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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.

Dearne Valley Venture

Charity and VCS support, Leisure, Social welfare

The charity's aim is to relieve the effects of economic and social exclusion in our local community. We run a Centre offering recreation, training and social interaction for people of all ages. The activities we offer are in response to local need and requests. We are fully independent, allowing us to act impartially. We also act as an umbrella organisation for local groups.

Latest Income: £63,858
Areas of Operation: Barnsley
Status: Registered
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North East Area Miners' Social Welfare Trust Fund

Leisure, Professions, Social welfare

Promotion of health, the relief of poverty, advancement of training and social and recreational activities, provision of convalescence for the relief of sickness of beneficiaries.

Latest Income: £63,773
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Gloucestershire Federation Of Young Farmer's Clubs

Economic and community development, Leisure

a) To advance the education of youbg members of the public in agriculture, homecrafts, country life and related subjectsb) in the interests of social welfare to provide and promote the provision of facilities for recreation, to improve conditions of life, encourage self reliance and individual responsibility so that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of the community

Latest Income: £63,394
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Central Youth Club Huddersfield

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provides safe supervised recreational activities for young people. These include football, pool, snooker, table tennis and basketball.

Latest Income: £63,326
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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D2 Youth Zone Limited

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To educate and assist young persons between the ages of 14 and 25, resident on the Newbiggin Hall Estate, Newcastle upon Tyne, through their leisure activities, so to develop in a holistic manner their physical, emotional and spiritual well being so that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved.

Latest Income: £63,111
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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Bignall End Miners Welfare Institute And Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

We operate as a Sports Recreation Club, originally for the mining community.Following the demise of the mining community we have continued & extended our range of operations to provide sport for the local young people 9 - 17 years with coaching and match play conditions and we are a clubmark accredited club.We also serve the community in providing facilities for Weddings/Funerals / Christenings/

Latest Income: £63,079
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Bramhall Village Club

Leisure

The Charity provides a clubhouse and facilities for the local residents of Bramhall to engage in sporting , arts, games and other recreational activities

Latest Income: £63,013
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Harrold Playing Field

Facilities, Leisure

The provision of sporting, recreation and leisure facilities mainly for the residents of Harrold and the surrounding villages

Latest Income: £62,769
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Gladstone Memorial Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

The Gladstone Trust holds and manages a Recreation Ground in Kintbury.

Latest Income: £62,739
Areas of Operation: West Berkshire
Status: Registered
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Offwell Recreation Ground And Village Hall Charity

Facilities, Leisure

We provide facilities for recreation & sport & a village hall for all types of hirings.

Latest Income: £62,246
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Northern Counties Pony Association

Animals, Beneficiary group, Leisure

We promote and support educational and recreational facilities for children and adults regardless of their physical or mental ability to enable them to ride, enjoy and learn about horses & ponies. We also participate in prevention of cruelty to all equines, and in improving the standard of horses & ponies by promoting selective breeding and researching matters relevent to equine health.

Latest Income: £62,171
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Bearsted And Thurnham King George V Memorial Village Hall

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

To provide a welcoming village hall for the purpose of advancing education, religion, health, the arts, culture and heritage, amateur sport, and youth activities, and to provide a meeting place for local societies, groups and organisations and a venue for recreation and parties.

Latest Income: £61,900
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Norton Fitzwarren Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of a village hall for use by the inhabitants of the area of benefit without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures, classes and other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants.

Latest Income: £61,840
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre

Facilities, Leisure

The object of the Charity is the provision and maintenance of a recreational ground and community centre for the benefit of the inhabitants of the parish of Aldingbourne and the surrounding neighbourhood (the area of benefit) with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants

Latest Income: £61,726
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Flackwell Heath Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

Sport/Recreation/Social and Well being

Latest Income: £61,637
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Clevedon Family Church

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure, Religion, Saving of lives

Religous activitiesRelief of povertyYoung peoples recreation and sportOverseas aid / famine relief

Latest Income: £61,601
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Congolese Community Council

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The Congolese Community Council aims to promote the benefit mainly Congolese any otrher person fron Congolese origin and also African Francophone in Great Britain by association together Congolse people and the local authorities voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time.

Latest Income: £61,068
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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Llanharan Recreation Ground

Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

The provision of * Recreation Centre* Playing Fields including Children's Play Area *Sports Pitches (Rugby and Football)* Green Space in Llanharan and Bryncae * Community Activities* Community wellbeing Activities at Llanharan Recreation Ground off Bridgend Road, Llanharan CF72 9RA and Land at Bryncae off Powell Drive, Llanharan

Latest Income: £60,897
Areas of Operation: Rhondda Cynon Taff
Status: Registered
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High Legh Community Association

Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Improve recreation, leisure and educational facilities for residents of High Legh, by maintaining and managing Village Hall; organising events for community enjoyment and fund raising in collaboration with local groups - 10K Race, Teas & Competitions; make small grants to local voluntary groups; publish quarterly newsletter, website, Facebook, email-Whats On about High Legh activities

Latest Income: £60,820
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Eastney Area Community Association

Associations, Leisure

promoting, for the benefit of the people of Portsmouth, particularly, Eastney, Milton and Southsea without distinction or prejudice with agreement of the local authority the advancement of education and to providing facilities in interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £60,718
Areas of Operation: Portsmouth City
Status: Registered
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Maiden Bradley Memorial Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of a village hall 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 condition of life for the inhabitants.

Latest Income: £60,668
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Bradford Disability Sport And Leisure

Leisure

Provide sporting and leisure opportunities for people with disabilities

Latest Income: £60,643
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Findon Village Hall Trust

Facilities, Leisure

PURPOSES OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL RECREATION AND SOCIAL MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF RECREATION ROOMS RECREATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF FINDON IN THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINIONS.

Latest Income: £60,567
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Stowmarket Operatic And Dramatic Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

To provide entertainment for the local community.To raise funds to assist other charities.To educate members, especially the youth section, in all aspects of stage craft.

Latest Income: £60,496
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Otley Old Peoples Welfare Committee

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The charity provides a permanent building comprising a main hall, adjacent smaller meeting rooms, kitchen facilities an for older people to gather for social, recreational and culinary purposes. Access is open to all on a day to day basis.The building also has offices.

Latest Income: £60,430
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
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.