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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 Fosdyke Playing Field

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and management of a recreation ground for the benefit of the inhabitants of the parish of Fosdyke, Lincolnshire.

Latest Income: £3,673
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Scholes Womens Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Helps to educate women in matters of importance nationally and internationally . Campaigns and presents views to the Government . Provides interesting speakers on a wide variety of topics and leisure activities .

Latest Income: £3,666
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Compton Chamberlayne Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To maintain and manage the village hall so that it can be used for meetings, lectures, classes and other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the quality of life for the inhabitants of Compton Chamberlayne.

Latest Income: £3,606
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Flintham Village Hall Fund

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of a village hall facility for the use of all inhabitants of the Parish of Flintham, including use for meetings, lectures, classes and other forms of recreation and leisure-time activities.

Latest Income: £3,600
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

A sports field for the physical training, recreation and social development for the inhabitants of the parish of Stoke by Nayland and its immediate vicinity - including football, tennis, play areas for children, adult exercise equipment and a basketball practice area.

Latest Income: £3,600
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Swanmore Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Maintaining recreation ground.

Latest Income: £3,584
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Poringland Welcome Home And Memorial Playing Fields

Facilities, Housing, Leisure

To provide a recreational playing field for the people of Poringland and the surrounding area, including play equipment and sporting facilities.

Latest Income: £3,582
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Penrhyncoch And Trefeurig Recreation And Sports Association

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

We carry out various fund-raising activities within the village of Penrhyncoch in order to raise money to maintain and improve the facilities in the children's park, skate board area, tennis courts and other public areas in Penrhyncoch. We carry out maintenance work to keep the park and public paths clean and tidy on a regular basis.

Latest Income: £3,579
Areas of Operation: Ceredigion
Status: Registered
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The Kingston War Memorial

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

To provide and operate a recreation ground mainly for the use of the children and young people of Kingston St Mary.

Latest Income: £3,568
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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St Breward Institute And War Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

The St Breward Institute and War Memorial Hall committee provides premises for use by the whole community of St Breward. The premises are used by all age groups for social, educational, sporting and recreational use.

Latest Income: £3,561
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Llandeilo'r Fan Village Hall Committee

Facilities, Leisure

The Llandeilo'r Fan Village Hall Committee looks after the maintenance of the hall so that it is in good order for the community, and surrounding area to make good use of it in all kinds of recreational ways. This helps to keep the community together.

Latest Income: £3,554
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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The Belgrave Recreation Ground And Eleemosynary Charity

Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

a)The provision and maintenance of a recreation ground for the benefit of the inhabitants of the area of benefit. b) The relief of persons resident in the area of benefit who are in conditions of need,hardship or distress. c)The advancement of education of persons under the age of 25 years who are resident in the area of benefit and who are in need.

Latest Income: £3,526
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
Status: Registered
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Dallinghoo Recreation Ground

Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Annual bonfire night for villagers. Adventure playground. General area for public recreation.

Latest Income: £3,526
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Benington Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of a recreation ground for use by the inhabitants of the area of benefit, without distinction of political, religious or other opinions. The provision and maintenance of a pavilion for use by the inhabitants including use for: meetings, lectures and classes, and other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation, in the interests of social welfare.

Latest Income: £3,522
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Cambridge Gateway Club

Leisure

On site and offsite acctivities which include Bowling, Pub Nights, Meals Out, Day trips, Barbeques and general recreation acctvities

Latest Income: £3,522
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Cawthorne Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure, Professions

THE CHARITYS ROLL IS TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE SPORTING GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

Latest Income: £3,500
Areas of Operation: Barnsley
Status: Registered
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Sheet Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

In accordance with the Women's Institutes ideals to provide the opportunity for education, training, sport and recreation and help for the local community

Latest Income: £3,493
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Derby Deaf Club (rycote Centre)

Health, Leisure

- To provide, promote and protect activities which will meet the social, recreational, educational, personal and spiritual needs of deaf and hard of hearing people in Derby and the surrounding area.- To help hearing people understand and communicate with deaf people.

Latest Income: £3,493
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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The George William Rothery Fund

Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Provides sport and recreational facilities, including buildings, play area and open spaces for use by residents of Henfield

Latest Income: £3,493
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Pontrhydyfen Miners' Welfare Scheme

Facilities, Housing, Leisure, Professions

The Charity provides community facilities for the inhabitants of Pontrhydyfen and surrounding area, in the form of a recreation Ground, a Bowling Green and a Community Centre. The Charity also owns another building which houses an Industrial and Provident Society known as the Blue Scar Club.

Latest Income: £3,490
Areas of Operation: Neath Port Talbot
Status: Registered
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Wootton Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

offering friendship, education, leisure, to fellow women

Latest Income: £3,478
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Dr Gardner's Charity For Nurses

Health, Leisure, Professions

Applying the clear income of the Charity in or towards providing facilities for convalescence, rest and recreation and for the continuing education of nursing staff in the County of Shropshire in order to enable them to perform their duties more efficiently.

Latest Income: £3,466
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Bouth Village Hall

Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

We provide the building for cultural and recreational activities for the local community, and meeting space for the Bouth Women's Institute and Colton Parish Council amongst others.

Latest Income: £3,462
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Qe11 Lifton Recreation Field

Facilities, Leisure

Running of a recreation ground facility including sports fields, playpark and pavilion with changing rooms.

Latest Income: £3,446
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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King George's Field Temple Ewell

Beneficiary group, Education, Facilities, Leisure

Recreation Ground for the use and benefit of all parishioners in the Parish of Temple Ewell, Dover and those children attending the adjoining Temple Ewell Primary School.

Latest Income: £3,443
Areas of Operation: Kent
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.