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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.

Yatton Youth Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Yatton Youth Club provides sport and other recreational facilities for the children and young people in Yatton and Caverham.

Latest Income: £52,042
Areas of Operation: North Somerset
Status: Registered
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Hatfield Woodhouse Village Hall And Old Folks Centre

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

Maintaining a building in order to provide modern and safe facilities for organisations, groups and private individuals. Users range from individuals with a particular interest/hobby to the area WI, DMBC, Cycling Club Meets. Hatfield Woodhouse Village Hall offers social, educational and entertainment activities for the general public resident in and around the area of Hatfield Woodhouse.

Latest Income: £52,023
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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The Morden Recreation Ground And Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of a Recreation Ground and Village Hall for the use of the inhabitants of Morden and neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £51,933
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Awsworth Recreation Ground And Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of a recreation ground and village hall for meetings, lectures and classes and all other forms of recreation and leisure time activities, with the objectives of improving conditions of life for those in the area.

Latest Income: £51,747
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Adventure Projects Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Through its recreational and educational facilities in Uganda and elsewhere to give young people an environment to release their potential as whole people, in respect of their physical, emotional, social and spiritual well being

Latest Income: £51,649
Areas of Operation: Uganda
Status: Registered
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Silver Jubilee Sports Club

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Provision, maintenance & improvement of facilities at Rickinghall Village Hall, Suffolk. This is available for hire at modest rates, mostly by local organisations & individuals. We also provide & maintain a children's play area, & a skatepark/BMX facility, plus a multi-use games area which is used for football, netball & tennis, & a playing field which is used for many purposes including football.

Latest Income: £51,586
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Dodworth Miners' Welfare Scheme

Arts, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

The Provision of a Recreation Ground for the benefit of the Inhabitants (and in particular, but not exclusively, members of the past Mining Community) 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.We incorporate Brass Band,Bowling,Football,Rugby & Boxing/Exercise Gym Facilities.

Latest Income: £51,537
Areas of Operation: Barnsley
Status: Registered
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Elham Village Hall Association Limited

Facilities, Leisure

The charity is established to enhance the community life of the inhabitants of the village of Elham by providing communal facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation.

Latest Income: £51,321
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The New Forest Players

Arts, Leisure

WE CONTINUE THE TRADITION OF MEETING OUR OBJECTIVES BY STAGING FOUR LIVE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES A YEAR THAT WILL PROVIDE AMATEUR ACTORS AND SINGERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AND SHOW THEIR SKILLS TO LOCAL AUDIENCES. THE MEMBERS OF THE CHARITY HOLD CLUB NIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT INCLUDE PROGRAMMES OF ENTERTAINMENT. THESE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Latest Income: £51,280
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Expenditure relating to the King George recreation ground, Standon

Latest Income: £51,212
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Seer Green Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The provision of a village hall for recreation, training, exercise and education for the community in Seer Green and its immediate vicinity.

Latest Income: £51,194
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Moira Miners' Welfare Trust

Associations, Leisure, Professions

The activities of the charity are to promote an institute and recreational facilities for local inhabitants comprising of Social Club, Football, Bowls and Croquet.

Latest Income: £51,166
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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North Crawley Community Centre And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provide sporting and recreational facilities including the use of the village Institute

Latest Income: £51,096
Areas of Operation: Milton Keynes
Status: Registered
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Corringham Hall

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Leisure

Provides a building and facilities to all sections of the community so that they can undertake charitable purposes, sports and recreation and provide pre school child care. The age range of these groups are children/young people, the elderly and the general public.

Latest Income: £51,008
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Morfa Bychan Recreation Centre

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Leisure

PLAYGROUND FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Latest Income: £51,000
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Rayleigh Grange Community Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Local voluntary charity formed to manage local community centre for and on behalf of the community & providing weekday community recreational clubs and classes and weekend family, wedding celebrations & social events/activities.

Latest Income: £50,905
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Thurcroft Institute And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure, Professions

The provision of a recreation ground and welfare institute for the benefit of the inhabitants (and in particular, but not exclusively, such of the said inhabitants as are members of the mining community) 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: £50,761
Areas of Operation: Rotherham
Status: Registered
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Jubilee Hall - Loddon

Facilities, Leisure

To provide and maintain a community hall for the inhabitants of the parishes of Loddon and Chedgrave to be used 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: £50,748
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Sefton Childrens Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provides holiday/residential experiences for young people from families who are experiencing difficulties. We aim to build relationships, deliver educational and recreational programmes for personal and social development. We have parties, provide hampers, visit the pantomime and other theatre visits when possible.

Latest Income: £50,685
Areas of Operation: Sefton
Status: Registered
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The Schonfeld Square Foundation

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Leisure

The Schonfeld Square Foundation has a wide range of therapeutic and recreational activities for the elderly and infirm and has specialist provision for people with dementia.

Latest Income: £50,681
Areas of Operation: Hackney
Status: Registered
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Warren Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

MANAGEMENT OF A RECREATION GROUND

Latest Income: £50,676
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Cynon Valley P.a.l.s. Play And Leisure For Children With Disabilities

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

Cynon Valley PALS provides Play And Leisure Services for children with disabilities in the Cynon Valley, South Wales. We provide activities during school holidays and various trips/activities throughout the year for children aged 3-19yrs.

Latest Income: £50,553
Areas of Operation: Rhondda Cynon Taff
Status: Registered
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East Tuddenham Recreation Trust

Leisure

To strengthen and develop local community groups and clubs enabling them to achieve more and to involve more people.Encourage the Hall to be progressive and people to take part in community life.

Latest Income: £50,491
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Great Wakering Community Association

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Provide, maintain and run a Community Centre for village organisations; act as an umbrella organisation to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the benefit of the inhabitants of Great Wakering and the neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £50,485
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Glebe Recreational Charity (274960)

Facilities, Leisure

The objects of the Charity are in the interests of social welfare to:a - Provide facilities for and to promote community participation in healthy recreation; andb - Provide facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for the inhabitants of the area of benefit

Latest Income: £50,444
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
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.