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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.

The First New Cross (the Greys) Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

1st New Cross Scout Group take part in a large range of activities, indoor and outdoor; which include hiking, camping, climbing, abseiling, cooking (indoors and outside), craft making, writing, drawing and many more activities.

Latest Income: £33,513
Areas of Operation: Lewisham
Status: Registered
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Portobello (methodist) Scout Group

Associations, Leisure, Social welfare

The scout group has a splendid headquarters where all the different sections of the group meet, for various activities.The headquarters is also used by other voluntary organisations from time to time. Who make a small donation to the scout group for this facility.In addition the scouts have various activities away from the headquarters including camping, hiking and other social activities.

Latest Income: £33,069
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Hull City
Status: Registered
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1st Sandridge Scout And Guide Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

All Scouting Activities ie. knotting, first aid, cooking, fire lighting and map and compass work. All these skills are aimed at giving children the opportunity to take part in more adventurous activities enabling the children to look after themselves. Other activites include camping, interesting speakers, making things and demonstrations.

Latest Income: £32,950
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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St Chad's Leeds Scouts

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Scout Group with the following: Beaver Colony, Cub Pack, Scouts. Usual activities e.g. regular meetings, camps, outdoor activities. As Scouts, we believe in preparing young people with skills for life. We encourage our young people to do more, learn more and be more. Each week, the 19th North Leeds Scout Group give young people the opportunity to enjoy fun and adventure while gaining skills.

Latest Income: £32,466
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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1st Hilton Guide Company

Charity and VCS support, Leisure

Activity ranging from craft to camping, climbing, first aid, global awareness, fundraising, disability awareness and inclusion, etc

Latest Income: £32,313
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Wymondley Wood Scout And Guide Activity Centre

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

An activity centre for Scouts and Guides and other youth organisations providing camping and residential faciltities.

Latest Income: £32,312
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Nuneaton North Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Scout Group - To help young people achieve their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and as Members of their local, national and international communities. Our aim is provide a safe and supportive ervironment to help young people to develop through a variety of activities and new experiences including camping and kayaking..

Latest Income: £32,160
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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1st Westgate-On-Sea Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Sports, recreation and outdoor activities

Latest Income: £32,023
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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1st Dipton Scout Association

Arts, Associations, Leisure

Scout & Guide Group Activities include Camping, Cooking, Crafts, Woodcraft, Entertainment and allother things connected with Scouting & Guiding.

Latest Income: £32,023
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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2nd Rhiwbina Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

2nd Rhiwbina Scout group provides youth activities for young people, including camping and hiking. We operate from the scout hall off Lon Ucha, in Rhiwbina. We are a thriving group of 2 beaver colonies, 2 cub packs and a scout section, and offer a packed schedule of activities throughout the year.

Latest Income: £31,797
Areas of Operation: Cardiff
Status: Registered
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5th Dartford Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Scouting, Camping, Climbing, Abseiling, Archery, Target Shooting, Expeditions.

Latest Income: £31,467
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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18th Swindon Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Squirrel, Beaver, Cub and Scout sections, with activities undertaken according to the age group. Eg Squirrel and Beavers-indoor activities, craft activities and games; Cubs - map reading, activity badges, camp and outdoor skills; Scouts - activity badges (archery, shooting, swimming, caving, canoeing etc), cooking, competitions, camping, hikes.

Latest Income: £31,457
Areas of Operation: Swindon
Status: Registered
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5th Northfleet Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

CAMPING, HIKING, CRAFT, ETC IN LINE WITH THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION TRAINING SCHEME

Latest Income: £31,381
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Swansea Unit 331 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

In accordance with Sea Cadet regulation, our aim is to help young people towards responsible adulthood by encouraging valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct using a nautical theme based on the customs of the Royal Navy, also providing adventure training under the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme.

Latest Income: £31,054
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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1st Shoreham-By-Sea (kingston Buci) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Promotion of the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their community. Character building activities, outdoor activities (e.g camping, rock climbing, travel, swimming, sport) team building, environmental and civic awareness.

Latest Income: £30,528
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Mid-Wessex Camps Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure

MWCC is a Christian camping organisation providing low cost, value-for-money camps for children and families, mainly from the South of England.

Latest Income: £30,448
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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1st Newquay Scout Group

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

1st Newquay Scout Group, Cornwall, UK, provides a challenging programme of everyday adventure to the young people of Newquay and the surrounding area.Typical activities include Hiking, Camping, Crafts, Environment, Outdoors, Canoeing, Swimming, Wide games, Climbing, Hiking and much more.

Latest Income: £30,060
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Braintree District Scout Council

Associations, Leisure

scouts camping and training.

Latest Income: £29,979
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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22nd Oxford Sea Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Scouting Activities: Camping, Canoeing, Sailing, Group meetings.

Latest Income: £29,852
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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5th Bristol (st Lukes) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

General scouting activieties for boys and girls this includes:Camping, community work, general life skills

Latest Income: £29,631
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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1st Lyonsdown Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

SCOUT GROUP ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CAMPING, HIKING, CLIMBING AND GAMES

Latest Income: £29,607
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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7th Deal (sandwich St George's) Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Sporting activities - badge work - community work for beaver scouts - cub scouts - scouts - explorer scouts camping, as per Scout Association rules.

Latest Income: £29,547
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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11th Torbay Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Sea Scouting activities to boys and girls between 6 - 18 years of age. Activities include sailing, canoeing, camping, hiking and other Scouting activities.The Group is RN recognised which allows members to visit and sleep aboard RN ships, when available. We provide training in a range of water based activities that gain members RYA certificates, and British Canoe Association certificates.

Latest Income: £29,467
Areas of Operation: Torbay
Status: Registered
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5th Littlehampton Sea Scouts

Associations, Leisure

We are a scout group, including boating at sea, swimming, also shooting, camping weekendsand summer camps. Games, badge work.

Latest Income: £29,042
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Saddleworth Outdoor Pursuits Association

Leisure

SOPA provides a 32 bed outdoor activity centre on the outskirts of Oldham, in greenfield Saddleworth.

Latest Income: £28,624
Areas of Operation: Various
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.