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Leisure Charities That specialise in Outdoor pursuits

Discover 453 Leisure charities that specialise in outdoor pursuits. Use the search below to filter within these results.

453
Charities
£2,623,940,098
Total Income
£282,053
Avg Income
80.9%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

1st Redhill Scout And Guide Group

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Society

Activities include art, craft, music, cooking, first aid, sports, outdoor pursuits & camps, all ran in conjunction with a progressive badge system, which is available to boys and girls aged 6-14 years, with the object of instructing them in the principles of discipline, loyalty and good citizenship. Meetings: Mon 7.00pm Band, Weds 5.45pm Beavers, 7pm Cubs, Thurs 7.30pm Guides, Fri 7pm Scouts.

Latest Income: £14,598
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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3rd Hoddesdon Scout Group

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

Activities include camping, visits, sailing, water sports, bowling, hillwalking, learning about cooking, and gardening, and taking part in various fund-raising activities.

Latest Income: £14,082
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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1st Lliw Valley (loughor) Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Educational visits, outdoor activities (camping, backwoods cooking)

Latest Income: £13,041
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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1st Edwinstowe Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Community work, gaining badges, Camping and outdoor activities.

Latest Income: £12,928
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Third Frodsham Sea Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Society

Generally the promotion of the principles and objectives of the Scout movement with emphasis on water-based training and activities for all young people.Water-based activities include sailing, swimming, water safetyLand-based activities include camping, survival skills, health and safety, good citizenship

Latest Income: £12,838
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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1st Welling Boy Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

We offer a wide range of activities including camping, climbing, hiking, spirital, community service and many other activities.

Latest Income: £12,758
Areas of Operation: Bexley
Status: Registered
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86th Leicester (buckminster Baptist) Scout Group

Associations, Leisure, Religion

Education including Young Leader training, basic life support. Faith activites, including attending church. Recreation including canoeing, camping, climbing, abseiling, football, games. Scouting activities including knots, backwoods cooking, badge work.

Latest Income: £12,333
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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First Sleights Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

first aid, horticulture, cycling, shelter making, camping, swimming, star gazing

Latest Income: £10,703
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Girlguiding Lancaster And Garstang Division

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

GirlGuiding is the UKs leading charity for girls and young women. This local chapter of the charity supports Girlguiding units in Lancaster, Garstang and surrounding Lancashire villages. The Division jointly owns, with Morecambe Division (Reg Charity No 1025226), Silver Sapling campsite, Silverdale as a camping and outdoor activity facility available to local units and those in the wider area.

Latest Income: £10,355
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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1st Middleton Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

scout group badge work camping games

Latest Income: £10,207
Areas of Operation: Rochdale
Status: Registered
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13th Warrington Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

The group consists of Scouts, Cubs, Beavers and Squirrels. We have a wide variety of children from all walks of life. As well as weekly sessions, we take our children on trips, camping and on many district scout activities.

Latest Income: £10,065
Areas of Operation: Warrington
Status: Registered
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1st Chadsmoor Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Training and development of young people - Outdoor activities, ie camping abseiling etc., and life skills incorporated in badge work

Latest Income: £9,923
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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261st Birmingham (st Edburgha's) Scout Group

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

Education and learning The Scouting group provides a safe and structured environment to enable youngsters to experience a wide range of activities. These are covered within the badgework programme of the Scout Organisation as well as fund raising, day trips, camping and overseas trips. These are all supervised by fully qualified CRB cleared adults endorsed by The Scout Association.

Latest Income: £9,898
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of Woolmer Green School

Arts, Associations, Education, Environment, Leisure

School summer & Xmas Fete - quiz nights barn dance Craft Morning Cake sales Disco Textile recycling Camping nights

Latest Income: £8,500
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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St Olaves Village Hall

Animals, Facilities, Leisure

Hall for the use of residents and general public for village projects and events, activity groups, parties, dog shows, keep fit, outdoor activities.

Latest Income: £8,183
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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East Coker Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Worldwide scouting activities, camping, travel etc.

Latest Income: £8,161
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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3rd Hindley Boy Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

We promote scouting activities within a structured progressive award system. Focus is on team work, leadership, personal development and community awareness. We encourage outdoor activities ie in the form of camping & pursuits such as orienteering etc.

Latest Income: £7,979
Areas of Operation: Wigan
Status: Registered
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St Breward's Units Of The Girl Guides Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

St Breward Guides and Brownies are the units in the village of St Breward and offer activities for all girls from the age of seven years upwards. Currently there are 18 Brownies 13 Guides 2 Young leaders (those 14 - 18 who are working towards a leadership quliafication) and 6 adults. Activites range from craft, public service and health to outdoor activities such as walking, swimming and camping.

Latest Income: £7,780
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Holme Valley District Scout Council

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

Scouting outdoor activities, camping, rock climbing, canoeing, sailing, hiking, fund raising, educating trips abroad.

Latest Income: £7,647
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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8th Bexleyheath Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

We are a Scout group which includes Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, both boys and girls.Activities include Camping, games, learning new skills and teamwork

Latest Income: £7,388
Areas of Operation: Bexley
Status: Registered
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The J G Bird Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Supporting outdoor activities for children and young people

Latest Income: £7,088
Areas of Operation: Manchester City
Status: Registered
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6th Stourbridge Guides

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

Provide a programme of activities for girls and young women including health, crafts, sports, first aid, cooking, outdoor adventurous activities, camping. Also service in the community and fundraising for other charities.

Latest Income: £6,822
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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25th Keighley Long Lee Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

CAMPING TRIPSFUND RAISINGWALIKINGCOLLEGE VISITS

Latest Income: £6,779
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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41st Coventry Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

EDUCATING YOUNGSTERS ON OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND CRAFT WORK AND ENVIORMENT ISSUES AND MEETING PEOPLE AND HELPING PEOPLE NOT AS FORTUNATE AS THEMSELVES

Latest Income: £6,625
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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8th St Helens Scout Group

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

CAMPING FUNDRAISING WEEKLY MEETINGS

Latest Income: £5,433
Areas of Operation: St Helens
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many outdoor-pursuits leisure charities are there in the UK?

There are 453 registered outdoor-pursuits leisure charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the outdoor-pursuits leisure charities by income?

Royal Mencap Society is the largest by latest reported annual income (£247.3m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of outdoor-pursuits leisure charities?

Outdoor-pursuits leisure charities reported a combined annual income of £2.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for outdoor-pursuits leisure charities?

Across all outdoor-pursuits leisure charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 80.9%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of outdoor-pursuits leisure charities?

Outdoor-pursuits leisure charities have an average annual income of £282k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.