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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.

Martham Coronation Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

The provision, maintenance or improvement of a public park.

Latest Income: £9,645
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Ashford Hill Educational Trust

Leisure

Gives donations to people of all ages for Educational and recreational activities

Latest Income: £9,637
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To provide a meeting place for village & local activities, either by organised groups or individuals.

Latest Income: £9,635
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Childer Thornton

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

Raising money to provide the children of Childer Thornton Primary School with additional resources which fall outside of the school budget. These resources may be educational or recreational, they may also be to enhance the learning environment within the school. The Association also raises money for charities connected to the children and the school community

Latest Income: £9,612
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Wroot Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

For forms of recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life of the residents of Wroot.

Latest Income: £9,601
Areas of Operation: North Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Brockham Recreation Ground Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Recreation ground

Latest Income: £9,584
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Telford West Indian Association

Leisure

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Telford and adjacent areas[ hereinafter call the area of benefit] without distinction of sex or of political religious or other opinions, by providing or assisting in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare, for recwation and other leisure time occupation with the object of imptoving the conditions of life for the siad inhabitatan

Latest Income: £9,571
Areas of Operation: Telford & Wrekin
Status: Registered
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Menheniot Parish Hall

Facilities, Leisure

MAINTAIN AND RUN HALL PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITES FOR THE PARISH OF MENHENIOT

Latest Income: £9,564
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Community Centre

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

Wellington Community Centre was built as a club in 1908 and given to the people of Wellington "to be used to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Wellington"

Latest Income: £9,556
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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East Haddon War Memorial Playing Field

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Provision of recreational facilities

Latest Income: £9,546
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Arbour Vale Association

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Leisure

Arbour Vale School is a special needs school providing for 330 students with special educational needs. The Association provides an enhanced educational / recreational experience for the students and local community by fundraising, providing advocates, advice and activities for special needs youngsters and their families from the surrounding community.

Latest Income: £9,545
Areas of Operation: Slough
Status: Registered
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Cliffe Recreation Ground

Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

sporting and leisure facilities for football cricket tennis and general play area

Latest Income: £9,543
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Bakewell And District Friday Group

Leisure, Social welfare

We meet each Friday. Members are brought by community bus to the Medway Centre. They have coffee, then socialise by chatting, playing cards, dominoes etc. A hot lunch is provided. There is various entertainment during the afternoon. Two or three times a year we organise days out.

Latest Income: £9,531
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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The St Helens Choral Society

Arts, Leisure

Public entertainment by means of high quality, classical, choral concerts.

Latest Income: £9,521
Areas of Operation: St Helens
Status: Registered
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Hatton School Friends Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

To provide and assist in the provision of facilities for education (not normally provided by the Children's Services Authority) and leisure opportunites for pupils of the school, their families and others associated with the school. To foster more extended relationships between staff, parents and others.

Latest Income: £9,510
Areas of Operation: Redbridge
Status: Registered
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Allerford Community Hall

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Research

COMMUNITY HALL IN THE HEART OF EXMOOR FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES, ARTS/CULTURE/HERITAGE/SCIENCE.AMATEUR SPORT, YOUTH FOOTBALL BOYS & GIRLSPROVIDES BUILDINGS/FACILITIES/OPEN SPACE HELPING THE LOCAL AND DISTRICT GENERAL PUBLIC AND WHERE APPLICABLE THE TOURIST INDUSTRY

Latest Income: £9,493
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Elvington United Sports Club

Arts, Associations, Leisure, Social welfare

Sporting, recreational and associated social activities for the people of Elvington and the surrounding area. This currently includes football, netball, cricket, tennis, yoga and dancing groups.

Latest Income: £9,480
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Merthyr Mencap

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Leisure opportunities for disabled children/adults.

Latest Income: £9,473
Areas of Operation: Merthyr Tydfil
Status: Registered
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Trysull And Seisdon Playing Fields

Facilities, Leisure

Playing fields for recreation to include football and cricket and other sporting activities

Latest Income: £9,472
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Pentyrch Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

We offer women of all ages the chance to enjoy and learn new skills - crafts, arts, public speaking, sport and other leisure activities. In addition we provide the opportunity for our members to be fully involved in local community issues.

Latest Income: £9,468
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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St Paul's School Association

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

St Paul's School Association organises events to raise funds to provide/assist in providing facilities/activities for advancing the education and providing recreation for the pupils of St Paul's School, Wokingham. It also organises/provides assistance with social activities for the children and parents of the school.

Latest Income: £9,454
Areas of Operation: Wokingham
Status: Registered
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Bradwell-On-Sea Village Hall

Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

To provide village hall facilities and entertainment for the Village of Bradwell-on-Sea and its surrounding area. It is also provides a place for where local residance can meet for social activities.

Latest Income: £9,448
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Washington Recreation Ground Charity

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Recreation ground, children's play area and multiuse games area

Latest Income: £9,433
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Parish Hall Charity

Facilities, Leisure

To provide and maintain a community centre for the use of the inhabitants of the town of Loughor 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: £9,421
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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The Shuttleworth Memorial Hall

Education, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

The provision and maintenance of a hall for use by the inhabitants of the are of benefit for all or any of the following purposes: 1 a sunday school or classes for religious instruction in accordance with the doctrines of the church of england; 2 eve0001ning or other classes for instruction in secular subjects or lectures of an educational character; 3 physical and mental recreation with the objec

Latest Income: £9,415
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
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.