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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.

Foakes For Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provisional of recreational facilities. Upkeep and conservation of open spaces for the benefit of the local community

Latest Income: £189,773
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Calstock Village Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

Private function hire, occasional cafe, music and performance events, coffee mornings, sports and recreational activities.

Latest Income: £189,037
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Clara Martineau Charity

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

Promote the residential education of children under the age of 19 years who have special ed. needs, and who are attending any school maintained by Birmingham City Council as local education authority.To provide facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for the benefit of such children with the object of improving their condition of life, with the same priority as aforesaid

Latest Income: £187,725
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Rand's Educational Foundation

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

Grants for young people up to age of 25 who are in full time education from the age of 16.Financial support for the 3 local primary schools and grants to voluntary organisations for recreational and social activities involving young people.

Latest Income: £187,494
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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Acle War Memorial Recreation Centre

Heritage, Leisure

Recreation centre catering for a wide range of internal and external activities meeting the needs of local sports clubs, societies and individuals.

Latest Income: £187,240
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Newburn Riverside Recreation Association Limited

Environment, Leisure

OPERATION OF NEWBURN LEISURE CENTRE

Latest Income: £186,154
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Wickford Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Various Keep Fit classes, Tai Chi, Short Mat Bowls, Ladies Club, Ballroom dancing and afternoon Tea dances, Table Tennis, Fencing, Art and Crafts Club, Parent and Baby Group, Childrens tuition, dance classes and self defence classes. Weightwatchers & Slimming World groups, Bingo social and Members Bar with regular monthly entertainment.

Latest Income: £185,759
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Coniston Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

1) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Patchway without discrimination by associating together the inhabitants and local organisations in a common effort to advance education, and to provide facilities for recreation and leisure-time with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.2) To maintain and manage a Community Centre in furtherance of these objects.

Latest Income: £185,588
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Snappy Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Snappy offer Play , Recreational and pre vocational opportunities to Children and Young people with wide ranging disabilities .

Latest Income: £184,396
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Wales Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Provision of Public facilities, including five tennis courts (hard and grass), bowling green, pitch and putt, play area for under 10's, skateboard park, kick-about area, youth shelter, intermittent car boot.

Latest Income: £184,136
Areas of Operation: Rotherham
Status: Registered
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Hertsmere Mencap

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure, Social care

The support for individuals with a learning disability, their parents and carers, whether through the provision of care, advocacy, treatment or education; campaigning for greater awareness and better provision of services; service delivery in a range of areas including leisure, respite care, residential care, education and employment

Latest Income: £183,257
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Oldham Play Action Group

Beneficiary group, Leisure

OPAG work throughout the borough of Oldham to facilitate the increase of the quality and quantity of play and recreational opportunities for children and young people.

Latest Income: £182,891
Areas of Operation: Oldham
Status: Registered
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The John Gurney Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Leisure

To provide grants for the benefit of art,culture, sport, recreation for the inhabitants of the designated area of the charity

Latest Income: £182,439
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Dwarf Sports Association UK

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The association continues to go from strength to strength. The Charity continues to support Dwarf Athletes UK wide and continues to provide opportunities for athletes and their families to come together for recreation and sport. We are maintaining our work with the sports governing bodies including Sport England to promote and further opportunities for Dwarf Sports Association UK in the future.

Latest Income: £182,003
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Kingsmeadow United Football Club

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

To provide and encourage recreation and leisure-time activities for young people to the age of 25 with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Latest Income: £181,034
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Market Weighton War Memorial Institute

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

For Social and Recreational Intercourse

Latest Income: £180,231
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Bruce Wake Charity

Leisure

To apply the charity's funds on or towards the relief and assistance of disabled persons in the United Kingdom including the provision of leisure activities.The Charity ceased accepting applications for Grants on 5/4/25 and subsequently made grants such that all funds have now been expended and the bank account has been closed.

Latest Income: £178,555
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Allen's Cross Community Association

Associations, Leisure

Our mission is to improve the quality of life for the residents of Allen's Cross and surrounding neighbourhood; aiming to bring together residents, businesses, statutory authorities, voluntary and other organisations to make social, educational and leisure facilities available to all.

Latest Income: £177,840
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Harold Hill And District Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

To advance education and to provide facilities for welfare,recreation and leisure time occupation for local residents.

Latest Income: £177,090
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Keynsham And District Mencap Society

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provide leisure and holiday opportunities for children and adults with learning and physical disabilities

Latest Income: £175,613
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Community Of Metro Leeds

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure, Religion, Social welfare

Education/Training - the centre organises religious courses and provides training for GSCE standard Islamic Study courses.Relief of Poverty - the centre raises funds for the poor and needy, for example, Ramadan Relief for the orphans.Sport/recreation - the centre organises sport activities like inter-community football tournaments.

Latest Income: £173,651
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Batemoor And Jordanthorpe Community Association

Associations, Leisure

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT AND WELFARE OF THOSE LIVING IN BATEMOOR & JORDANTHORPE BY PROVIDING SOCIAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES

Latest Income: £173,000
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Lydney Recreation Trust

Facilities, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of playing fields, and other recreational premises providing public benefit through healthful and enjoyable recreational activities.

Latest Income: £172,775
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Bude Haven Recreation Ground LTD

Facilities, Leisure

Budehaven Recreation Ground provides squash, tennis, bowling green, crazy golf, putting green, table tennis and pool facilities to local people and holiday visitors at affordable prices.

Latest Income: £171,726
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Pelsall Community Association

Associations, Leisure

To provide and maintain a community building for the local community for leisure and recreation purposes

Latest Income: £171,184
Areas of Operation: Walsall
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.