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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.

Tatworth Playing Fields

Facilities, Leisure

A recreation ground for the benefit of the local community

Latest Income: £49,048
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Weston Sub Edge Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

For the social, mental and physical recreation for the inhabitants of Weston Sub Edge.

Latest Income: £48,986
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Instow Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Management of the hall as for village sports and recreational activities.

Latest Income: £48,970
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Playing Field

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of 2 Playing Fields in Yarnton, Oxfordshire, which include sports and recreational facilities.

Latest Income: £48,917
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Weeton Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The management and maintenance of our Village Hall for the purpose of facilitating the provision of leisure-time, recreational educational and charitable activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants and charitable groups in the village of Weeton and its neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £48,917
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Harthill Youth Centre

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Operating a youth centre and related activities, to help and educate young people, especially those aged 14-20 years who live in the Wavertree & Sefton Park areas of Liverpool, through their leisure-time activities, to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved.

Latest Income: £48,872
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Retirement Council

Arts, Leisure

Recreational activities for members over the age of 50 years; such as Short Mat Bowls, Art/Painting, Dancing, Rambling, Singing for Pleasure, Keep Fit, Tai Chi, Bridge and Whist.

Latest Income: £48,793
Areas of Operation: Solihull
Status: Registered
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Chiddingstone Causeway Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Village Hall hired by local clubs and for recreational activities.

Latest Income: £48,785
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Rossington Miners' Welfare Scheme

Leisure, Professions

Provision of Sports, Social Recreation, learning activities and Community Hub to Rossington and the surrounding areas.

Latest Income: £48,665
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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Belmont Community Hall

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

To benefit the residents of Wellington (Shropshire) & the neighbourhood by assisting the work of statutory authorities, voluntary & community & other organisations by providing facilities (a building) in the interests of social welfare for recreation & leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents. Also to provide & manage a senior citizens club

Latest Income: £48,557
Areas of Operation: Telford & Wrekin
Status: Registered
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Old Headington Village Hall

Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

St Andrew's Parish Hall Trust owns the parish hall and grounds in Dunstan Road, Headington, Oxford, for the benefit of those in the area to use for meetings, lectures, classes, recreation, leisure and social activities.

Latest Income: £48,489
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Seend Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Operating the village Community Centre, improving its facilities and increasing its attraction for educational, recreational and entertainment opportunities to a wider range of participants from the local communities.

Latest Income: £48,440
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Chelmers Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provides a village hall for all people of the local community to hire for recreation space for people of all ages.

Latest Income: £48,330
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Hollington Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

providing a meeting place for the whole village, for various activities and social events - quizes, plays and light entertainment,produce events and friendship meetings

Latest Income: £48,259
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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The Pinder Recreational Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Provides Building (Village Hall) & Facilities for Other Charities/Voluntary Bodies, General Public & Groups. Also use for Sport & Recreation

Latest Income: £48,245
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Thames Rowing Club Charitable Trust

Leisure

The trust's aim is to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the sports of rowing and sculling.

Latest Income: £48,191
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Brandon Remembrance Playing Field

Facilities, Leisure

The purposes for a sports and recreation ground, Community Centre and Village Hall or any of them for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Brandon

Latest Income: £48,184
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Mayford Village Hall

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Leisure

Mayford Village Hall trustees run and maintain the hall for the residents of mayford, the hall is hired out to clubs and organisations,and also private lettings to use for entertainment and also educational activities, such as Pre-School.

Latest Income: £48,156
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Kelvedon Hatch Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Maintaining a Village Hall for the use of the inhabitants of Kelvedon Hatch in particular for use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation to improve the conditions of life for the inhabitants.

Latest Income: £48,120
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

provision of sporting activitiesprovision of childrens' play facilitiespublic recreational area

Latest Income: £48,048
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Earlswood Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Operating Earlswood Village Hall to provide educational and recreational facilities for the people of Earlswood and the local area.

Latest Income: £47,807
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Nursling And Rownhams Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To maintain the village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the parish of Nursling and Rownhams for meetings, lectures, classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the condition of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £47,786
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Crantock Village Hall And Recreation Ground Charity

Facilities, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of a village hall and recreation ground.Funds are raised by Hall Hire Charges,Hiring the field for sporting purposes and additional sums raised via seasonal/holiday parking.

Latest Income: £47,780
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Kislingbury Village Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

Physical and mental training and recreation and social moral and interllectual development through the medium of reading and recreation rooms library lectures classes recreations and entertainments or otherwise as may be found expedient for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Kislingbury and its immediate vicinity without distinction of sex or of political religious or other opinions

Latest Income: £47,704
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Pirrie Hall And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

The Charity owns and maintains the village hall and recreation ground for the benefit of those resident in the village and the surrounding area.

Latest Income: £47,675
Areas of Operation: Surrey
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.