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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.

Leicestershire County Federation Of Young Farmers Clubs

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

To advance the education of its members in Leicestershire and Rutland in agriculture, homecrafts, country life and related subjects. This is provided by a programme of training, social, educational and recreational activities.

Latest Income: £134,455
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Mamas And Papas Children Association

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Leisure

The objects of the charity are to promote the daily care and education of children between the age of 6 months and five years to provide recreational facilities in the interest of social welfare for such children with the objects of improving their condition of life.

Latest Income: £133,842
Areas of Operation: Hackney
Status: Registered
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Benhall And Sternfield Ex-Servicemen And Village Club

Facilities, Leisure

To promote social inerest amongst the people of the village, to create a social centre and to organise entertainment and sport.

Latest Income: £133,804
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Albrighton Trust Limited

Facilities, Leisure

The charity's activities are the provision of facilities for the recreation, entertainment, pleasure, rehabilitation or general life improvement for the infirm, disabled, sick and aged.

Latest Income: £133,669
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Pebsham Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Our main aim is to provide facilities for social welfare, recreation and leisure time with the purpose to improve conditions of life for all the people of Pebsham and the surrounding area. This years initiatives include Pensioners lunch club meals, library facilities, neighbourhood watch scheme, new start up of Kidscape for children minders within area and childrens party facilities within halls.

Latest Income: £132,626
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Etherow Centre Charitable Trust

Leisure

Maintain the Etherow Centre building for the provision of recreational and therapeutic activities for the disabled.

Latest Income: £132,034
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Houghton Regis Memorial Hall Fund

Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

To provide recreational,educational and social activities or otherwise as may be found expedient for the benefits of the people of Houghton Regis without distinction of sex,disabilities,political,religious,ethnic or other opinions or persuasions.

Latest Income: £131,889
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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Watton Sports And Recreational Centre

Leisure, Social welfare

To provide Sports, Leisure and Social Interaction facilities for the people of Watton and surrounding areas.

Latest Income: £131,697
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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St. Faith's Community And Youth Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

The provision of facilities for education, leisure and social activities for the inhabitants of the parish of St Faith's, North Dulwich

Latest Income: £130,413
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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Chagford Recreational Trust

Leisure

The Charity's objectives are to promote and provide facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare in the parishes of Chagford, Gidleigh, Throwleigh and Drewsteignton - for both residents and visitors.We maintain facilities for Football, Cricket, Tennis, Netball and Swimming and support a range of other activities

Latest Income: £130,408
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Midland Sports Centre For The Disabled Trust Limited

Leisure

The overall objective is to provide and maintain facilities for the recreation and other leisure time occupation of disabled and able-bodied persons.

Latest Income: £130,057
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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Beech Hurst Gardens Charity

Facilities, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of a public park for the enjoyment of the inhabitants of Haywards Heath and Mid Sussex District.

Latest Income: £129,805
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Broomfield Village Hall Charity

Facilities, Leisure

Sport/recreational activities

Latest Income: £129,001
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Letchworth Civic Trust

Economic and community development, Education, Facilities, Leisure

The charity distributes its annual income by way of grants or loans to individuals, schools, clubs and other organisations living or operating in LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY to support need in education, training, health, disability, the arts, sport and recreation.

Latest Income: £128,840
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Hockley And Hawkwell Day Centre

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Leisure, Saving of lives, Social care

From our own premises we provide a meeting place for the benefit of the people of Hockley and Hawkwell aged 55 or over. Freshly cooked lunches, light refreshments and afternoon entertainment are available, 4 days a week, Monday to Thursdays. We have our own modified ambulance to collect and return the disabled and elderly to their homes.

Latest Income: £128,565
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Hyson Green Youth Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

EDUCATION, LEISURE, SPORT AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE. YOUTH CLUB ACTIVITIES TARGETTING 13-19 YEAR OLDS. COMMUNITY ACITVITIES, ADVICE AND CAPACITY BUILDING. ROOM, OFFICE AND SPACE HIRE. TARGETTED SERVICES FOR BME YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES.

Latest Income: £128,444
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Whiteparish Memorial Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The charity provides sport and recreational facilities on the Whiteparish Memorial Ground, Whiteparish, Salisbury, Wilts, for the general public and children and young people.

Latest Income: £127,992
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre

Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

to promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the triangle in a common effort to advance education, relieve poverty, sickness and distress, further health and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of for the said inhabitants and work with other charities.

Latest Income: £127,158
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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Sandgate Youth Football Club

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

To provide football as a leisure activity so that young children can learn be part of a team and club. Also to strengthen their social skills. The club also raises money for local deserving causes by holding an annual charity day and 6 a side football tournament.

Latest Income: £125,098
Areas of Operation: Hillingdon
Status: Registered
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Grindleton Recreation Ground Charity

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Facilities, Housing, Leisure

We maintain and equip the village Recreation Ground that serves a catchment population of around 1,000. It comprises a football pitch, multi-use games area, children's play area, cricket field and Grindleton Pavilion which houses a large community hall, smaller meeting room and changing rooms.Upkeep is funded by donations, fund-raising and hire income with grant application for capital projects.

Latest Income: £125,063
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Woodford War Memorial Community Centre

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

To provide a comfortable, clean and friendly environment for the local community's social and leisure facilities

Latest Income: £124,936
Areas of Operation: Stockport
Status: Registered
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Carmarthen Breakthro' (breakthro' Caerfyrddin) Project

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

The purpose of the Association is to relieve the condition of children with severe learning disabilities by the provision of leisure activities to assist the family or those responsible for such persons residing primarily but not exclusively in the Carmarthen area, with the help of volunteers

Latest Income: £124,814
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Hillstown Miners' Welfare Trust

Leisure, Professions

Provision of recreational facilities for the benefit of the inhabitants of the area of benefit without distinction of political, religious or other opinions with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £124,196
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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New Haw & Woodham Community Association

Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

To promote the benefits of local inhabitants, to advance education and provide facilities for social welfare, recreation and leisure, to maintain and manage a community centre and promote other charitable purposes.Hire of halls for above purposes and promotion of community activities.

Latest Income: £124,000
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Victoria Colliery And Knypersley Welfare Trust

Leisure

EDUCATION/ TRAININGSPORTS RECREATION

Latest Income: £123,837
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
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.