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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.

Sennocke Womens Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Monthly meetings; Art group; Gardening group; Walks group; Theatre outings; Leisure activities; educational visits. Support for local community. Assistance with W.I.District, Federation and National events.

Latest Income: £1,562
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Village Institute Aber-Oer

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

The Aberoer Institute is a small community hall run by volunteers, held UPON TRUST to permit the use in perpetuity under the name of the Village Institute Aberoer, as a room or hall for meetings, lectures, entertainments, recreation, or similar purposes of a non-sectarian or political character for the use of residents in the parish or neighbourhood of Esclusham and their relatives and fr

Latest Income: £1,561
Areas of Operation: Wrexham
Status: Registered
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New Southgate Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

To provide and maintain facilities for recreation and leisure-time occupation in the interests of social welfare for the inhabitants of the London Borough of Enfield

Latest Income: £1,559
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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Brierley Village Hall And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

MAINTENANCE OF RECREATIION FIELD

Latest Income: £1,550
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Poringland Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

Under the banner of the National Federation of Women's Institutes, Poringland Institute provides educational and recreational activities for women within Poringland and the surrounding villages. We also provide support to community activities in the area.

Latest Income: £1,537
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Riseley Recreational Association

Leisure

Support sport and recreation in the Parish of Riseley, Bedfordshire

Latest Income: £1,534
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Pta - St Blasius Shanklin Ce Primary Academy

Beneficiary group, Education, Housing, Leisure

providing extra educational facilities and supplies which would not normally be available to the children.providing extra leisure facilities for educational puposes.

Latest Income: £1,522
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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The James Grove Recreation And Sports Ground Trust

Economic and community development, Leisure

To oversee the use of the land granted under conveyance for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of the Urban District of Halesowen as at present constituted

Latest Income: £1,518
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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Halberton Children's Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Sport and recreation

Latest Income: £1,500
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Dallington Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Recreation and sport

Latest Income: £1,500
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Almsford Open Space

Facilities, Leisure

Use of land for recreation and sporting activities

Latest Income: £1,500
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Wright Fund

Charitable activities, Leisure

Makes grants for recreation and other leisure time purposes.Applies income to the relief of need.

Latest Income: £1,474
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Boldron Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To maintain and manage Boldron Village Hall for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the Township and Parish of Boldron without distinction of sex, or political religious or other opinions, in accordance with the first schedule of the original deed of gift.

Latest Income: £1,474
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Whitbourne Playing Field Association

Facilities, Leisure

to provide a recreation ground and playing field for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of the parish of greater Whitbourne

Latest Income: £1,470
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Heswall Musical Society

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

Provide entertainment to the public of Wirral by way of performing light operatic shows, reviews and concerts. Raise funds for other local charities.

Latest Income: £1,459
Areas of Operation: Wirral
Status: Registered
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Loch Neaton Recreation Ground (loch Area)

Animals, Facilities, Leisure

Loch Neaton is an area in Watton Norfolk managed by unpaid trustees . The water of approx 2 acres is used by people as a fishing venue while the surrounding area is landscaped with facilities for picnics. Footpaths around the lake are used by dog walkers and pedestrians. This recreation area was given to the people of Watton by benefactors who wanted the people to have a unique leisure facility.

Latest Income: £1,453
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Ings Public Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Land for recreational use.

Latest Income: £1,449
Areas of Operation: City Of Wakefield
Status: Registered
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The Cribyn Recreation Field Club (clwb Cae Chwarae Cribyn)

Charity and VCS support, Leisure

general fund raising events througt the year eg: bingo, BBQ, Quize, Sponsored walk

Latest Income: £1,439
Areas of Operation: Ceredigion
Status: Registered
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Isfield Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provides & maintains a recreation ground for the benefit of the inhabitants of Isfield.

Latest Income: £1,439
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Llansantffraid Recreation Association

Leisure

Community Recreation and Leisure Facilities

Latest Income: £1,434
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Colesmead Road Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Miscellaneous sums to support the provision of parks and open spaces.

Latest Income: £1,430
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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East Halton Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provide two meeting rooms together with kitchen and toilets as well as an office/Doctor's examination room for the benefit of all organisations within East Halton and their members and can be hired by people from outside East Halton to provide leisure and indoor recreational facilities for the residents of East Halton. Finally, we provide room for a Polling Station when needed.

Latest Income: £1,430
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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W C Yeo Bequest

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

Grants to organisations for charitable purposes also voluntary bodies, young people, religious activities, sport or recreation, or educational training.

Latest Income: £1,422
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Radio Lonsdale

Arts, Health, Leisure

Provides Radio entertainment for patients in Furness General Hospital

Latest Income: £1,418
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Miners Institute And Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

We have provided and maintained a hall which has been regularly used, such as by the village Sunshine Club (the over 60s), activities for young people run by North Copeland Youth Partnership, and various functions like wedding receptions and bithday parties. The hall is also used by the Parish Council and the County Council for meetings.

Latest Income: £1,417
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
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.