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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.

Cwm Betterment Recreation Fund

Facilities, Leisure

Maintain the recreation grounds in accordance with the objects of the charity and promote future use in the locality as per the Authority's approved budget, resolutions and policies.

Latest Income: £5,864
Areas of Operation: Blaenau Gwent
Status: Registered
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Burton Leonard Sportsfield Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Provides area for recreational activities

Latest Income: £5,858
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Bishop Norton Village Hall

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

The hall provides a community building & facility for all the local community to use for recreation & sport. We help the general public & elderly community. We arrange a variety of events, ranging from medieval feasts, quiz nights, monthly lunches, band nights, pantomines, garden shows etc. Other clubs such as bowls hire the hall for their activities.

Latest Income: £5,856
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Holton St Mary Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of village hall for social, leisure, recreational and community events

Latest Income: £5,846
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Adlington Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

Arts and crafts. Recreational activities. Education in various forms ie Denman College

Latest Income: £5,845
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Flockton Miners' Welfare Scheme

Leisure, Professions

110 sport/recreation

Latest Income: £5,832
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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St Margarets-At-Cliffe Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

We provide the means and venue for our members to participate in many educational and recreational activites.

Latest Income: £5,826
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Honingham New Recreation Ground And Village Hall Charity

Facilities, Leisure

The provision of a facility by way of a Village Hall and Recreation Ground for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Honingham, Norfolk, without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings,lectures,classes and other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £5,825
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Patrington Playing Fields Association And Recreation Club

Facilities, Leisure

Playing field

Latest Income: £5,821
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Maldon Court School Parents' Association

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Leisure

Fund raising to provide equipment for school and entertainment for children

Latest Income: £5,812
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Warehorne Village Hall

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

FUNDRAISING FOR AND GENERAL UPKEEP OF VILLAGE HALL AND ITS AMENITIES. PROVISION OF EVENTS FOR THE EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF LOCAL RESIDENTS. VILLAGE HALL FOR HIRE BY GENERAL PUBLIC.

Latest Income: £5,803
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Henry Charles Stephens

Facilities, Leisure

Upkeep of recreation fieldUpkeep of Village HallPromoting community spirit within the village

Latest Income: £5,772
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Mapleton Village Social Club

Associations, Leisure

The objective of the Club is to provide a mixture of social, welfare and recreational facilities and leisure time occupation for the inhabitants of the Area Of Benefit (Mapleton and the surrounding neighbourhood) for the purpose of improving the quality of life and sense of community cohesion for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £5,770
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Hertfordshire Lea Valley Association

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The objects of the charity shall be to advance education and to provide facilities recreation or other leisue time occupation in the interests of social welfare, with the object of improving the conditions of life for women in the area of benefit without disinction of political, religious or other opinions.

Latest Income: £5,759
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Brassington Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To provide a Village Hall facility for Social, Recreational, Educational and Village Governance use by the local Community of Brassington. Also to provide this facility for use by others not resident in the Parish of Brassington at the discretion of the Village Hall Management Committee.

Latest Income: £5,741
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Fen Ditton Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Environment, Facilities, Leisure

The Parish Council owns the Recreation Ground which is held in charity & provides Recreation Facilities for the village. All councillors are Trustees & maintain & administer the Facilities including football & cricket pitches, basketball court, children's playground & a wildlife area. Sponsored walks & running clubs use the grounds.The Pavilion is used as a meeting place for community events.

Latest Income: £5,739
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Thurloxton Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The Village Hall is held for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Thurloxton 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: £5,734
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Tameside Association Of Voluntary Youth And Community Organisations

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To support voluntary youth and community organisations which are furthering the recreational or social welfare needs of the community in Tameside and the surrounding areas.

Latest Income: £5,727
Areas of Operation: Tameside
Status: Registered
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Bredon's Norton Village Hall

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of the village hall for the use by the residents of Bredon and Bredon's Norton and surrounding areas for meetings, lectures, and classes of an educational nature and for recreational/leisure activities with the object of providing 'added value' to the lives of local people many of whom are elderly.

Latest Income: £5,715
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Claygate Centre

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social care

Provision of facilities and other leisure-time activities, not normally provided by the Local Authority, for older people within the local community.

Latest Income: £5,710
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Colebrooke Village Hall

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

Fundraising, maintaining, organising and managing the Colebrooke Parish Hall and the activities held therein to provide for and accommodate community events and pastimes, and a recreational facility for the inhabitants, young and old, of the villages of Colebrooke, Coleford and Penstone and their rural environs.

Latest Income: £5,668
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Crowhurst Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of Hall and open space leisure and sports facilities for the benefit of the local community for private and village wide functions.

Latest Income: £5,666
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Cotwall End Primary School Home And School Association

Charity and VCS support, Education, Housing, Leisure

To raise funds to provide extra facilities for the pupils of Cotwall End Primary School. We provide funding for Education and Training purposes to enhance subjects being studied. We provide equipment for sport and recreation for the pupils and we provide volunteer manpower to help with school events and activities.

Latest Income: £5,660
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The provision of the facilities of a village hall for use primarily by people in Dowdeswell and the surrounding areas.The finances of the trust include those of the Dowdeswell Recreational Ground (294155)

Latest Income: £5,633
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Ash Womens Club

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

The Ash Club gives information and advice, and provides facilities for recreation and other leisure-time occupation in the interest of social welfare with the object of improving life for women in the area of Spelthorne without distinction of political, religious or other opinions. The Club also fundraises in a small way to respond to other charitable causes in line with our objects.

Latest Income: £5,632
Areas of Operation: Surrey
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.