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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.

Bassingbourn Recreation Grounds

Facilities, Leisure

provider of sports grounds

Latest Income: £1,738
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Mickleton Playing Field

Facilities, Leisure

The object of the sports field & pavilion is to provide (A) Recreation & refreshment (B) The encouragement of good fellowship, sport and other interests beneficial to the club.

Latest Income: £1,734
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Warwickshire Schools Cricket Association

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

Sport/Recreation for Children/Young People

Latest Income: £1,710
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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St Levan Pavilion Association

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

DOCTORS SURGERY ONCE A WEEK.SPORT/RECREATION.GENERAL CHARITY PURPOSECHILDREN/YOUNG PEOPLE.ELDERY PEOPLE.PEOPLE WITH DISABILTY.GENERAL PUBLIC AND MAN KIND.PORVIDE BUILDINGS FICITYS.OPEN SPACES.

Latest Income: £1,692
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Thornby Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

We provide a small village hall as a meeting place for Thornby residents. The hall can be hired by residents or outside participants for recreational, education uses etc.

Latest Income: £1,690
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Horsley Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Leisure

Recreation Ground Charity for community use : Children's playground, Local Primary School sports, Bowls Club, Football pitch, residents and visitors recreational walks etc.

Latest Income: £1,686
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Rattlesden Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provides facilities for sports and recreation. Provides rooms where local organisations or the public can meet or arrange events.

Latest Income: £1,675
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Woolpit Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

The fields provide facilities for cricket for both sexes and all ages. tennis courts used by all ages. football can also be played on the field. there is a basket ball hoop and a secure adventure play area for children.

Latest Income: £1,670
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Bilton Sports And Recreation Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Public performances of plays.

Latest Income: £1,670
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Winston Playing Field Association

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of village playing and recreational field and associated facilities

Latest Income: £1,665
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure, Religion

To maintain and manage Church Leigh Recreation Fields, which was a piece of land purchased by the villagers 60 years ago to be kept for the recreational pursuits of people living in the parish of Church Leigh

Latest Income: £1,657
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

To make available the Recreation Ground for sport and recreational activities and to provide facilities for young people of the Town

Latest Income: £1,653
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Cefn Mawr War Memorial Institute And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Social Intercourse and Recreation and War Memorial for the advantage and benefit of the inhabitants of the aid Parish of Cefn.

Latest Income: £1,651
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Lancashire Playing Fields Association

Facilities, Leisure

??? to advise and assist in the provision of adequate playing space??? to encourage and develop the playing of games, sports and physical activities??? to promote the physical and moral welfare and the safety of the community??? to ensure the fullest use is made of playing space??? to co-operate in the saving in threatened recreational facilities

Latest Income: £1,650
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Phoenix Retirement Association (upper Norwood Area)

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Educational (speakers) and leisure activities (outings and socials) for retired elderly men and women.

Latest Income: £1,639
Areas of Operation: Croydon
Status: Registered
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Solva Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

We set-out to educate/train,extend our knowledge of arts/culture,sport/recreation, care for environment/conservation,to provide fellowship and help the general public and mankind

Latest Income: £1,638
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Weybread Recreational Charity

Facilities, Leisure

For the purposes of recreation and recreational activities for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Weybread.

Latest Income: £1,633
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Epsom Hospital Radio

Arts, Health, Leisure

Provision of entertainment and information services to patients and staff of Epsom General Hospital.

Latest Income: £1,631
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Hustler Playing Fields

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of playing fields and recreation grounds

Latest Income: £1,617
Areas of Operation: Middlesbrough
Status: Registered
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Waltham St Lawrence School Playing Field Trust

Beneficiary group, Education, Facilities, Leisure

PROVISION OF A FIELD FOR RECREATION AND SPORT FOR THE USE OF THE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND LOCAL PEOPLE

Latest Income: £1,615
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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The Calow Recreation Ground

Facilities, Health, Leisure, Professions

The aim of the charity is to be self-financing and to support affordable leisure, recreation, sporting and social welfare needs, whilst promoting healthy living opportunities, to all the community of Calow village

Latest Income: £1,613
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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The Newton Burgoland Wragg's Yard Charity

Facilities, Leisure

To provide in the interests of social welfare a public recreation ground and playing field for the use of the inhabitants of Newton Burgoland and its neighbourhood and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for the recreation and leisuretime occupation with the object of improving the conditions of the life of the inhabitants of Newton Burgoland and its neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £1,608
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Cossington Recreation Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Village Hall

Latest Income: £1,602
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Humber Playing Fields Association

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Working within the community and voluntary sector within the Humber area to assist organisations to improve, protect and procure recreation facilities

Latest Income: £1,590
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Oxenton Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

The trustees administer the running of Oxenton Village Hall. It is used by the villagers for recreational activities & social events. Occasionally it is let to other charities & individuals for the same purposes.

Latest Income: £1,573
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
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.