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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.

Market Weighton Community Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To hold the Community Hall for the use of the inhabitants of Market Weighton including the use for meetings, lectures and classes, education and for other forms of recreation & other leisure time occupations with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants

Latest Income: £36,584
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Cubbington Seniors Association

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The Association focus is to promote the welfare and quality of Seniors' lives through provision of a range of social and recreational activities & outings for members. Membership is open to anyone aged 60 and above living in the villages of Cubbington, Offchurch, Weston-under-Wetherley, Eathorpe, Hunningham and Wappenbury. A younger spouse or partner, living at the same address, can also join.

Latest Income: £36,513
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Fulford Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Management of the Village Hall to support and promote local activities.The Village Hall is held upon trust for the benefit of the inhabitants of Fulford and its immediate vicinity for the purposes of physical and mental training and recreation and social, moral and intellectual development. It can be hired for any reasonable purpose and is used by a number of regular groups.

Latest Income: £36,443
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Memorial Hall - Farrington Gurney

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

To provide facilities within the Parish of Farrington Gurney. Facilities to embrace, sports, recreation, education, arts and culture, youth development.

Latest Income: £36,433
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Hullbridge Senior Citizens Welfare Council

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social care

We provide a meeting place for elderly citizens (50 years and over) domiciled Hullbridge and surrounding area. Cooked lunches provided twice weekly.. Entertainment includes , Card making,Pottery,Bingo, Line dancing, Indoor bowls, Keep fit classes, Craft groups, Art Group and Darts etc...

Latest Income: £36,430
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Leander Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure

In broad terms:- to advance the education of young people by helping with their physical education by the provision of facilities- including grant awards- to enable and encourage rowing and sculling; and- to help with the provision of facilities for recreation for those who need such facilities because of their youth, social or economic circumstances;focusing on rowing and sculling.

Latest Income: £36,363
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Etchinghill Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provides facilities within which physical and mental training and recreation and social moral and intellectual development through the medium of classes and entertainment for the inhabitants of Etchinghill and surrounding district without distinction of sex or of political or religious opinion and other activities normally carried out in a village hall.

Latest Income: £36,338
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Nuneaton Bedworth And District Mencap Society

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

We provide a variety of social and leisure activities and opportunities for our members who have a learning disability and/or SEND needs (extended to family members, guardians, carers). This includes social activities, such as discos and games groups, as well as cooking groups to enhance life skills, as well as drama and arts groups to promote creativity and freedom of expression.

Latest Income: £36,245
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Moreton In The Marsh Young Farmers Club

Economic and community development, Leisure

To advance the education of members(aged 10 to 26) in agriculture,, country life and related subjects.Provide social welfare to such members and promote the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupations, to improve and develop the spiritual and mental capacities, self reliance and individual responsibilities

Latest Income: £36,196
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Catisfield Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

the provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Catisfield area 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 inhabitants lives, and as a Memorial to Catisfield people who died in World War II.

Latest Income: £36,136
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Beighton Welfare Recreation Ground

Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

THE CHARITY PREMISES ARE USED BY VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS FOR SPORTING AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FOOTBALL, CRICKET, BOWLS, KARATE, KICKBOXING, CHEERLEADING AND TABLE TENNIS. THERE IS ALSO AN ANNUAL GALA DAY AND REGULAR CAR BOOT SALES. THE FUNCTION ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR HIRE BY THE PUBLIC FOR THINGS SUCH AS PARTIES AND WEDDINGS AND THE SEPARATELY RUN SOCIAL CLUB WHICH IS ON SITE CAN PROVID

Latest Income: £36,101
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Cutchi Sunni Muslim Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure, Religion

Advancement of Religion ActivitiesProvision of Social and Cultural ActivitiesProvision of Recreation activities for the Children, Youth, Adults, Elderly and DisabledProvision of Marriage, Death and Funeral ServicesAlleviation of PovertyProvision of Education, Advice and Information Service to the Community

Latest Income: £36,091
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Stagsden Community Centre And Recreational Association

Facilities, Leisure

The Charity provides social, cultural, educational and sporting activities for the residents of Stagsden. It provides and maintains the Village Hall as a high quality venue for these activities.

Latest Income: £36,086
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Sarisbury Parish Room

Facilities, Leisure

Provision & maintenance of the Parish Rooms for the use of inhabitants in the area of benefit without distinction of political or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures, classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation, with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £36,056
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Kennet Valley Community Association

Associations, Leisure

The advancement of education and provision of facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation with the object of improving the living conditions of local inhabitants.

Latest Income: £36,000
Areas of Operation: West Berkshire
Status: Registered
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The Nottage Maritime Institute

Arts, Heritage, Leisure

Instruction by qualified persons, using Royal Yachting Association course materials, in teaching leisure sailors the theory of navigation, radio procedure and diesel engine maintenance. To hold courses on practical small wooden boat building. To maintain property at The Quay in Wivenhoe Essex as a base for the above and to maintain a small nautical library and museum.

Latest Income: £35,926
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Victory Sports Ground

Facilities, Leisure

A public park to be known as the "Victory Sports Ground" for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Borough of Southend-on-Sea and the recreation of the public.

Latest Income: £35,916
Areas of Operation: Southend-on-sea
Status: Registered
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Driffield Community Centre

Facilities, Leisure

The community centre allows hirings without distinction of political, religious or other opinions for meetings, lectures, educational and demonstrational instruction, recreation and leisure activities.

Latest Income: £35,910
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Mappleborough Green Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The Trust Deed dated 19 March 1947 declares that the hall shall be used as and for a Village Institute and for charitable purposes calculated to promote the spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical improvement and welfare and the reasonable recreational advantages and benefit of the residents in and about the Parish of Mappleborough Green.

Latest Income: £35,896
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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West Meon Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

We provide a venue to facilitate a range of social, recreational and educational activities, together with community functions and events for the residents of West Meon and surrounding villages.

Latest Income: £35,778
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Great Missenden Memorial Centre

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

The Great Missenden Memorial Centre (GMMC) is a memorial to the men and women of the parish who have died in war. We run the day to day operation of GMMC as a recreational facility for the inhabitants of Great Missenden and the surrounding area. In addition we are responsible for the internal upgrading and refurbishment of the centre.

Latest Income: £35,616
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Gearstones Lodge

Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

Provides accommodation/residential facilities for groups of people visiting the Yorkshire dales for recreational/educational purposes e.g. scouts, schools, family groups.

Latest Income: £35,556
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Hanborough Playing Field And Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Hanborough Playing Fields Assoc provides a village hall/pavilion for many uses, and also manages the sports field for varied sports & recreational activities. Groups from outside the parish as well as those who are local are welcome to use the facilities.

Latest Income: £35,492
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Staveley Miners Welfare Centre

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Health, Housing, Leisure, Professions

We provide facilities for the members of the centre to partake in the purchase of alcohol and be entertained in various ways in the main club itself. We also provide satellite sites for the use of football and cricket and are home to fishing clubs, snooker clubs,organ society's and an over 60s club.

Latest Income: £35,491
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Roydon Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of inhabitants in the Parish of Roydon for meetings, lectures and classes, and other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Latest Income: £35,421
Areas of Operation: Essex
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.