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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.

Ledston Luck Recreation And Sports Ground

Childcare, Leisure

Management and maintenance of the Charity lands including the playground and equipment

Latest Income: £1,092
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Woolston Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Management of land

Latest Income: £1,065
Areas of Operation: Warrington
Status: Registered
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Mendip Live Wires

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Education, Social and Entertainment

Latest Income: £1,063
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Penallt Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Provide open area for recreation, including a small children's play area

Latest Income: £1,063
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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King George V Playing Fields

Facilities, Leisure

To provide and maintain a recreation area for the people of the Parish of St. Mary's in Cardigan in the county of Ceredigion

Latest Income: £1,050
Areas of Operation: Ceredigion
Status: Registered
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The Playgoers Society Of Dartington Hall

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Playgoers has been providing regular theatrical entertainment of educational, cultural and artistic value, in and around Dartington for over 70 years. It has about 70 members, aged 15 to 80 involved in acting, directing, producing, set building, props, stage management, front of house, lighting, costumes etc.Performances include rehearsed play readings, workshops and full play productions.

Latest Income: £1,035
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Tillington Charitable Trust

Leisure, Social welfare

The relief of sickness and poverty and the furtherance of education and the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interest of social welfare.

Latest Income: £1,031
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Northam Leisure Centre

Leisure

Latest Income: £1,014
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Carterton Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Management and maintenance of a Recreation Ground which includes a Children's Play Area, a Bandstand and a small Pavilion. The Recreation Ground is used for football and cricket, funfairs, circuses and annual events for local and national charities.

Latest Income: £1,010
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Whittall Meadows Trust

Charitable activities, Facilities, Leisure

The Whittall Meadows Trust makes grants to local organisations (not individuals) for religious, educational, recreational and cultural purposes.

Latest Income: £1,001
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Morrison Bell Trust (blackmore Recreation Ground)

Facilities, Leisure

To hold Blackmore Recreation Ground for the benefit of residents and visitors to Sidmouth and the neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £1,000
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Beeston Regis Church Field Trust

Facilities, Leisure, Religion

Maintaining an open space for recreational activities.

Latest Income: £1,000
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Lyndon House

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure, Social care

Classification 302 does not really apply to us. Friends of Lyndon House is a support group, raising funds to provide leisure facilities and activities for the children who are resident at Lyndon House, an NHS Respite Care Unit.

Latest Income: £1,000
Areas of Operation: Solihull
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

RECREATION GROUND

Latest Income: £996
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Winterbourne Down Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Education/training/art/culture/sport/recreation, crafts etc

Latest Income: £994
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Romsey Gateway Club

Beneficiary group, Housing, Leisure, Social care, Social welfare

Romsey Gateway club caters for adults with learning disabilities and has done for over thirty years. We seek to provide opportunities for friendship, recreation and entertainment. The development of existing skills outings and intigrating within the community. This allows for a few hours respite and rest to those who care for our members when they are at home.

Latest Income: £993
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Entertainment Agents' Association Benevolent Fund

Leisure, Social welfare

General charitable purposes

Latest Income: £990
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Bournemouth And District Recreational Charity

Leisure

Provision of access to sporting grounds and associated facilities via security of tenure to organisations and individuals involved in promoting sporting activities consistent with the objects of the charity

Latest Income: £986
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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Tongham Moors Recreation Ground

Animals, Facilities, Leisure

Recreational, dog walking,..

Latest Income: £979
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Kilnhurst Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Organnised football and cricket. There is also a multi-use-games-area for casual recreational use as well as the recreation ground itself.

Latest Income: £969
Areas of Operation: Rotherham
Status: Registered
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Rushwick-In-Bedwardine Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Education/training. Arts/culture. Sport/recreation. Environment/conservation/heritage. Children/young people. Elderly/old people. General public/mankind.

Latest Income: £969
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Topsham Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

provision of sports / recreational facilities

Latest Income: £968
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Appledore Leisure Centre

Leisure

Latest Income: £966
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Sutton Ex-Servicemen's Village Hall

Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Recreational and social activities

Latest Income: £965
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Farnham Park

Associations, Leisure

With a view to promoting public appreciation of Farnham Park and the protection and preservation of its use for the formal and informal recreation of the people of Farnham, activities include regular conservation working parties and newsletters, guided walks and talks on a wide range of topics relating to the Park as well as occasional social, interpretative and conservation events.

Latest Income: £965
Areas of Operation: Surrey
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.