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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.

Threlkeld Recreation Field

Leisure

Provision & maintenance of recreation field.

Latest Income: £5,248
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Eggleston Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Opeate and maintain in good overall condition Eggleston Village Hall and make available for various community related activities.

Latest Income: £5,214
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Farley Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Village Hall for use of inhabitants of Farley and surrounding areas for meetings, coffee mornings, recreational and leisure activities

Latest Income: £5,212
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Foxley Village Hall

Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

Leisure, sports, education for community development

Latest Income: £5,209
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Staunton-On-Arrow Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Staunton-on-Arrow 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: £5,207
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Duffield Cumberhills Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Educational and recreational meetings for women. Local community projects.

Latest Income: £5,184
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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The Bugle Wvs Darby And Joan Club

Facilities, Leisure

Summertime coach trips every month, winter fortnightly meetings in the village hall where there is various speakers and entertainment, birthday and Christmas parties.

Latest Income: £5,178
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Popham Hall

Leisure

Maintenance of the Hall and grounds to allow social and educational recreation for the inhabitants of the Parish.

Latest Income: £5,175
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Hollingbourne Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Environment, Leisure

The charity is based in the Village of Hollingbourne, Kent, for members living in and around this country area. It offers training, education arts, culture, sport and recreation, plus environmental conservation and heritage education and activites. This is carried out in a friendly, happy admosphere.

Latest Income: £5,170
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Ebberston Village Hall

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Maintain and manage Ebberston village hall for community use. Raise funds for its upkeep and improvement/development via hall hire, community events (e.g. BBQ, talks, performances, recreation, learning) for the benefit and enjoyment of the residents of village and vicinity.

Latest Income: £5,151
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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New Ferry Village Hall Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

Provides the accomodation for physical activities, recreational activities and drop in groups.The New Ferry Village Hall mainly serves the communities of Bromborough, Bebington, New Ferry and Port Sunlight. There is a large sports hall and upstairs community rooms.

Latest Income: £5,125
Areas of Operation: Wirral
Status: Registered
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Whitley Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

Local Whitley branch of the WI, providing education, entertainment,support and a voice for all women. We promote rural initiatives, the environment, and the countryside. We have monthly meetings with a speaker, regular outings, sports and leisure activities. See our website for more information

Latest Income: £5,123
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Weare Giffard Recreation Ground Association

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

children's play area. Senior cricket, Junior Cricket, net practice and junior cricket practiceAnnual Fete. Occasional youth club activities.

Latest Income: £5,119
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Harrow Bengalee Association

Arts, Leisure

To promote and foster educational, cultural, social and sporting activities specially Bengali Language, music and leisure time activities for its members living in London Borough of Harrow, Brent and anywhere in UK without distinction of sexual orientation, Race, religious, Political or any other opinion. To maintain liaison with local statutory authority & other voluntary organisations.

Latest Income: £5,119
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Pinxton Miners Welfare Institute And Recreation Ground

Arts, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

The charity provides facilities for various charitable groups including football teams, drama group, model aircraft group, mother and baby group, line dancing and pigeon clubs. The facilities can also be hired out by the club's members for private functions and meetings etc.

Latest Income: £5,117
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Brendon Village Hall And Recreation Ground Charity

Facilities, Leisure

Village hall used for meetings (P.C & other local organisations), classes, weddings, parties, elections etc.

Latest Income: £5,112
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Hepworth Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

To provide a recreational area for the children, youth and other residents of the village.

Latest Income: £5,074
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Gate And District Welfare Association

Animals, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

The Charity is set up to provide facilities for the local community. The Hall is used on a regular basis by local bands, Tae Kwondo, dog obedience and dog craft training. No events are now held by the Committee.

Latest Income: £5,071
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Penbryn Memorial Hall

Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

maintain the upkeep of the memorial hall in the village so that it can be used by the general public.organise events etc in the hallorganise entertainment/ lectures etc. for the general public.allow hire of the hall to the public for their use.promote community development.

Latest Income: £5,066
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Llanfoist Old Age Pensioners Association

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

To give the membership regular activities, companionship, entertainment and caring friends.Members meet 1 monthly, to enjoy a hot two course meal, followed by entertainment.This is very beneficial, as many members live alone.

Latest Income: £5,065
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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South Staffordshire Local Village Transport

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Group at present operates 2 x 12 seater vehicles with tail lift and wheelchair facilities. Vehicles are available to groups or individual needing transport to enable the mobility impaired, elderly and housebound of our area in South Staffordshire to attend Day Centres, Recreational Clubs andother activities.

Latest Income: £5,061
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Hawksworth Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

To promote any charitable purpose and to provide facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation for the inhabitants of Hawksworth and its surrounding area, through the provision of a village hall and the maintenance, upkeep and running costs of Hawksworth Church, its fabric and surrounds and all things ancillary thereto.

Latest Income: £5,060
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Pta And Friends Of Lymington Catholic School

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

Arranging various functions to raise money and provide educational enjoyment for the school: fetes and fairs, easter activities, outings, get togethers.The monies raised are then invested in the school and the children as regards equipment, entertainment, extra learning opportunities

Latest Income: £5,060
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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St Richards Parents Staff And Friends Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Education, Leisure

We fund raise to provide education/training and sport/recreation. In addition, we provide grants and human resources for staff/volunteers.

Latest Income: £5,050
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Hull City
Status: Registered
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The Leslie Potter Memorial Trust

Charitable activities, Leisure

Giving grants to organistaions and charities in the parish of Dereham

Latest Income: £5,032
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
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.