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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.

Caersws Recreation Association

Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Ongoing upkeep and improvements as required to Sports Field and Childrens Playground

Latest Income: £4,357
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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The Pettit Charity

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

The charity is established for the advancement of Christian religion, teaching, repair of churches, relief of the aged, poor and impotent of any denomination, for the advancement and propagation of education and the provision of facilities for recreation chiefly relating to Northamptonshire. The charity holds various investments and receives income from them. There are no other activities.

Latest Income: £4,353
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Witton And Ridlington Village Hall

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

Providing Leisure activities and Social gatherings of residents and other local villagers. Also health, fitness and nutrition classes. The Parish Council meets in the hall as does the WI. The hall is also used for private functions and parties

Latest Income: £4,336
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Goodwick Old People's Welfare Committee

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provides outings and leisure activities for local pensioners of the Goodwick area.

Latest Income: £4,314
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Aysgarth Institute And Reading Room

Leisure

To provide social, sporting and leisure facilities for the use by residents of Aysgarth and District

Latest Income: £4,314
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Village Hall (longham)

Facilities, Leisure

Education/TrainingDisabilityArts/cultureSport/recreation

Latest Income: £4,308
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Clifton Miners' Welfare Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

The Trustees support of various sub-sections at the scheme during the year including two darts teams: Akido, Line dancing. Senior citizens club from the old Ordinance Factory,Meadows one stop youths have there achevment awards and christmas party in our clubROF use our room for there reunion every yearyearley coach trip to skegness for the members chldren.pantomine for members and there

Latest Income: £4,301
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Mundesley And District Recreation Association

Facilities, Leisure

Providing an open space for sports facilities for a range of activities. These facilities are available for all groups and individuals to use for recreation.

Latest Income: £4,287
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Wotton-Under-Edge And District Community Recreational Trust

Leisure

To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for the inhabitants of Wotton-Under-Edge and district for recreational and other leisure time occupations for the benefit of those inhabitants in such a manner as the management committee shall think fit.

Latest Income: £4,286
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Cwmbran Brass

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

To give the opportunity to playbrass music for the entertainment of both participants and the public. to provide training for young people in music and in particular brass instrumentation . We play concerts, some for charitable purposes and also enter contests throughout the year.

Latest Income: £4,286
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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The Malpas Institute Fund

Education, Leisure

Educational,award of scholarships,bursaries,loans or grants.Relief in Need,for persons who are sick,convalescent,disabled,handicapped,old or infirm.Social and Recreational,provision of facilities for recreational or other leisure time occupations.

Latest Income: £4,283
Areas of Operation: Newport City
Status: Registered
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Playing Field

Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Provision of a play area, sports picthes, skate park, basketball court and recreation ground for the benefit of the residents of the Parish of Fleckney on land situated off Leicester Road, Fleckney, Leicestershire.

Latest Income: £4,273
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Barford Day Centre

Housing, Leisure, Social care

Open 1 day per week to older & disabled residents of Downton & surrounding villages. Providing transport, home cooked lunch, tea, coffee plus games, entertainment & outings, also advice & information, under supervision of trained organiser.

Latest Income: £4,273
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Foundation For Recreation

Leisure

Amateur Boxing Club for persons of all ages and sexes

Latest Income: £4,255
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Westhouses Memorial Playing Field

Facilities, Leisure

Sport/recreation.

Latest Income: £4,252
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Thorne Family Support Group

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social care

We supply sporting and leisure activities for children and adults with severe learning difficulties, providing valuable respite for carers. Our activities are swimming youth club boccia curling & football. Support meeting for carers plus outings.

Latest Income: £4,249
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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Drefach Institute/ Neuadd-Y-Pentre Drefach

Facilities, Leisure

Essentially, it is the management of the institute (village hall) on behalf of the local community to enable its use for meetings, lectures, classes & other forms of recreation and leisure-time activities..

Latest Income: £4,235
Areas of Operation: Ceredigion
Status: Registered
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West Tisted Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The principal activity of the charity is to permit West Tisted Village Hall to be used for the recreation entertainment and benefit of the inhabitants of the parish of West Tisted.

Latest Income: £4,229
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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St Keverne Recreation Ground

Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

THE CHARITY OPERATES WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF ST.KEVERNE ON THE LIZARD PENINSULAWE ARE SMALL CHAIRTY RUN BY VOLUNTEERS, WE AIM TO RAISE MONEY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE CHILDRENS PLAY AREA, PAVILLIONS, TENNIS COURTS AND RECREATION FIELD IN THE HOPE OF PROVIDING A SAFE, FUN ENVIROMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

Latest Income: £4,222
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Rugeley District Stroke Club

Health, Leisure

Craft activities, speakers, outings to places of interest, exercise, quizzes, entertainment.Provides support and information to those affected by Stroke.Meets weekly in Rugeley

Latest Income: £4,219
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Women's Institute - Sandhurst

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

part of Nat Fed of Women's Institute. Educational and recreational activities for all women in the area. Work and raise funds to help other local groups.

Latest Income: £4,213
Areas of Operation: Bracknell Forest
Status: Registered
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Winthorpe Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of a Village Hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Parishes of Winthorpe, Holme and Langford without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £4,208
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Recreational Club For The Blind

Charity and VCS support, Health, Leisure

To raise funds to assist with the expenses of activity groups within the charity to/at/during respective activities.

Latest Income: £4,198
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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St Luke's Sound

Arts, Health, Leisure

Provide an entertainment, music & news service, by radio, to & for patients and staff in St Luke's Hospital, Bradford.

Latest Income: £4,195
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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The Kingsthorpe Moors Trust

Leisure

Maintenance of land in Kingsthorpe Northampton in the interests of social welfare and recreation

Latest Income: £4,190
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
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.