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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.

Parish Hall And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

This Charity manages the both the use of the public facilities available for hire at Pilning Village Hall and Playing Field and the funds received as income from that hire as well as any funds received as grants. It is responsible for the maintenance of the premises and to Pilning and Severn Beach Parish Council.

Latest Income: £11,061
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Langley Mill Miners' Welfare Trust

Facilities, Leisure, Professions

The Charity's objects are to provide recreational facilities including an Institute for the benefit of the inhabitants of the parish of Langley Mill in Derbyshire.

Latest Income: £11,057
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Eccleston Lane Ends Workingmen's Recreation Room And Library

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

BOWLING CLUB

Latest Income: £11,053
Areas of Operation: St Helens
Status: Registered
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Upper Redesdale Show Society

Animals, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

Annual agricultural show in rural Northumberland. The Upper Redesdale Show has baking and craft classes, sheep dog trials, sheep judging and general entertainment with children's sports and live entertainment.

Latest Income: £11,048
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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Guildford Club For Disabled

Leisure

Guildford Club for Disabled provides social support for the physically disabled which results in additional needs and requirements. The Club strives to provide wide ranging entertainment that caters for most age groups and their tastes.

Latest Income: £11,038
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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2nd Portchester (st Marys) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Sports and leisure activities for young people.

Latest Income: £11,022
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Village Hall Blackwell

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

The activities during the year include the regular and ad hoc hiring of the hall for educational, social and entertainment functions and additionally the collaboration with a local church committee for fund raising events.

Latest Income: £11,004
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Faldingworth Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The charity provides and maintains a building which is the village hall to be used by all members of the village for their social, sporting & public activities and entertainment.

Latest Income: £10,992
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Mencap Hillingdon North

Beneficiary group, Leisure

EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR MEM,BERS WITH LEARNING AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.

Latest Income: £10,989
Areas of Operation: Hillingdon
Status: Registered
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Blakeney Youth Club

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

Youth Club providing recreation, learning and social activities for children between the ages of 5 and 18 in the local area

Latest Income: £10,983
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Baumber Village Hall

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

Maintain, provide and improve the facility of our Village Hall. Hold certain events, both recreational and fundraising occasions for local people of all ages within our rural Village.

Latest Income: £10,966
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Upkeep and management of Kington Recreation Ground on behalf of beneficiaries and users.

Latest Income: £10,945
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Stourton And Cherington Playing Fields Association

Facilities, Leisure

To provide a recreation ground for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parishes of Stourton and Cherington

Latest Income: £10,932
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Redditch And Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper

Arts, Health, Leisure

To provide a weekly talking newspaper, containing local news and other useful information including local and national government bulletins on social matters; community safety; environment; transport and leisure. The newspaper is distributed on USB memory sticks and uploaded onto the BWBF streamed service for accessing through the Talking Newspaper app and on smart speakers such as Alexa.

Latest Income: £10,908
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Grampound Road Playingfield And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Management of playing field and play equipment

Latest Income: £10,898
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Reading And Recreation Rooms

Associations, Leisure, Social welfare

A base for recreation and social activities for public benefit

Latest Income: £10,890
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Tirril And Sockbridge Reading Room And Library

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

Diverse community events are held in the village hall e.g. lectures, slide shows, Christmas, Spring and Summer fairs, etc. The hall is also hired out for use by local groups , art clubs, entertainment group, bowls club, wine club, gardening club, fitness classes etc.

Latest Income: £10,872
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Thriplow Village Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

Physical and mental training, recreation and social, moral and intellectual development through the medium of reading and recreation rooms, library, lectures, classes, recreations, meetings and such activities as may be found expedient for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Thriplow in Cambridgeshire and its immediate vicinity without distinction of sex, politics or religion.

Latest Income: £10,839
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Thomas Edward Clarke Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

Charity gives grants to organisations for the benefit of young persons resident in the city of Nottingham for sporting and recreational purposes.

Latest Income: £10,823
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Broadwoodkelly Parish Hall

Economic and community development, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Social welfare

Our aim is to enhance the quality of life for Broadwoodkelly residents and surrounding neighbourhoods by encouraging social interaction and promoting better physical/mental health and well-being through educational, recreational and leisure activities to reduce rural social isolation and the impact of the cost-of-living crisis for all, especially those with limited income and of pensionable age.

Latest Income: £10,821
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Brompton-On-Swale Village Society

Facilities, Leisure

To promote the welfare and benefit of all inhabitants of the village by providing educational,recreational and leisure facilities. To maintain a village hall and sportsground for these activities .

Latest Income: £10,798
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Bradford U3a

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

Educational and recreational activities. Most of our members are retired, some have retired early eg on company schemes for early retirement, some on health grounds. Social activities including coffee mornings with a visiting speaker, annual Xmas lunch, outings take place over the year. The charity is run by volunteers from among the members.

Latest Income: £10,798
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Eaglescliffe Village Hall Association

Facilities, Leisure

The village hall charity is set up for the use of the inhabitants of Eaglescliffe & neighbourhood for meetings, lectures, classes & for recreation & leisure-time activities, with emphasis on sports.

Latest Income: £10,782
Areas of Operation: Stockton-on-tees
Status: Registered
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Club 87 For The Younger Disabled Of Lincoln

Leisure

Club 87 is a social and recreational club for people with disabilities. Club 87 meets weekly with approx 120 attendees.DiscoKareokeParty nights with live entertainment.

Latest Income: £10,752
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Mellor Hall Foundation

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

tHE CHARITY PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR GENERAL VILLAGE MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES.IT ALSO PROVIDES RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN IN THE AREA.

Latest Income: £10,749
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
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.