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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.

University Of The Third Age - Southend Branch

Education, Leisure

a. Education/trainingb. Arts/culture/heritage/sciencec. Amateur Sportd. Recreation

Latest Income: £7,384
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Brocton Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Education/training Sport/Recreation,

Latest Income: £7,339
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Wynne Willson War Memorial Recreation Ground

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Provides a playing field for rugby, football and cricket and other recreational uses.

Latest Income: £7,335
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Stourport Choral

Arts, Leisure

Approximately 55 members of ages between 16 & 80 yrs make up Stourport Choral. The choir performs concerts in a wide range of musical styles from light to serious opera, classical to modern choral & including music from popular shows. This friendly group's commitment is to provide live quality entertainment in a socially active atmosphere. We rehearse each Wed at 7.30pm, at Areley Kings Hall

Latest Income: £7,320
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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The Lanes Primary School Fund

Education, Leisure

To advance the education of the pupils of College House Junior School by providing or assisting in the provision of educational, recreational and other charitable facilities in augmentation of such facilities financed by the Local Education Authority.

Latest Income: £7,319
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Parkend Memorial Hall Recreation And Social Scheme

Facilities, Leisure

To provide facilities for sport & leisure activities

Latest Income: £7,316
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Aldbrough Youth Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Religion

Youth Club Meetings Fridays 7.30pm to 9.30pm indoor sports and leisure activities. Hire of building for various events by the public. Holderness Community Church meeting Sundays 10:30am to 12:30pm.

Latest Income: £7,315
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Charity For Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

A Recreational facility for all age groups, including a children's play area, football pitches, outdoor fitness equipment

Latest Income: £7,310
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Church Broughton Village Hall And Playing Fields

Facilities, Leisure, Religion

Maintain the central playing field or green in the village of Church Broughton, Derbyshire, and provide play equipment for use thereon, undertake recreational and educational events in Church Broughton Village and provide support to other village social or recreational groups.

Latest Income: £7,308
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Mendip Disabled Association

Leisure

To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interest of social welfare for all disabled persons resident in the District of Mendip in the County of Somerset and in adjoining Districts in the Counties of Somerset, Avon and Wiltshire with the object of improving their conditions of life.The main focus is swimming.

Latest Income: £7,305
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Pool-In-Wharfedale Recreation Ground Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Manages the grounds assigned to the Charity. Assists clubs using the ground to develop facilities.

Latest Income: £7,304
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Crusaders-The Redhill Corps Of Drums

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Educating youth of the Borough to play musical instruments and provide entertainment for the Public. Also to take part in contests between other Bands in within and without the Traditional Marching Band Association.

Latest Income: £7,290
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Oulton And Woodlesford Recreation Fund

Charitable activities, Leisure

To provide grants to organisations in the Oulton & Woodlesford area for the purpose of providing or improving sporting facilities.

Latest Income: £7,286
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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The Haworth Band

Arts, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure

The object of Haworth Band (the charitable company), in accordance with its Constitution, is to provide musical entertainment and services to the community (and wider community) and training and tuition to novices and improvers who seek to learn music for personal gratification or to enhance career directions and/or pursuits as a means of vocational or professional qualifications and employment.

Latest Income: £7,281
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Algernon Firth Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

sport and recreation

Latest Income: £7,258
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Temple Guiting Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure, Religion

Running village hall. Providing recreation facilities. Organising recreational events.

Latest Income: £7,255
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Beesmoor Road Playing Field

Facilities, Leisure

Sports and Recreation

Latest Income: £7,255
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Rackheath Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Rackheath WI meets on a monthly basis. We have eleven meetings per year with a wide variety of guest speakers, a Birthday meeting in April and an Annual Meeting in February. We hold a Christmas celebration in December.Other activities include regular walks, outings, educational and recreational, both local and further afield.

Latest Income: £7,255
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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1st Saltburn Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Helping young people take a constructive place in society.Encourage integration through good citizenshipPromoting community valuesHealthy recreation in particular camping and outdoor pursuites.

Latest Income: £7,252
Areas of Operation: Redcar And Cleveland
Status: Registered
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Yapham-Cum-Meltonby Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To sustain Yapham village hall for the use of residents of Yapham-cum-Meltonby Parish and its neighbourhood and, in particular, encourage its use for meetings, lectures, education classes and for all other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving quality of life for residents.

Latest Income: £7,243
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Little Ellingham Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The charity exists to administer the above village hall. The hall is available for hire to all users for meetings, recreation and education, together with any other activity which enhances the lives of the people of the village and its surrounding area.

Latest Income: £7,242
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Reed Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

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

Latest Income: £7,226
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Fulmodeston Village Hall

Education, Facilities, Leisure

MANAGEMENT OF THE OLD SCHOOL HALL WHICH IS USED FOR SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS.THE HALL IS AVAILABLE FOR HIRE BY INDIVIDUALS, VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS AND OUT OF VILLAGE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS.

Latest Income: £7,222
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Belgrave Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The Charity runs & maintains the village hall under its foundation which 'shall be the provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of North Kilworth and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex or of 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,

Latest Income: £7,220
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Pocklington Swimming Pool Trust

Leisure

Provision and maintenance of a swimming pool and other facilities for physical recreation for the use of the inhabitants of Pocklington and its neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £7,206
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.