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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.

Public Open Space Or Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

This land is held for the purposes of a public open space or recreation ground.

Latest Income: £500
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground And Playing Field

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Provides facilities for cricket, hockey and football. Each club/section makes special provision for young people

Latest Income: £500
Areas of Operation: Lewisham
Status: Registered
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King George's Field, Slinfold

Facilities, Leisure

Recreation ground

Latest Income: £500
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Coleford Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Playing Field with children's play equipment, floodlit hard surface play area and football pitch with changing room facilities

Latest Income: £500
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Tyne Sound News

Health, Leisure

Provides free audio recordings of news information and entertainment for visually impaired people.

Latest Income: £500
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Calder Vale Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

We operate and maintain a sports/recreation ground for the local community of Calder Vale and the Parish of Barnacre with Bonds, in the council district of Wyre, in Lancashire.

Latest Income: £500
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Peggy Wilson Playing Field

Beneficiary group, Education, Facilities, Leisure

The playing field is used regularly by Kildwick CE (VC) Primary School for sport and general playtimes and by children and residents of the villages of Kildwick and Farnhill for general recreation.

Latest Income: £500
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Five Villages (gamston) Trust

Leisure

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Gamston & the surrounding area without distinction of political, religious or other opinions by associating with the said inhabitants in a common effort to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation & leisure time with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £500
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Quarterdeck Centre

Leisure

TO HELP AND EDUCATE PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Latest Income: £492
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Ealing Forum

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

We are a non profit making group of people mostly over 60 years. Our members run different activities for the enjoyment of all. . We hold a monthly Forum in Ealing Town Hall West London at which invited speakers talk. . We organise 2 holidays a year. Have weekly walks an annual quiz and Christmas Entertainment. We also have small group visits to interesting places in and around London.

Latest Income: £477
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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The Walter Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

To maintain the Walter Recreation Ground and Circle Hill for puplic use.

Latest Income: £475
Areas of Operation: Bracknell Forest
Status: Registered
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Clun Recreation Trust Fund

Leisure

Charity distributes funds in accordance with its governing document

Latest Income: £473
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Roydon Playing Fields Management Committee

Facilities, Leisure

Maintaining the playing fields in order that residents may use this parcel of land for recreational activities.

Latest Income: £471
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Gwernaffield Silver Band

Arts, Education, Leisure

Providing musical entertainment and diversion by means of brass band concerts on behalf of the local communities, schools, churches, and charitable organisations.Teaching the playing of brass instruments for all age groups within the local communities.

Latest Income: £461
Areas of Operation: Cheshire West & Chester
Status: Registered
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East Ferry Charitable Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of land for the exercise and recreation of the inhabitants of East Ferry.

Latest Income: £458
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Ault Hucknall Recreation Grounds

Facilities, Leisure

To provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation, sporting and leisure time occupation to improve the condition of life for the inhabitants of Ault Hucknall Parish and neighbourhood

Latest Income: £450
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Leuva Patidar Samaj (surat Navsari & Valsad District) Of The United Kingdom

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Religion, Social welfare

The advancement of the Hindu religion among the hindu community in the United Kingdom. The relief of poverty and sickness amoung the members of the community and the advance of education among the children and adults. The provision or assistance in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation of the community who have need of such facilities.

Latest Income: £443
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Maulds Meaburn Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of Open Space and one swing

Latest Income: £441
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Bladon Village Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The charity is currently working to provide recreational and educational facilities in the interests of the social welfare of the inhabitants of the parish of Bladon and surrounding neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £437
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Hudson Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Leisure

The charity covers donations to general charitable purposes, education/training, medical/health/sickness, disability, overseas aid, sports & recreation, childrens charities. No donations to individuals, only to registered charities

Latest Income: £436
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Pounds Close Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of a recreation ground for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Frocester.

Latest Income: £436
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Clay Cross And Danesmoor Recreation Ground Charity

Facilities, Leisure, Professions

General charitable activities in sport/recreation.

Latest Income: £435
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Maltby Sports Society

Leisure

Donations to local sports clubs & leisure facilities

Latest Income: £435
Areas of Operation: Rotherham
Status: Registered
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Kingsley Fellowship Klub

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

Social cohesion / coffee mornings / fund raising / ladies afternoon / social activitiesAnd Social Recreation for the residents of pleck area / Daily bingo secessions.

Latest Income: £433
Areas of Operation: Walsall
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Tom Coles For A Recreation Ground

Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

The Tom Coles Charity donates money to the Warnford Childrens Playground and to the Warnford Village Hall, and to individual OAP's in the village.

Latest Income: £430
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
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.