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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.

Joseph Rowntree School Fund

Education, Leisure

The charity's objects are to advance the education of the students and staff of Joseph Rowntree School and of the wider community by providing or assisting in the provision of educational, recreational and other charitable facilities undertaken by Joseph Rowntree School not normally provided by the local Education Authority.

Latest Income: £83,957
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Church Langley Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

To maintain and manage a combined Church and Community Centre at Church Langley, Harlow, Essex, in order to enhance the lives of the residents by the provision of leisure and community facilities and to assist the C of E parish of Church Langley and the Eastern Priovince of the URC by the provision of a building suitable for public worship.

Latest Income: £83,702
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Thurrock Play Network

Leisure

INDEPENDENT ADVICE, SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR PLAY AND RECREATION IN THE COMMUNITY

Latest Income: £83,630
Areas of Operation: Thurrock
Status: Registered
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Crowle Parish Hall And Recreation Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Provides & maintains a village hall for use by local user groups regardless of Religious, Cultural or Ethnic origins.

Latest Income: £83,395
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Wearmouth Miners' Welfare Scheme

Associations, Leisure, Professions

Supports a number of sporting activities, maintains recreational and sporting facilities

Latest Income: £83,383
Areas of Operation: Sunderland
Status: Registered
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Dennington Jubilee Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Use of the Village Hall by the inhabitants of the Parish including meetings, lectures, classes, indoor sports and, for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the social and general life of the inhabitants.

Latest Income: £83,164
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Headcorn Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

THE VILLAGE HALL IS FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF HEADCORN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS AND IN PARTICULAR FOR 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: £83,138
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Frampton On Severn Community Association

Associations, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

The charity maintains and operates the Community Centre, Lake Lane, Frampton on Severn, and the recreation ground (including the dedicated playground area), also in Lake Lane. It operates generally to benefit the residents of Frampton on Severn and the surrounding villages.

Latest Income: £83,040
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Navenby Playing Field Association

Facilities, Leisure

The general management and control of the trust property (The John Cutforth Memorial Field) as specified in the governance document. This is a recreation field for the inhabitants of the parish of Navenby and Skinnand in the County of Lincolnshire in such a manner as the Committee of Management from time to time shall think fit.

Latest Income: £82,942
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Erdington Recreational Trust

Leisure

Indoor and outdoor bowls & cricket club

Latest Income: £82,694
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Waltham Village Institute

Facilities, Leisure

Education, training, sport and recreational facilities to the general public

Latest Income: £82,687
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Needham Market Community Centre

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Current Classifications - Education - Disability - Arts and Culture - Sport and Recreation - Genreal Charitable Purposes.Provides for - Children/Young people - Elderly/Old People - Disabilities and Special Needs - Other Charities/Volutary Bodies - General PublicProvides - Buildings - Facilities - Sports Areas - Open Spaces

Latest Income: £82,500
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Shirley Institute

Leisure

Provision for hire of rooms and attached kitchen/stage facilities to residents of Shirley, Solihull also to groups, both charitable & non charitable, who serve the interests of these residents. Preferances are given to charitable groups over non-charitable groups & to cultural & recreational activities.

Latest Income: £82,284
Areas of Operation: Solihull
Status: Registered
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Stokesley Town Hall Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Entertainment, Educational, Sport,

Latest Income: £81,986
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Old Bath House And Community Centre Wolverton

Facilities, Leisure

To provide safe, clean and accessible community facilities for recreation and education with the object of improving the conditions of life and social welfare of the inhabitants of Wolverton and its environs.

Latest Income: £81,688
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Heatherside Community Association

Associations, Leisure

Hiring of Halls for the benefit of the community, for sport, education, and entertainment

Latest Income: £81,656
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Bollington Arts Centre

Leisure

The objects of the Centre are to foster and promote the maintenance,improvement and development of artistic taste and the knowledge understanding and appreciation of the arts among the inhabitants of Bollington and to provide facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for such persons in the interest of social welfare and for improving conditions of life for the Town inhabitants.

Latest Income: £81,554
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Lyneal Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To provide Canal and Canal-side recreational facilities for people with disabilities, illness or injury or any other vulnerability and their families, friends and carers who may accompany them.

Latest Income: £81,372
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Lawton Memorial Hall Trust

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

The charity exists to provide and maintain Lawton Memorial Hall, a community facility open to all for social, educational and recreational purposes. The Trust gives particular consideration to meeting social need - e.g. for the elderly- within its area of benefit which is largely within SE Cheshire and N. Staffs. The Trust is mainly self-funding.

Latest Income: £81,345
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Rainham And Wigmore Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

Provides a community centre for recreation, education, sports, social and spiritual activities for use by groups and the local population.

Latest Income: £81,137
Areas of Operation: Medway
Status: Registered
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King Edward Community Centre Association

Facilities, Leisure

Leases & manages King Edward Community Centre, Chatteris. Provides accommodation for more than 30 voluntary community groups for educational, social, & recreational activities. Arranges educational, social and recreational activities for residents of Chatteris and surrounding area. Produces & distributes 4,500 copies of 12 page community newsletter.

Latest Income: £81,133
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Soudley Recreation Ground And Village Hall Trust

Facilities, Leisure

CARE, MAINTENANCE OF THE LOCAL VILLAGE HALL TO SERVICE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

Latest Income: £81,054
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Young Men's Christian Association Bargoed And District Branch

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

We provide facilities and activities for education, training, sports and other leisure activities with the object of improving the condition of life for the community. Activities are available in the day and evening and include activities for young people and adults including youth clubs, sporting clubs, education classes, health promotion and rehabilitation and exercise classes.

Latest Income: £81,030
Areas of Operation: Caerphilly
Status: Registered
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St Pancras Boys Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The Club helps educate young people through their leisure time activities to develop their physical,mental and spiritual capacities adding to their personal development and improving their quality of life It achieves its objectives through physical training with a focus on boxing as exercise and for competition. Membership of London Youth offers a wider selection of youth activities.

Latest Income: £80,916
Areas of Operation: Brent
Status: Registered
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Play Radnor / Radnorshire Play Network

Beneficiary group, Leisure

ALL ACTIVITIES ARE RELATED TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ROLE OF PLAY AND RECREATION.

Latest Income: £80,640
Areas of Operation: Powys
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.