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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.

4th Bushey Girl Guide Company

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Girl Guiding UK is a worldwide organisation for girls and young women offering a range of educational and challenging activities both indoor and outdoor. Activities include first aid, craft, food skills, camping, art, drama, team work and team building challenges etc etc

Latest Income: £74,253
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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1st Halesowen Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Scout Group catering for male and female members between the ages of 4 and 14 years. Also Duke of Edinburgh Award group.

Latest Income: £73,727
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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8th Hornchurch(st Andrew's) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

8th Hornchurch Scout Group is a member of The Scout Association, providing section night and camping activities for children aged 6 to 14.

Latest Income: £73,725
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Oxford Sea Cadets T.s. Euryalus

Armed forces, Associations, Leisure

Training in the traditions of the Royal Navy for boys and grils between 10 and 18. Activities include power boating, sailing canoeing, adventure training and Offshore oportunities with the Sea Cadet offshore fleet

Latest Income: £71,697
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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11th Norwich Sea Scouts

Associations, Leisure

Providing progressive training in a wide variety of activities, including canoeing, sailing, camping, hobbies, leadership, hill walking, map reading and many more

Latest Income: £71,038
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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1st Hardingstone Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Organisation providing safe environment for children from 6 to adult to learn / play / make friends. The scout group meets every week. Scouts have the opportunity to try many indoor and outdoor activites including camping. They have the chance to earn badges for various challenges they take on. On reaching age 14 they are given opportunity to become young leaders to help in training of others.

Latest Income: £68,574
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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1st Hersham Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Scouting activities for children between 6 and 14 years, including camping and adventure activities in the UK and abroad

Latest Income: £66,835
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Wolverhampton Scouts

Associations, Environment, Leisure

General Scouting activities. We maintain and run a Campsite on the Crown Estate at Patshull in Staffordshire with indoor accommodation as well as a camping field. Activities there would include walking, orienteering, use of a climbing tower, looking at nature and natural environments, all aspects of camping etc.

Latest Income: £66,735
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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3rd Southgate (st Paul's Winchmore Hill) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

The training of young people in scouting skills with particular emphasis on self reliance, initiative, team spirit and leadership skills, and guided by the scout law & promise. A wide range of activities are included in the structured training programme including first aid, map reading, pioneering skills and camping and there is an emphasis on the outdoors which covers a very wide range of activit

Latest Income: £65,693
Areas of Operation: Enfield
Status: Registered
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Hickling Playing Field Or Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

To provide an outdoor grass area for outdoor activities, a young childrens play area and a purpose built building for all indoor activities for parishioners and the general public visiting Hickling.

Latest Income: £65,674
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Scarborough District Scout Council

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as members of their local, national and international communities.We welcome all young people aged 6 and onwards to adulthood regardless of personal background, faith and gender.Main activities are outdoor activities, badges and competitions, good turns, camping and sports.

Latest Income: £65,604
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Merton Unit 368 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

WE ARE A YOUTH ORGANISATION BASED IN THE MITCHAM AREA OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON.PART OF THE MARINE SOCIETY AND SEA CADET CORPS. WE PROVIDE TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, AGED BETWEEN 10YRS AND 18YRS, ALL BASED ON A NAUTICAL THEME,AS WELL AS OUTDOOR PURSUITS, BTEC, AND DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME. THE AIM IS TO ASSIST THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR CARE, TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF THE FUTURE.

Latest Income: £65,264
Areas of Operation: Merton
Status: Registered
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13th Lincoln (birchwood) Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Indoor and outdoor activities consistant with the aims and ideals of the Scout Association.The Scout Group is active in Lincoln city and Lincolnshire.

Latest Income: £64,251
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Barn Outdoor Pursuits Association

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

The charity aims to provide an accommodation centre to enable programmes for personal and social development of young people in Rural & Wild Country. This is founded upon the principle of equality of opportunity and the principal that it should be affordable to all, irrespective of social standing or background.

Latest Income: £63,756
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Caravanners And Campers Christian Fellowship

Leisure

The objects of the Charity are to advance the Christian Faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith by:- Bringing together Christian caravanners and campers, and other interested friends, for devotional and evangelistic purposes. Meeting for Christian witness, fellowship by arranging camping rallies and reunions or by organising similar activities.

Latest Income: £62,116
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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3rd Wokingham Mayor's Own Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Activities in doors and out eg camping,cooking

Latest Income: £62,012
Areas of Operation: Wokingham
Status: Registered
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Grasmere Village Society

Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Contributions ?3000 to a new stone built bus shelter, ?1000 to disabled access to village hall, ?200 eradicating Japanese knot weed, Himalayan balsam volunteers, ?500 to Jubilee Fund.?200 to Allotments, ?250 Flood Group storage shed, ?1,000 climbing frame for playarea. Produce village newsletter. Litter picking, lobbying on planning and environment. Maintain amenities e.g. seats, 4 bus shelters.

Latest Income: £61,083
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Padworth Village Hall

Animals, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

To make it possible for a range of activities to take place for people of all ages and abilities who live in Padworth and the surrounding area. Activities in the hall include :- mother and baby/child groups, Women's Institute, physical fitness, and self-help groups. Outdoor activities consist of a children's play area, a football pitch, dog training facilities, and pitches for leisure caravans

Latest Income: £60,367
Areas of Operation: West Berkshire
Status: Registered
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47th Coventry (st Albans) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Scout Group. The training of children and young people to help make them better citizens when they grow up. This is by learning useful tasks. Outdoor activities with adventure. The chance to develop leadership skills.

Latest Income: £60,362
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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North Of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team

Leisure, Saving of lives

The team was formed back in the 1970s as a North of Tyne Local Education Authority team in response to an increase in the number of incidents occurring on the hills and fells of Northumbria as outdoor activities such as climbing and hill walking grew in popularity. It became the North of Tyne Search & Rescue Team in the early 80s and more recently became the North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team

Latest Income: £59,737
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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1st Chapel-En-Le-Frith Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Religion

1st Chapel-en-le-Frith Scouts are an active Scout Group and we offer a wide range of Scouting experiences for boys and girls aged between 6-14 years old. Outdoor activities such as camping and hiking are an important part of our programme, but sport in general is a priorty, as is teaching children a range of craft skills and instilling in them the need to treat all people with understanding and re

Latest Income: £59,081
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Wantage Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Providing Scouting activities for children aged 6-8 - Beavers; for children 8-11 - Cubs; for children ages 11 -14 - Scouts; and older children 14-18 Explorer Scouts. These activities can be water based - e.g swimming and canoeing: camping - a number of times during the year for most age groups. There are also the weekly meetings where the leaders organise indoor and outdoor activities.

Latest Income: £58,826
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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11th Stoke-On-Trent And Newcastle (kidsgrove) Scout Group

Arts, Associations, Leisure

All scouting activities, which include: kayaking, archery, climbing & abseiling, camping, mountain biking, Music, Dance.

Latest Income: £57,126
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Esher Church School Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Leisure

The Esher Church School Association is the Parents' Association at Esher Church School. We have two main aims within the ECSA; one is to raise funds for the school, the other is to have a good time raising these funds.The ECSA has funded small and large projects, ranging from the climbing frame in Reception to the swimming pool, computers for the computer suite and new books for the library.

Latest Income: £56,042
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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8th Squirrels Heath (harold Wood) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

We are a Scout group which includes Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. We fundraise to pay for the upkeep of our Scout group headquarters and to give our young people as many opportunties to attend various scouting activities i.e. camping

Latest Income: £55,613
Areas of Operation: Havering
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.