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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.

Neen Sollars And Milson Victory Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of premises for the use of the villagers of Neen Sollars and Milson:- As a Class Room, Meeting Room, Reading Room, Institute Lecture or Recreation Room; and- For any other Meetings or for any other objects ends or purposes having in view the social or material wants of the said populations of the villagers.

Latest Income: £6,329
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Playing Field And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A PLAYING FIELD AND RECREATION GROUND

Latest Income: £6,325
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Heslington Sportsfield

Facilities, Leisure

The maintenance of the Heslington Sportsfield for the recreation of the inhabitants of Heslington.

Latest Income: £6,312
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Wollescote Community Association

Associations, Leisure

TO PRMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WOLLESCOTE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND 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 SAID INHABITANTS.

Latest Income: £6,283
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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The Telford Sport & Recreation Trust

Leisure

To provide or assist in the provision, in the interest of Social Welfare, of facilities for education, recreation or other leisure time occupation.

Latest Income: £6,282
Areas of Operation: Telford & Wrekin
Status: Registered
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Dunkeswell Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Management of village hall for recreational use for the people of Dunkeswell.

Latest Income: £6,280
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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James Henry Blake's Charity

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

From a Will made in 1901 to assist poor children and orphans from Mansfield and Chatteris. The CC approved changes in May 2009 for the aims to now read: "To assist children up to 18 years of age in need of support, in any activity of leisure or personal development deemed appropriate by the Trustees.....any such child will be provided with any necessary clothing, equipment or expenses"

Latest Income: £6,266
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Miners' Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure, Professions

Organised football.

Latest Income: £6,260
Areas of Operation: Rotherham
Status: Registered
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Castleton Playing Fields

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

We manage the playing field and children's play area. We raise money and involve village residents in fund raising and social events. Local businesses support our work financially and we have an effective working relationship with them and our Parish Council. Castleton Primary School now use a dedicated woodland area for environmental studies. The field is open to the general public.

Latest Income: £6,257
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Essendon Playing Field Association

Facilities, Leisure

From HM Land Registry December 1980 section 2 "The Trust Property" shall be held upon trust for a recreation ground for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Essendon in the County of Hertfordshire in such manner as the committee of management from time to time shall think fit.

Latest Income: £6,253
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Guildford Town District Girl Guides

Beneficiary group, Leisure

We aim to provide a building for young people in guiding also meeting place for older people for recreation, education activities and pleasure. To provide meeting place for training of guiders.

Latest Income: £6,249
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Torbay U. 3. A.

Education, Leisure

Education / TrainingArts / CultureSport / Recreation

Latest Income: £6,245
Areas of Operation: Torbay
Status: Registered
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Greatford Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Our charity is involved in the running of the Greatford Village Hall to provide an indoor space for recreation and learning for local communities.

Latest Income: £6,232
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Hospital Broadcasting Sheffield

Arts, Health, Leisure

Provides entertainment to patients and staff in Sheffield NHS Trust hospitals.

Latest Income: £6,213
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Melksham Adventure Centre Association

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To benefit the community as a whole and in particular younger people by improving conditions of life through offering physical and mental stimulus for all wishing to participate in some or all of the activities thereof in a common effort to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation.

Latest Income: £6,196
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Dolgellau Amateur Dramatic Society

Arts, Leisure

Normally we host professional theatre performances and our year comprises at least one such performance, our annual pantomime and monthly entertainment evenings.We put on two plays and provide a meeting place for local groups.We bring theatre in all its forms to the people of Dolgellau and district.Post Covid we are getting back to some kind of normality.

Latest Income: £6,193
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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Playing Field And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

USE OF LAND

Latest Income: £6,186
Areas of Operation: Oldham
Status: Registered
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Broxbourne Open Space And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Administration of a building and open spaces in conjunction with the local authority

Latest Income: £6,177
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Phab Brentwood Seniors/phab Brentwood Juniors

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Religion

Brentwood Phab promotes and encourages disabled and non-disabled people to come together on equal terms. Disabled and non-disabled members arrange a wide variety of activities each year. The club meets on alternate Mondays at the Friends Meeting House, Hutton. Members are encouraged to take a full part in the social, recreational, sporting and cultural life of the community.

Latest Income: £6,168
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Skellingthorpe Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Education/TrainingArts/cultureSport/recreation

Latest Income: £6,163
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Common Right Trust

Charity and VCS support, Leisure

Looking after several pieces of open land in the Armley area of Leeds. This is achieved by maintaining the land and promoting its use by the local population. To keep the land free from use by developers. We also actively encourage local community organisations to use these sites for recreational uses. We also encourage local people to volunteer in the upkeep of the land,

Latest Income: £6,161
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Easton Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Charitable community facility for the recreational use by the residents of Easton & Letheringham . The Trustees are responsible for the day to day management of the facility.

Latest Income: £6,160
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Kirby Muxloe Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Kirby Muxloe Parish Council is the trustee of Kirby Muxloe Recreation Ground (521441)The objects of the charity are in the interests of social welfare, to improve the conditions of life of the inhabitants of the are of benefit without distinction or political, religious or other opinions by the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time activities.

Latest Income: £6,143
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Shaw Lane And Battleflat Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

For a recreation ground or pleasure ground for the benefit of the inhabitants of the hamlets of Shaw Lane and Battleflat in the parish of Markfield in the county of Leicestershire.

Latest Income: £6,139
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Tibshelf Old People's Club

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

A meeting time for entertainment & social activities. Outings etc.

Latest Income: £6,132
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
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.