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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.

The Friends Of Heworth Ce School

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

To raise funds to enable the charity to support the pupils, teachers and the school financially in various eductional and recreational activities.

Latest Income: £3,986
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Strathmore School

Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

The Friends of Strathmore School (FOSS) works to help the special needs pupils, many severely disabled, at The Strathmore School in Petersham.FOSS raises funds to help fund education ressources , hold social events and assists the staff to enrich the children's quality education and leisure.FOSS also has the role of a Parent/Teacher Association.

Latest Income: £3,985
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Alice Hext For Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Providing maintenance of the Recreation Ground at Constantine

Latest Income: £3,979
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Rickaby Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

RECREATION, SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT.

Latest Income: £3,964
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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North Frodingham Playing Field Association

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of playing fields for use by local sports clubs and for general recreation

Latest Income: £3,963
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Black Park Community Centre

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure, Professions, Religion

We are a locally run community centre for the benefit of the local residents. The Church hold monthly services, green space for residents and local children. Fund raising events are held regularly and we have regular users of the centre.

Latest Income: £3,950
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Mauritian Telegu Association In The UK

Leisure, Social welfare

The main object is to promote the culture, religion and language of the Telugu faith among the communities in United Kingdom. It also endeavours to relieve poverty and to provide or assist in the provision of facilities or recreation and other leisure activities with the object of improving the members' conditions of life.

Latest Income: £3,940
Areas of Operation: Enfield
Status: Registered
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Whyteleafe Recreation Ground Hillbury Road Warlingham

Facilities, Leisure

Open space, recreation

Latest Income: £3,934
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Arthur Hitchcock

Facilities, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of a recreation ground for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Kilmington.

Latest Income: £3,917
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Caudwell (drayton) Day Centre

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social care

To provide recreational and health care facilities for the elderly, day clubs, meals, art, whist clubs etc. Facilities for meetings and family parties. Used by village residents and visitors and guests from elsewhere but there is no restriction on this.

Latest Income: £3,916
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Maindy Park

Leisure

Sports & Recreation

Latest Income: £3,913
Areas of Operation: Cardiff
Status: Registered
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Lamphey Recreation Ground Charity

Facilities, Leisure

To encourage and foster through sporting activities, usage of recreational village field, and to best manage such usage throughout.

Latest Income: £3,906
Areas of Operation: Pembrokeshire
Status: Registered
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Dunsmore Village Hall Association

Facilities, Leisure

To maintain the land and building known as Dunsmore Village Hall for the use of the residents of Dunsmore and its environs. With the object of providing recreational, social and educational activites.

Latest Income: £3,901
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Trethurgy Social Hall

Leisure

To provide recreational events for the people of Trethurgy and surrounding area.

Latest Income: £3,887
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Meltham Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

sport and recreation

Latest Income: £3,884
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Mersey Otters Women's Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

Group is non political, non-sectarian, open to all women, whatever their age and interest. A wide range of activities to cater for all tastes are the main aim of the committee, the emphasis is on self-development. Our constitution is to advance education, provide recreation and friendship.

Latest Income: £3,880
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Penllergaer Miners' Welfare Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure, Professions

Provision of social and recreational activities.

Latest Income: £3,878
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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Clywedog Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

To improve the conditions of life for the communities of Staylittle, Llwynygog and Dylife through recreation and leisure-time activities, and including the provision of a Community Hall at Staylittle which will be used for such purposes.

Latest Income: £3,868
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Whiteheath Infant School Fund

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Leisure

To advance the education of the pupils of Whiteheath Infants school by providing or assisting in the provision of educational, recreational & other charitable facilities in augmentation of such facilities financed by the Local Education Authority. Eg Football club, Family Learning, Travelling book fair.

Latest Income: £3,865
Areas of Operation: Hillingdon
Status: Registered
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Willoughton Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To provide a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the parishes of Willoughton and nearby villages in the County of Lincoln, 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 community.

Latest Income: £3,850
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Mawgan-In-Meneage Recreation Hall And Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of Recreation Hall and ground for the use of residents of Mawgan-in-Meneage, and others wishing to use the facilities

Latest Income: £3,846
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Ingatestone Boys' Own Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

A boys club providing sport, recreation and leisure time activities for boys and young men.

Latest Income: £3,834
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Withnell Fold Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

monthly educational and recreational meetings. voluntary work within community

Latest Income: £3,834
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Llanhamlach Community Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Use of hall for political, religious, meetings, lectures and classes and other forms of recreation with the object of improving the lives of the residents of the parish.

Latest Income: £3,832
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Playing Field And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Playing field.

Latest Income: £3,829
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
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.