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Leisure Charities That specialise in Outdoor pursuits

Discover 468 Leisure charities that specialise in outdoor pursuits. Use the search below to filter within these results.

468
Charities
£2,704,707,050
Total Income
£272,076
Avg Income
81.8%
Program Ratio

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

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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1st Antrobus And Comberbach Seascout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

We offer a wide variety of activities to our young people, in all our sections - from craftwork to camping and outdoor pursuits with the aim of developing skills for life . The young people are encouraged to learn new skills, have fun with their fellow scouts, both within the group & the wider scouting community, and to raise money for charity, for supporting the group and other local initiatives.

Latest Income: £7,615
Areas of Operation: Cheshire West & Chester
Status: Registered
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9th Reigate Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Provides indoor and outdoor educational and adventure opportunities for its members, in the tradition of the scout movement.

Latest Income: £7,613
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Lifstan Boys Club

Leisure

Boxing, football, table tennis, outdoor activities

Latest Income: £7,500
Areas of Operation: Southend-on-sea
Status: Registered
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1st Burwash And Etchingham Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Our activities include Outdoor events: canoeing, hikes, nature trails, wide games, camping, rockclimbing and other scout activities. Improving social and community skills

Latest Income: £7,445
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
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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Gateway Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Gateway is a local scouting group, serving children in St Ives between the ages of 6 and 14. We aim to help young people enjoy adventurous activities and to give them opportunities for personal development and social responsibility. We offer a wide range of activities from camping, survival, first aid, archery, canoeing, shooting, astronomy and much, much more!

Latest Income: £7,331
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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1st Saltburn Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Helping young people take a constructive place in society.Encourage integration through good citizenshipPromoting community valuesHealthy recreation in particular camping and outdoor pursuites.

Latest Income: £7,252
Areas of Operation: Redcar And Cleveland
Status: Registered
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3rd Ventnor Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Camping/education/outdoor activities

Latest Income: £7,160
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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Maryport Boys & Girls Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To provide a place for young people to meet, congregate and play. The club also provides opportunities for any young person to go away on residential trips and to participate in many outdoor activities.This club also provides a service to the community, making its premises available to hire, to anyone, providing their activity is safe and legal.

Latest Income: £7,109
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
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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Christian Youth Camps

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Religion

To provide, for children, young people and families, a camping environment for Christian evangelism, growth and the building of relationships with people from other Christian groups.

Latest Income: £7,055
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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1st East Cowes Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Youth training including boating, camping etc.

Latest Income: £7,041
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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3rd Eastwood (st Mary's) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

3rd Eastwood (St Mary's) Scout Group provides activities for boys and girls in the Beavers (6 yrs - 8 yrs), cubs (8 yrs - 10 1/2 yrs) and scouts (10 1/2 yrs - 14 yrs). These activities are aimed at encouraging social and life skills: independence, initiative, leadership and survival. They attend camps (e.g. canoeing) where they utilise these skills.

Latest Income: £6,885
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Letchworth And Hitchin Unit 182 Of The Sea Cadet Corps.

Associations, Leisure

Providing a range of informal education activities such as boating, camping, engineering, cooking and competitions.

Latest Income: £6,789
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
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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The Boys' Brigade Sheffield Battalion

Leisure

The Battalion supports the work of Boys Brigade companies around the Sheffield and District (North Derbyshire and North Notts) area provide activities which cover Spiritual, Sport, Craft, Outdoor activities and a structured award scheme

Latest Income: £6,680
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Stevenage Unit No 493 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Leisure, Research

Stevenage Sea Cadets and Royal Marines Cadets offer a range of activities designed to develop the skills and values for success in life, adopting principles, values and training akin to the Royal Navy. Skills such as First Aid, Marine Engineering, Public Service, Fieldcraft, Weapons Handling, Orienteering, DofE, BTEC, STEM proficiency, Water activities such as rowing, kayak, powerboat and paddle

Latest Income: £6,679
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
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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Haverhill Youth Activity Trust

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

The object of the Trust is to help and education young people, mainly between the ages of 13 to 18 years, through the art and craft of outdoor pursuits, to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities, so they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society that their conditions of life may be improved.

Latest Income: £6,365
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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1st Allerton Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

ALL ACTIVITIES AS PER SCOUT ORGANISATION, CLIMBING, CANOEING, CAMPING, POTHOLING, ARCHERY, RIFLE SHOOTING, SURVIVAL TRAINING, OUTDOOR PURSUITS, SWIMMING AND ORIENTEERING

Latest Income: £6,335
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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19th Itchen Division

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

The purpose of Scouting is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities. Some of the activities included camping, hiking, archery, cooking and many more fun activities.

Latest Income: £6,245
Areas of Operation: Southampton City
Status: Registered
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1st Woodbury Guides

Leisure

Activities include many outdoor pursuits such as rock climbing, abseiling, kyaking, caving, archery. Annual residentials both indoors and camping.Challenges to encourage teamwork and an understanding of healthy lifestyles, global awareness, skills and relationships and cultural diversity.

Latest Income: £5,941
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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10th Deal (eastry) Scout Group

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

To help to educate, develop and enhance local childrens life and to be involved in the surrounding areas sports, outdoor activities and fund raising activities.

Latest Income: £5,878
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Endowment Fund For The School At Prescot

Arts, Education, Leisure

Provide financial assistance for pupils who have attended or still attend the school at Prescot by awarding travel scholarships etc. or helping to pay for extra courses, outfits, tools, instruments or books they may need to further their educationGrants for Educational Equipment not provided by the local authorityUpkeep, repairs and improvements to the Outdoor Education facility at Tan y Graig

Latest Income: £5,862
Areas of Operation: Knowsley
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 468 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 (£244.4m). 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 £2.7bn 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 81.8%. 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 £272k. 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.