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Top 25 Arts councils based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 112 arts councils headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 2,094 professional contacts across them, including 827 with verified work emails and 128 with mobile numbers. London is the largest hub.

This list covers arts councils headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 7, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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112Companies
2,094Contacts tracked
827Verified emails
128Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest arts councils based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 112 arts councils based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 7, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to arts councils: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026501-1,000868 contacts →

“We champion, develop and invest in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
2Indirect evidenceSalford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 202651-200206 contacts →

“We are Salford and proud.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
3Partial evidenceEdinburgh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 202651-200118 contacts →

“Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
4Indirect evidenceGloucestershire, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 2026201-50092 contacts →

“At The Cheltenham Trust, we are dedicated to enriching the lives of residents and visitors through art, culture, heritage, sport, play and performance.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
5Indirect evidenceFarnham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 202651-20047 contacts →

“Farnham Maltings is a cultural organisation, based in south west Surrey, that exists to encourage the people of Farnham and further afield to participate in, shape and understand…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
6Partial evidenceBelfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5037 contacts →

“We are the lead development and funding agency for the arts in Northern Ireland.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
7Partial evidenceLuton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 202651-20035 contacts →

“The Culture Trust Luton is an arts and cultural charity for the people of Luton and beyond.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
8Partial evidenceCumbria, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 202651-20030 contacts →

“The Brewery Arts has been creating memorable experiences in Kendal since 1972.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
9Indirect evidenceSalford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5029 contacts →

“We empower artists and communities through creative development, transforming people and the places in which they live through opportunities to engage with accessible, artistic…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
10Indirect evidenceSunderland, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5028 contacts →

“Sunderland Culture aims to improve life for everyone in Sunderland through culture.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
11Partial evidenceLoughborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-1013 contacts →

“We are an artist-led, independent community arts and media organisation based in the Borough of Charnwood in the East Midlands of Britain.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
12Partial evidenceWeston-super-mare, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5012 contacts →

“Super Culture was launched in August 2023 – bringing together two of North Somerset’s arts flagships – award winning organisation Theatre Orchard and Culture Weston.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
13Partial evidenceGuernsey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-1012 contacts →

“Guernsey Arts (GAC) was launched in 2008 with the intention of providing a strong, identifiable voice in the community, raising public awareness and promoting the value, relevance…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
14Partial evidenceSouthampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-1011 contacts →

“a space’ arts is a visual arts organisation that supports artists and inspires audiences through exhibitions, studio spaces, professional development and by culturally reanimating…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
15Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-1011 contacts →

“Established in 2003, Outset Contemporary Art Fund is an international, independent charity pooling donations from patron circles and partners to support new art for the widest…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
16Partial evidenceDumfries, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5011 contacts →

“The Stove Network is Scotland's only arts-led development trust.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
17Partial evidenceBrighton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-109 contacts →

“We are an arts organisation and charity.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
18Partial evidenceGateshead, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-109 contacts →

“GemArts - a dynamic arts development organisation.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
19Partial evidenceSouth Petherton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-108 contacts →

“Take Art is a pioneering arts charity and a medium sized business serving the towns, villages and rural communities of Somerset.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
20Indirect evidenceCumbria, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-108 contacts →

“Artist-led org changing & enriching lives through cultural initiatives, strategic projects, events & festivals.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
21Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-108 contacts →

“We believe the arts make life better, and everyone should have opportunities to experience and take part in them.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
22Indirect evidenceNottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-108 contacts →

“Since 1977, we’ve been breaking down barriers to reconnect people with art, culture and creativity.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
23Partial evidenceCrieff, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-108 contacts →

“Strathearn Arts is a community-owned arts organisation aiming to enrich people’s lives, bring the community together and put Strathearn on the cultural map of Scotland.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
24Partial evidenceStoke-on-trent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-108 contacts →

“B arts (Beavers Arts ltd) is a combined and participatory arts organisation founded in 1985.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
25Partial evidenceKeighley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-107 contacts →

“Keighley Creative is an arts charity (number 1190497) co-designing exciting projects and fun activities with local artists, communities, organisations and businesses in a small…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026

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Arts councils based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 7, 2026
39.5%Verified-email coverage
6.1%Mobile-number coverage
18.7Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
17.9%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 7, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
77
11-50
22
51-200
9
201-500
3
501-1,000
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How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among arts councils, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “arts councils”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names arts councils), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among arts councils, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 827 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 7, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names arts councils, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many arts councils are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 112 arts councils headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Arts Council England, headquartered in Manchester Manchester, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most arts councils?

London leads with 20 headquartered companies, followed by Belfast (2) and Bristol (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 827 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 112 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 7, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.