According to new figures from Arts & Business, London receives 90 per cent of all donations to the arts across the UK.

By comparison, the South East region, which sits in second, has only a 2.5 per cent share of all donations while in the North East they receive less than 1 per cent of the donation pie.

The London region received funding of more £335m where as the lowest funded region - the North East - received just over £3.2m towards the arts.

The research by Arts & Business, a charity seeking to connect arts bodies with donors, said that there had been a rise in individual giving, money received from trusts and foundations, as well as business investment, which combined saw a rise of £46.8m (21.9 per cent ) to £660.5m total over the past year.

Arts & Business director Philip Spedding has expressed sustainability concerns, stating that despite a rise in private donations, some are spending more than they're generating.

Heritage received the largest chunk of the funding at 34.4 per cent while festival and dance received just 2.7 per cent and 3.1 per cent of total funding respectively.

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