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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.

Nobles Field Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Makes Nobles Field Recreation Ground available for recreation and sport.

Latest Income: £727
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Wrockwardine Wood Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Wrockwardine Wood Football ClubWrockwardine Wood Bowling Club

Latest Income: £725
Areas of Operation: Telford & Wrekin
Status: Registered
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The Alderman Tom F Spence Charity

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Provide recreational and open space for the young people of Ripon

Latest Income: £713
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Tavistock Area Disabled Fellowship Club

Leisure, Social welfare

TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE GENERAL RELIEF OF ALL HANDICAPPED PERSONS IN TAVISTOCK AND SURROUNDING AREAS, BY ASSISTING THE WORK OF STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL RECREATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF SUCH HANDICAPPED PERSONS, FURTHERING HEALTH, RELIEVING POVERTY, DISTRESS OR SICKNESS

Latest Income: £709
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Foulden Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

To operate and maintain the Foulden Recreation Ground for the good of the village

Latest Income: £701
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Marley Hill Community Centre

Facilities, Leisure, Professions

Sport/recreation

Latest Income: £694
Areas of Operation: Gateshead
Status: Registered
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Polgooth Playing Field And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Polgooth Playing Field & Recreational Land run by St. Mewan Parish Council, the Custodial Trustee.

Latest Income: £685
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Chelston Community Association

Associations, Leisure

Social, educational and leisure activities

Latest Income: £675
Areas of Operation: Torbay
Status: Registered
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Blakenhall Leisure And Community Association

Associations, Leisure

WE PROVIDE A Variety OF activities FOR BLAKENHALL RESIDENTS,

Latest Income: £675
Areas of Operation: Wolverhampton
Status: Registered
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Bardon Mill Playing Field And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provide playing field and changing facilities for sport also meeting room for Parish Council, and a number of local groups.

Latest Income: £673
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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Claremont Community Association

Associations, Leisure

To promote the benefit of the residents of CLAREMONT in a common effort to advance education and to promote facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. For those who live, work and are educated in Claremont.

Latest Income: £661
Areas of Operation: Salford City
Status: Registered
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War Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of a village hall and recreation ground for the use of the inhabitants of New Quay and the neighbourhood thereof without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £654
Areas of Operation: Ceredigion
Status: Registered
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Severn Stoke Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The parish hall offers a building in which over 500 approximate total of residence in the Severn Stoke Parish can meet for all their recreational and council needs. The recently upgraded facility is available for hire and is often used for local events

Latest Income: £654
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Sherburn High School Fund

Education, Leisure

To advance the education of the students of the school by providing and assisting the provision of education, recreational and other charitiable facilities in augmentation of such facilities financed by the Local Authority.

Latest Income: £651
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Lindow Recreation Fields

Facilities, Leisure

Management of playing fields

Latest Income: £650
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Skilgate Village Hall

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

Skilgate is a small rural village located on the edge of Exmoor and has a small but diverse group of residents ranging from 1 year to 90 years of age. Skilgate village hall provides an important meeting place for the residents and gives them the opportunity to interact in a range of recreational, social and fund raising activities. Various fund raising events are held to maintain the hall.

Latest Income: £650
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Dunstable And Houghton Regis Gateway Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provision of social and leisure time activities for adults with a learning disability, by means of weekly Club nights in hired premises.

Latest Income: £646
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Mulberry Tree Child Centre

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provision of facilities for the education and recreation of children

Latest Income: £643
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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Lamberhurst Playing Fields Association

Facilities, Leisure

Provides a field for public recreation and sport

Latest Income: £625
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Middleton Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Recreation Ground with purpose built facilities for leisure and educational activities and events

Latest Income: £610
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Radstock Recreation Ground

Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Play area/Recreation

Latest Income: £600
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Nansen Hill Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure, Research

The Nansen Hill Recreation Ground is a Site of Special Scientific Interest which features valuable chalk downland. It is one of the best viewpoints on the Isle of Wight. The charity exists to manage this area.

Latest Income: £600
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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Greenwood Park

Leisure

RECREATION FACILITIES

Latest Income: £600
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Rock Park Estate

Leisure

To maintain the Sea Wall and Esplanade as a common and public walk for the benefit and recreation of the inhabitants of Rock Ferry and of the neighbourhood and for visitors.

Latest Income: £597
Areas of Operation: Wirral
Status: Registered
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Alsager Swans Swimming Club For The Disabled

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

SWIMMING THERAPY AND ACTIVITIES FOR ANYONE FROM 2-100 YEARS OLD WHO HAVE A LEARNING OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY.SOUTH CHESHIRE/NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE AREA.TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT SWIMMERS.MEMBERSHIP -£10 A YEAR.WK SESSIONS -£1 MEET ALSAGER LEISURE CENTRE SUNDAY EVENINGS 4.15 - 5.15 PM .FAMILY MEMBERS WELCOMED TO SWIM OR OBSERVE.FOCUS IS ON ENJOYMENT,SOCIALISING AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE.

Latest Income: £596
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
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.