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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.

Kintbury Youth Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN KINTBURY ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Latest Income: £7,594
Areas of Operation: West Berkshire
Status: Registered
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Basildon Hospital Radio

Arts, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health, Leisure

Basildon Hospital Radio provide an entertainment and information service to the patients, staff and visitors to the hospital. Most of our programmes are music based with our daily request shows and our weekly programme aimed at the hospital staff being the most popular. We are staffed entirely by volunteers and broadcast 24 hours per day with both live and computer-controlled programmes.

Latest Income: £7,585
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Bishopstone Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of a village hall without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and courses and other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants.

Latest Income: £7,582
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Peasedown St John Recreation And Children's Playground Charities

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

The Recreation Ground is for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Peasedown St John without distinction of political, religious or other opinion, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.Alongside a large area of open space, there is a children's play area; a skate park; a BMX track and also a football pitch with associated changing rooms and buildings.

Latest Income: £7,542
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Plumpton Parents Teachers And Friends Association

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

OPERATIONS ARE LARGELY OF A FUNDRAISING NATURE, WITH EVENTS ORGANISED FOR THE SCHOLCHILDREN OF PLUMPTON SCHOOL, THEIR PARENTS, THE STAFF AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. TYPICAL EVENTS INCLUDE VILLAGE JUMBLE SALES, A CHRISTMAS FAYRE, A SPRING BALL, AN END-OF-TERM BARBECUE, AFTER-SCHOOL SWIMMING CLUBS, AFTER-SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT CLUBS, QUIZZES, SCHOOL CALENDARS, AND AD-HOC EVENTS.

Latest Income: £7,542
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Redhill Trust Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

We fund raise by organising sales, entertainment or collections in the street

Latest Income: £7,541
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Wickersley Christian Institute

Leisure

We provide sports and recreational activities i.e. bowling green activities and offer our clubhouse as a facility for group meetings and functions in the village.

Latest Income: £7,540
Areas of Operation: Rotherham
Status: Registered
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The Rochester Veterans Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To provide sport and recreational facilities for the elderly and old people living in and around the Medway area using facilities which are fully maintained for the stated purpose.

Latest Income: £7,540
Areas of Operation: Medway
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provides buildings/facilities/open space for sport/recreation, all for the public benefit.

Latest Income: £7,532
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Orford Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provide recreational facilities - Sports Pavilion and tennis courts

Latest Income: £7,513
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Ormesby Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Predominantly Amateur Boxing, but we also incorporate, Keep Fit, Health and Well Being, Sport and Recreation, Education and Training and a meeting place for the local residents if/when required as the building was bequeathed at the outset in 1939.

Latest Income: £7,500
Areas of Operation: Middlesbrough
Status: Registered
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Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of village hall and function equipment for community groups and local individuals for leisure and education and entertainment purposes.

Latest Income: £7,491
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Messingham Memorial Playing Field Association

Facilities, Leisure

Sport and recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Messingham

Latest Income: £7,487
Areas of Operation: North Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Dove Bank Parent Teachers Association

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Leisure

To help raise money for the school re educational and recreational purposes.

Latest Income: £7,486
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Aylesbury Gateway Club

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

The object of the charity is to provide leisure activities for people with learning disabilities from Aylesbury and the surrounding area, including regular social evenings, theme park and theatre outings, as well as special evenings of entertainment.

Latest Income: £7,484
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Withycombe Memorial Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Withycombe parish, including meetings of village organisations, recreational activities and leisure-time pursuits

Latest Income: £7,469
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Horsmonden Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The Hall is used for a number of social, cultural and recreational activities for all age groups. We have disabled access and facilities and a fully fitted, well equipped kitchen.

Latest Income: £7,467
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Llanhennock Club And Reading Room

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

Provides an attractive venue for Community Council Meetings, Village Hall Committee Meetings, Llanhennock Ladies Meetings, Yoga Classes, Art Club, and for private parties. Also used for occasional entertainment, social evenings, and church events

Latest Income: £7,467
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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The Iden And Frewen Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

Grants for young people up to the age of 25 for educational (GCSE,further and higher education)and sporting purposes where the applicant has reached county standard or equivalent. Grants also made to educational and voluntary organisations providing educational or leisure time activities. Applicants must be resident in the Parish of Northiam.

Latest Income: £7,458
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Bracebridge Heath Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

We provide a building and facilities for the use of various local groups and organisations for exercise, entertainment and educational purposes.

Latest Income: £7,453
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Redlake Valley Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of hall facilities. Promotion of social, education and leisure activities for local people.

Latest Income: £7,448
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Weedon Bec Trust

Arts, Education, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Playing Field leased to Parish Council for recreational facilities for the village i.e Village Fetes, Car Boot Sales, School Sports, Fair etc. Book Grants for students of 18yrs or over in full time education in college or university.

Latest Income: £7,441
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Yeovil Unit Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

The charitable purpose of the Unit is to promote the development of young people in achieving their physical, intellectual and social potential as individuals and as responsible citizens by the provision of education and leisure time activities using a nautical theme and in accordance with the principles, ethos and practices of the Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC).

Latest Income: £7,436
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Swindon Blind Association

Associations, Health, Leisure

Craft Club - Tuesdays 10 am - 1 pm Principally cane work, but any other craft work is encouraged.Social Club - Wednesday 2 - 4 pm Entertainment provided by either visiting performers or activities such as dominoes or bingo.

Latest Income: £7,428
Areas of Operation: Swindon
Status: Registered
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Elstronwick And Danthorpe Community Charity And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Prvides a Playing Field to the village

Latest Income: £7,427
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
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.