS SOCIETY	97	92%	£11m	UK-wide
OXFORD LIEDER	97	89%	£742k	UK-wide
WELSHPOOL AND LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY PRESERVATION CO. LIMITED	97	78%	£1.2m	UK-wide
SHERMAN CYMRU	96	89%	£2.6m	UK-wide
STAGETEXT	96	97%	£999k	UK-wide
THE JAPAN SOCIETY	96	97%	£523k	UK-wide
CASTLEFIELD GALLERY	95	100%	£671k	UK-wide
MUSIC IN THE ROUND LIMITED	95	96%	£869k	UK-wide
THE MUSIC WORKS (CHARITY)	95	97%	£2.1m	UK-wide
BALLET LORENT LIMITED	94	98%	£817k	UK-wide
BIRMINGHAM OPERA COMPANY	94	94%	£824k	UK-wide
THE SHAKESPEARE GLOBE TRUST	94	85%	£31m	UK-wide
HAY FESTIVAL FOUNDATION LTD	93	99%	£6.9m	UK-wide
LONDON HANDEL SOCIETY LIMITED	93	95%	£579k	UK-wide
NOFIT STATE COMMUNITY CIRCUS LTD	93	97%	£2.4m	UK-wide
AWARDS FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS	92	94%	£1.9m	UK-wide
OPERA HOLLAND PARK	92	97%	£5.0m	UK-wide
THE NEW ENGLISH BALLET THEATRE	92	99%	£834k	UK-wide
IMPERIAL HEALTH CHARITY	91	90%	£8.9m	UK-wide
SYNERGY THEATRE PROJECT	91	91%	£484k	UK-wide
BRITISH TEXTILE BIENNIAL	90	100%	£442k	UK-wide
OXFORD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA TRUST	90	100%	£3.1m	UK-wide
THE BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY	90	99%	£4.8m	UK-wide
THE EGYPT EXPLORATION SOCIETY	90	81%	£1.2m	UK-wide
THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION	90	77%	£251m	UK-wide
The VOCES8 Foundation	90	100%	£2.5m	UK-wide
THE WORDSWORTH TRUST	90	78%	£2.2m	UK-wide
BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	89	95%	£8.6m	UK-wide
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET	89	94%	£25m	UK-wide
M6 THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED	89	100%	£602k	UK-wide
NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND	89	94%	£18m	UK-wide
TANGLED FEET LIMITED	89	98%	£767k	UK-wide
NORTHERN BALLET LIMITED	88	86%	£11m	UK-wide
PAVILION DANCE SOUTH WEST LIMITED	88	88%	£1.1m	UK-wide
PHILHARMONIA LTD	88	94%	£11m	UK-wide
STUDIO WAYNE MCGREGOR LIMITED	88	92%	£3.1m	UK-wide
THE PEOPLE'S ORCHESTRA	88	82%	£668k	UK-wide
TOWNER	88	84%	£3.6m	UK-wide
IN PLACE OF WAR CIO	87	98%	£681k	UK-wide
JERWOOD FOUNDATION	87	90%	£32m	UK-wide
SOUTH EAST DANCE LIMITED	87	95%	£902k	UK-wide
TENDER EDUCATION AND ARTS	87	95%	£1.8m	UK-wide
THE CORN EXCHANGE (NEWBURY) TRUST	87	95%	£2.9m	UK-wide
THE STUDY SOCIETY	87	N/D	£327k	UK-wide
GREENWICH + DOCKLANDS FESTIVALS	86	100%	£1.8m	UK-wide
MIRACLE THEATRE TRUST LIMITED	86	92%	£666k	UK-wide
NORTHERN BROADSIDES THEATRE COMPANY	86	99%	£530k	UK-wide
ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY	86	57%	£5.1m	UK-wide
THE OXFORD PLAYHOUSE TRUST	86	83%	£5.3m	UK-wide
THEATR GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU	86	100%	£1.5m	UK-wide
UPSWING AERIAL LIMITED	86	99%	£588k	UK-wide
EX CATHEDRA LTD	85	94%	£906k	UK-wide
FIRST STORY LIMITED	85	92%	£858k	UK-wide
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL VISUAL ARTS	85	86%	£697k	UK-wide
JEWISH FUTURES TRUST LIMITED	85	97%	£14m	UK-wide
LONDON CONTEMPORARY DANCE (THE PLACE) LIMITED	85	93%	£11m	UK-wide
OKRE: OPENING KNOWLEDGE ACROSS RESEARCH AND ENTERTAINMENT	85	98%	£1.1m	UK-wide
THE FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE LIMITED	85	99%	£246m	UK-wide
THE JENCKS FOUNDATION	85	36%	£688k	UK-wide
THE PAUL MELLON CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BRITISH ART	85	100%	£8.3m	UK-wide
AL MADAD FOUNDATION	84	100%	£577k	UK-wide
AT THE BUS	84	94%	£789k	Local
HEADLONG THEATRE LIMITED	84	99%	£1.9m	UK-wide
HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY LTD	84	94%	£2.7m	UK-wide
THE LONDON MOZART PLAYERS TRUST	84	98%	£1.3m	UK-wide
THE NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE OF GREAT BRITAIN	84	89%	£4.0m	UK-wide
THE UK ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION - MUSIC MARK	84	94%	£816k	UK-wide
THEATR NA N'OG-THEATRE OF ETERNAL YOUTH	84	91%	£691k	UK-wide
WJEC CBAC LIMITED	84	100%	£61m	UK-wide
AKRAM KHAN DANCE COMPANY	83	100%	£2.7m	UK-wide
ARTICHOKE TRUST	83	84%	£1.1m	UK-wide
FLATPACK PROJECTS	83	99%	£533k	UK-wide
GARSINGTON OPERA LIMITED	83	88%	£10m	UK-wide
IMPROBABLE	83	98%	£549k	UK-wide
MANSFIELD AND SUTTON ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY CIO	83	62%	£2.5m	UK-wide
MILAP FESTIVAL TRUST	83	84%	£527k	UK-wide
ONE DANCE UK	83	94%	£853k	UK-wide
PAINES PLOUGH LIMITED	83	96%	£1.3m	UK-wide
THE BULLDOG TRUST LIMITED	83	60%	£1.0m	UK-wide
THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST	83	91%	£14m	UK-wide
Unicorn Theatre London Ltd	83	94%	£3.8m	UK-wide
WELSH NATIONAL OPERA LIMITED	83	85%	£18m	UK-wide
YOUNG CLASSICAL ARTISTS TRUST	83	82%	£815k	UK-wide
AURORA ORCHESTRA	82	93%	£2.3m	UK-wide
ONSIDE YOUTH ZONES	82	100%	£21m	UK-wide
ORCHESTRAS LIVE	82	93%	£1.1m	UK-wide
RAVEN ROW	82	100%	£1.5m	UK-wide
SIOBHAN DAVIES DANCE COMPANY	82	97%	£908k	UK-wide
THE DICKENS HOUSE AND THE DICKENS HOUSE FUND	82	78%	£982k	UK-wide
AUTOGRAPH ABP	81	77%	£1.6m	UK-wide
BALLET BLACK	81	93%	£1.0m	UK-wide
BOOKTRUST	81	92%	£12m	UK-wide
EMERGENCY EXIT ARTS	81	91%	£672k	UK-wide
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ORCHESTRAS OF GREAT BRITAIN	81	93%	£1.7m	UK-wide
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LIMITED	81	96%	£12m	UK-wide
THE ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED)	81	99%	£25m	UK-wide
THE CHIPPING NORTON THEATRE LIMITED	81	86%	£1.8m	Local
THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD	81	100%	£10m	UK-wide
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE	80	97%	£6.4m	UK-wide
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	80	95%	£8.6m	UK-wide
NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE	80	97%	£86m	UK-wide
PROPER JOB THEATRE COMPANY	80	100%	£985k	UK-wide
THE ANVIL TRUST LIMITED	80	98%	£6.9m	UK-wide
THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM	80	94%	£236k	UK-wide
WISE CHILDREN LIMITED	80	99%	£3.4m	UK-wide
BIRMINGHAM CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP	79	98%	£630k	UK-wide
CANDOCO DANCE COMPANY	79	93%	£830k	UK-wide
GINGKO	79	88%	£303k	UK-wide
GLYNDEBOURNE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED	79	95%	£42m	UK-wide
GREATER MANCHESTER ARTS CENTRE LIMITED	79	93%	£7.2m	UK-wide
NORTH MUSIC TRUST	79	86%	£17m	UK-wide
SCIENCE MEDIA CENTRE	79	94%	£775k	UK-wide
THE BARAKAT TRUST	79	95%	£337k	UK-wide
THE NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN	79	75%	£4.3m	UK-wide
THE THEODORA CHILDREN'S CHARITY	79	78%	£600k	UK-wide
Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation	78	95%	£996k	UK-wide
RUSSELL MALIPHANT DANCE COMPANY	78	99%	£209k	UK-wide
THE ALAN TURING INSTITUTE	78	99%	£49m	UK-wide
THE ARTANGEL TRUST	78	91%	£1.4m	UK-wide
THE LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE	78	82%	£2.4m	UK-wide
THE PUBLIC CATALOGUE FOUNDATION	78	93%	£2.2m	UK-wide
THE SIXTEEN	78	92%	£1.6m	UK-wide
UK Music Masters Ltd.	78	81%	£1.5m	UK-wide
Acosta Dance Foundation Ltd	77	92%	£1.5m	UK-wide
APPLES AND SNAKES	77	88%	£772k	UK-wide
FILM AND VIDEO UMBRELLA	77	100%	£445k	UK-wide
Leeds International Piano Competition	77	87%	£672k	UK-wide
MANCHESTER CAMERATA LIMITED	77	93%	£1.9m	UK-wide
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY	77	93%	£539k	UK-wide
THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF EUROPE	77	100%	£3.8m	UK-wide
THE LOWRY CENTRE TRUST	77	71%	£30m	UK-wide
THE ORGANISATION FOR NEW MUSIC AND SOUND	77	87%	£922k	UK-wide
THE OXFORD CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES	77	96%	£6.0m	UK-wide
THE YORKSHIRE DANCE CENTRE TRUST	77	82%	£840k	UK-wide
WE THE CURIOUS LIMITED	77	45%	£7.0m	UK-wide
ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION	76	82%	£1.4m	Local
BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE BROADCASTING TRUST	76	100%	£4.4m	UK-wide
CAMPAIGN FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	76	100%	£3.1m	UK-wide
CARTOON ART TRUST LIMITED	76	N/D	£389k	UK-wide
ESO (2006) LIMITED	76	100%	£379k	UK-wide
FRANTIC THEATRE COMPANY LTD	76	100%	£630k	UK-wide
INVISIBLE FLOCK CO	76	100%	£467k	UK-wide
LIVE MUSIC NOW LIMITED	76	94%	£1.4m	UK-wide
PEGASUS THEATRE TRUST	76	98%	£517k	Local
PENTABUS ARTS LIMITED	76	96%	£549k	UK-wide
SAMPAD (SOUTH ASIAN ARTS DEVELOPMENT)	76	95%	£455k	UK-wide
TARA ARTS GROUP	76	99%	£834k	UK-wide
THE CBSO DEVELOPMENT TRUST	76	97%	£125k	UK-wide
THE ENGLISH CONCERT	76	99%	£1.4m	UK-wide
THEATR CLWYD TRUST LTD	76	65%	£8.8m	UK-wide
THEATRE DE COMPLICITE EDUCATION LIMITED	76	97%	£1.1m	UK-wide
TRANSFORM THEATRE PROJECTS	76	99%	£320k	UK-wide
BALLETBOYZ LTD	75	100%	£604k	UK-wide
CRAFTS COUNCIL	75	87%	£3.6m	UK-wide
FUEL PRODUCTIONS LTD	75	97%	£1.1m	UK-wide
MUSIC FOR YOUTH	75	98%	£686k	UK-wide
TATE FOUNDATION	75	80%	£6.6m	UK-wide
THICKSKIN THEATRE	75	98%	£559k	UK-wide
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	74	98%	£13m	UK-wide
BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE LIMITED	73	81%	£15m	UK-wide
BOOKER PRIZE FOUNDATION	73	100%	£2.1m	UK-wide
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS	73	87%	£3.3m	UK-wide
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CIRCUS ARTS	73	86%	£2.6m	UK-wide
NEW CURATORS	73	N/D	£711k	UK-wide
REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED	73	86%	£8.7m	UK-wide
THE MUSIC VENUE TRUST	73	100%	£975k	UK-wide
AFRICAN CULTURAL EXCHANGE LIMITED	72	99%	£789k	UK-wide
BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET	72	96%	£18m	UK-wide
CLEAN BREAK THEATRE COMPANY	72	85%	£1.3m	UK-wide
ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE LIMITED	72	92%	£1.2m	UK-wide
OPERA NORTH LIMITED	72	94%	£19m	UK-wide
READ - THE READING AGENCY	72	98%	£2.8m	UK-wide
RLUK (RESEARCH LIBRARIES UK)	72	100%	£590k	UK-wide
THE BROOK TRUST	72	100%	£739k	UK-wide
THE SERPENTINE TRUST	72	78%	£15m	UK-wide
THE YARD THEATRE LIMITED	72	90%	£2.0m	UK-wide
ASIAN ARTS AGENCY	71	57%	£740k	UK-wide
MATT'S GALLERY LIMITED	71	N/D	£371k	UK-wide
PILOT THEATRE LIMITED	71	99%	£786k	UK-wide
QUENTIN BLAKE CENTRE FOR ILLUSTRATION	71	83%	£2.5m	UK-wide
SINFONIETTA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED	71	94%	£1.2m	UK-wide
THE AFRICA CENTRE LIMITED	71	100%	£643k	UK-wide
THE FREDERICK ASHTON FOUNDATION	71	100%	£535k	UK-wide
CITY OF LONDON SINFONIA LIMITED	70	94%	£1.2m	UK-wide
IKON GALLERY LIMITED	70	86%	£1.9m	UK-wide
MANCHESTER COLLECTIVE	70	100%	£903k	UK-wide
PEOPLE'S PALACE PROJECTS	70	86%	£1.1m	UK-wide
SHOBANA JEYASINGH DANCE COMPANY	70	92%	£535k	UK-wide
THE MONTEVERDI CHOIR AND ORCHESTRAS LIMITED	70	97%	£2.3m	UK-wide
THE NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA LTD	70	88%	£710k	UK-wide
THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON	70	90%	£82m	UK-wide
2FACED DANCE COMPANY LIMITED	69	N/D	£364k	UK-wide
AESOP ARTS AND SOCIETY LIMITED	69	100%	£431k	UK-wide
ARTSADMIN	69	96%	£1.1m	UK-wide

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