Maintains and runs Wigmore Hall and promotes appreciation of chamber music, song and other art forms for the benefit of the public.

Provides indoor and outdoor recreation and community facilities open to all sections of the community, and promotes performing arts and healthy leisure activities.

Promotes and plans Welsh-medium provision and Welsh language skills in higher, further and adult education in Wales, and improves Welsh communication skills for the public.

Maintains the Halle Orchestra and promotes its concerts in Manchester and across the UK, alongside recordings, broadcasts and educational outreach work.

Develops contemporary dance through a higher education establishment, producing and touring dance work and running a theatre and educational activities.

Runs a classical ballet company that tours 18 UK cities for about 26 weeks a year and offers training and workshops in the arts.

Manages sport and leisure facilities, arts venues, country parks and libraries for the people of Blaenau Gwent.

Promotes the science of energy and fuels for the public benefit through research, publications, conferences, training and professional standards.

Stages a large live-action night show of 2,000 years of British history at Auckland Castle in Bishop Auckland, performed by over 1,000 volunteers.

Runs a professional opera company staging a repertoire of well-known and rarely performed operas and running an educational programme in local schools.

Funds academic scholarships and fellowships, and has also supported art galleries, museums and humanitarian appeals.

Runs Royal & Derngate, the main arts and entertainment venue in Northamptonshire, with a youth theatre and a wide programme of drama, music and dance.

Produces and presents theatrical productions at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre and aims to advance education through the arts.

Makes grants to charitable projects and carries out activities that advance Japanese culture, heritage, history and language, with a focus on Japan House London.

Operates a theatre complex and arts centre in Leeds that produces an artistic programme and offers participatory arts and educational activities to people of all ages.

Promotes the art and science of engineering and technology for public benefit and advances education in engineering and technology.

Interprets and shares the museum's collection to show how the British Army shaped Britain from the Middle Ages to today.

Runs museum and heritage services for Brighton and Hove, aiming for world-class quality and an educational experience for visitors.

Provides museum and gallery services for residents of and visitors to York and the surrounding area.