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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.

London Sports Club For The Blind

Health, Leisure

PROMOTES AND ORGANISES SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE.SWIMMING,BOWLING,ROWING,KAYAKING,SKIING AND activity HOLIDAYS

Latest Income: £8,238
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

RECREATIONAL/SPORTS AREA FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Latest Income: £8,234
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Norwich Phab Club

Leisure, Social welfare

Integration of handicapped with able bodied limited indoor activities, entertainment and socialising in general.

Latest Income: £8,233
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Dentdale Memorial Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To hold the Assembly Hall, the Sedgwick Room and the associated facilities for the purposes of a Village Hall for the benefit of the inhabitants of Dent and the neighbourhood thereof, without distinction of age, sex or political or religious or other opinions and in particular for use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and occupation.

Latest Income: £8,214
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Trowbridge Park Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The objects of the club shall be to provide facilities for education and physical and mental recreation and to pursue any objects which now are or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable, for the benefit of elderly people, who live in Trowbridge and District.

Latest Income: £8,205
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Whitchurch Senior Citizens Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

recreational games, craft clubs, whist, bingo and social events. The hall is available to hire for community events and parties.

Latest Income: £8,195
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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St Buryan Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

TO PROVIDE ROOMS FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE INTENTION OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES OF ST BURYAN, ST LEVAN AND SENNEN.

Latest Income: £8,191
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Garn Dolbenmaen Community Centre And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provides Village Hall for local use

Latest Income: £8,191
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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Twyford Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Recreational activities / football / tennis/ basketball/ fitness trail/ swings / roundabout /slide / basket swing/Traversing Wall/Slide.

Latest Income: £8,188
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Old Dalby Village Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Providing facilities for the village comunity for recreational activities. Choir Practice, Friendship Club, Wine Circle, Craft Workshop, Yoga classes

Latest Income: £8,183
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Sutton St Nicholas Village Hall Fund

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

The charity's sole purpose is to raise funds towards the provision,equiping and running of a village hall in the village of Sutton St Nicholas, Herefordshire, for use by the public for various recreational, educational and leisure activities in co-operation with the Sutton St Nicholas Parish Council. The Hall is now built and in full use by the community.

Latest Income: £8,168
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Cruwys Morchard Parish Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The object of the Charity shall be the provision and maintenance of a Parish Hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Cruwys Morchard and the neighbourhood thereof 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.

Latest Income: £8,165
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Brightling Recreation Room

Facilities, Leisure

to provide a venue and facilities for village benefit

Latest Income: £8,161
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Invicta Gateway Club

Animals, Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Social and leisure Club for anyone over 16 years of age with a learning disability who would benefit from coming to Club. We also have several outings throughout the year. Our activities include dancing, bingo, talent nights, art, snooker, darts, indoor bowls, model horse racing plus special events such as Valentines Dance, New Years Dance and party nights. We operate in the Maidstone area.

Latest Income: £8,161
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Alvescot Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provides facility for use of the local community and people from the surrounding area for recreational use and entertainment purposes

Latest Income: £8,159
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Ashurst Wood Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of a public park for the enjoyment of the inhabitants of East Grinstead and Mid Sussex.

Latest Income: £8,133
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Wombwell Main Miners' Welfare Scheme

Facilities, Leisure, Professions

Community centre and recreation ground

Latest Income: £8,128
Areas of Operation: Barnsley
Status: Registered
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Hoxne Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

To provide facilities for sport and social use, also community use.

Latest Income: £8,116
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Derby And District Young Farmers' Club

Arts, Economic and community development, Housing, Leisure

To advance the education of young members of the public in agriculture, home crafts, country life and related subjects. In the interests of social welfare of members to provide facilities for recreation and other leisure time activities

Latest Income: £8,114
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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Llanrug And District Silver Prize Band

Arts, Leisure

Playing of brass band music for the entertainment of the general public and at local charity events

Latest Income: £8,105
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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The Churston Parish War Memorial Playing Field

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Provides a rural community space (Pavilion and recreational) where Children/Young People/The General Public can carry out Sporting & Community activities.

Latest Income: £8,095
Areas of Operation: Torbay
Status: Registered
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Southwell Leisure Centre

Leisure

The object of the Trust is to establish and maintain leisure facilities for the inhabitants of Southwell and district. The Trustees seek to achieve this objective through the operation of Southwell Leisure Centre

Latest Income: £8,086
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Shirenewton Recreation Association

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of Sports and Recreational facilities for the village and surrounding communities.

Latest Income: £8,086
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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War Memorial Recreation Ground

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of recreation ground for the inhabitants of the Parish of New Milton as a permanent memorial of such of the inhabitants of the said parish as lost their lives in the Great War.

Latest Income: £8,073
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Calbourne Recreation Centre

Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Promotion social, recreational,sporting and other facilities for the village of Calbourne and surrounding areas. Provision of Village Hall and Recreation Ground. Hall is used for meetings and social events. Recreation ground is used for team sports and a general amenity for the village.

Latest Income: £8,068
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
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.