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Leisure Charities That specialise in Recreation

Discover 4,072 Leisure charities that specialise in recreation. Use the search below to filter within these results.

4,072
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.

Snitterfield Playing Field

Facilities, Leisure

To provide sports and leisure facilities

Latest Income: £11,650
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Amory Westexe Garden Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of Public Open Space & Recreation Area

Latest Income: £11,648
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Robin Hoods Bay Institute

Health, Housing, Leisure

We provide in our building quiet recreational activities away from alcohol and the hurly-burly of public entertainment areas specifically for those at home from duty in the armed forces, and for the residents of the parish of Fylingdales.

Latest Income: £11,625
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Duns Tew Village Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

Meetings (formal and social), theatrical and musical performances, sporting and other leisure activities.

Latest Income: £11,618
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Sutton On Hull Reading And Recreation Society

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Our core activities are snooker and pool that is available to our members 6 days per week. Other activities include sports and activities, on our playing fields and family fun days for the community. A meeting room, classroom and grounds are available for use to any group. A Men in Sheds project was set up in 2020, using the facilities available for gardening and hobby pursuits.

Latest Income: £11,615
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Hull City
Status: Registered
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Village Hall, Purleigh

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of premises for recreational and educational activities in the village.

Latest Income: £11,614
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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North Shropshire Community Care Trust

Leisure, Social welfare

To support and further all or any charitable activities carried out in connection with the C.of E. in the Diocese of Lichfield, in particular: a) the relief of poverty, sickness and distress; b) the promotion of higher standards of moral life; c) the provision of facilities in the interest of social welfare for the recreation of persons who have need for such facilities

Latest Income: £11,597
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Fifield Memorial Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Our charity takes responsibility of the Recreation Ground and its activities at Fifield Oxfordshire.

Latest Income: £11,566
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Ashton-Under-Lyne & District Mencap Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

Providing the opportunity for those with learning disabilities (and their families and carers) to obtain advice, guidance and support and offering the opportunity to participate in various recreational activities in a safe environment. Advocacy needs and wants of people with a learning disability to enable greater integration in the local community.

Latest Income: £11,563
Areas of Operation: Tameside
Status: Registered
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Stratton-On-The-Fosse Village Hall Trust

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

The village hall provides suitable premises for many activities in the community of Stratton-on-the-Fosse. This includes sports, health, educational activities as well as meetings, fundraising and leisure activities.

Latest Income: £11,557
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Hammerwich Womens Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Leisure, Society

To enable women to improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, music, drama and other cultural subjects and in all branches of agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health & social welfare. Hammerwich WI Hall is also available to other groups within the community for meetings and social and recreational activities.

Latest Income: £11,538
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Soulby Memorial Hall Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Providing a village hall for recreation and educational purposes for the village of Soulby and surrounding area.

Latest Income: £11,525
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Heyrod Residents Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Working with all groups in the community and surrounding areas: craft, children's parties, family entertainment, fitness and wellbeing, music, raising awareness of heritage and a variety of fund raising events. Mostly held at the Village Hall, Heyrod.

Latest Income: £11,513
Areas of Operation: Tameside
Status: Registered
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Ifton Miners' Welfare Institute And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure, Professions

provide sport and recreational activities for people living within former mineworking areas

Latest Income: £11,465
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Yarkhill Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Catering for Recreational and leisure time activities for all parishioners in the Yarkhill District

Latest Income: £11,461
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Askrigg Temperance Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The objective of the organisation shall be the provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Askrigg and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex or political, religious or other opinions and, in particular, for use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of lif

Latest Income: £11,444
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Blackboys Village Hall, Allotment And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Recreation facilities.

Latest Income: £11,433
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Thornhill Lees Old People's Welfare Committee

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

To promote and assist the general good of all people residing in Thornhill Lees regardless of race or creed by providing facilities for education, physical and mental recreation and pursuing any activities which are deemed by law to be charitable.

Latest Income: £11,400
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Glasson Dock Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The provision of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the parish of Thurnham including use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. The said land and building shall be held upon Trust for the purposes of a village hall

Latest Income: £11,392
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Long Riston Playing Fields Committee

Facilities, Leisure

Sport/recreation

Latest Income: £11,379
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Playing Field, Recreation Ground And Village Hall

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Provision of facilities for children, teenagers, adults and senior citizens from within the parish and the surrounding villages.

Latest Income: £11,372
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Berners Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Woolverstone and the neighbourhood without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £11,346
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Briantspuddle Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To manage the village hall for the benefit of the inhabitants of the parish of affpuddle and turners puddle in the county of Dorset without distinction of political religious or other opinions for use for meeting lectures recreation to improve the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £11,341
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Kirkbampton Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

A VILLAGE HALL PROVIDING EDUCATION/TRAINING, ARTS/CULTURE AND SPORTS/RECREATION TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

Latest Income: £11,314
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Playing Field And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

A public playing field with a football and cricket pitch plus childrens play areas managed on behalf of the Fields in Trust by Youlgrave Parish Council. Designated a Queen Elizabeth II Field in 2012. Also owns the public toilets in the centre of the village for use by walkers, visitors and locals

Latest Income: £11,311
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many recreation leisure charities are there in the UK?

There are 4,072 registered recreation leisure charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the recreation 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 recreation leisure charities?

Recreation 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 recreation leisure charities?

Across all recreation 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 recreation leisure charities?

Recreation 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.