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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.

Braintree And Bocking Recreation Grounds

Facilities, Leisure

The charity provides facilities for recreation and sports for use by the People of Braintree. This comprises sports fields, hard courts and Gym areas. The Charity currently hosts several local football teams, an armature boxing club and a martial arts club on a regular basis.

Latest Income: £200
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Miners Recreation Or Pleasure Ground At Westfield

Childcare, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

Play area/Recreation

Latest Income: £200
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Ownership of Haughton Recreation Ground

Latest Income: £200
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Playing Field Bassingham

Facilities, Leisure

Administration of the Bassingham Playing Field for the use of inhabitants of the Parish of Bassingham without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £200
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground

Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

recreational playground

Latest Income: £200
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Playing Fields

Latest Income: £198
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Reverend Thomas How's Charity

Leisure

General charitable purposesreligiousactivitiessports/recreation

Latest Income: £189
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Fielden Fleetwood Charity

Leisure

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE FORMER BOROUGH OF FLEETWOOD WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Latest Income: £186
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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J J Thomas Recreation And Sports Ground

Leisure

Local charity fund for community support

Latest Income: £183
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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St Luke's Church Recreation Ground Fund

Facilities, Leisure, Religion

To provide financial support for boys clubs or mixed clubs.

Latest Income: £179
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Allotment For Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

To manage and maintain the land known as Hailsham Recreation Ground and for it to be used as a place for the exercise and recreation for the inhabitants of the Parish of Hailsham and neighbourhood

Latest Income: £165
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground Of P R Blamey

Facilities, Leisure

Sport/recreationEnvironment/Conservation/Heritage

Latest Income: £165
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Ocho Rios Steel Band

Arts, Leisure

Provide musical entertainment for the general public in the form of steel band music. The band normally perform within a radius of 50 miles from Rugby.

Latest Income: £165
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Holt Pound Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Management and upkeep of greenspace at the Holt Pound Oval and at the Blacknest Fields.

Latest Income: £159
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Bengeo Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Recreational services for the parish of Bengeo

Latest Income: £154
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Shipdham Community Trust

Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

To provide the village of Shipdham, Norfolk with community facilities for the use of all village organisations and residents for sport and recreational activities. To also support the village Heritage Centre.

Latest Income: £154
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Allotments For Exercise And Recreation

Facilities, Leisure

FURZEHAM GREEN

Latest Income: £152
Areas of Operation: Torbay
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

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Latest Income: £150
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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King George V Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of playing field, shower & changing rooms.

Latest Income: £150
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Anglesey
Status: Registered
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Badsey Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

To maintain and manage Badsey Recreation Ground for the benefit of the Parish.

Latest Income: £147
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Pensioners Alone At Christmas (hounslow)

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

Provides transport, lunch, tea, entertainment & gifts on Christmas day for pensioners residing within the Hounslow Borough who would otherwise be alone,

Latest Income: £146
Areas of Operation: Hounslow
Status: Registered
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Thomas Williams For A Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of play areas/space

Latest Income: £145
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Carleton Recreational Charity

Facilities, Leisure

Provide Buildings & Open Space for the General Public to play Football & Cricket via Carleton Sports Club.

Latest Income: £142
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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King George's Field

Leisure

Sport and recreation

Latest Income: £139
Areas of Operation: Knowsley
Status: Registered
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Ruddington Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Sport/recreation

Latest Income: £136
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
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.