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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.

Annie Frances Styring Memorial Foundation

Leisure

Highly valued local community park and is used for informal recreational activities.

Latest Income: £26,392
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Kent County Playing Fields

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, Leisure

The object of the Association to ensure there are adequate facilities for recreation in every city, town and village in Kent, and, to fulfil this object to encourage the provision, improvement, retention and use of playing fields, children's playgrounds and other recreational centres. To this end the Charity provides grants to Parish Councils and other sports organisations.

Latest Income: £26,377
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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St Austell Amateur Operatic Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

The society produces an annual musical show for the general public in the mid Cornwall area to enjoy entertainment at a local theatre. For the members of the cast and stage crew it gives education in performing arts and technical matters. The society engages a professional Director and Musical Director. The society welcomes children and young people where the script or score allows.

Latest Income: £26,374
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Tuebrook Community Centre Group

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

The charity offers a range of sporting and leisure activities. It seeks to help & provide facilities for young people, elderly, people with disabilities and socially disadvantaged.

Latest Income: £26,350
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Bashley Village Hall And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provide or assist in the provision of facilities in a village hall and recreation ground for sporting activities and leisure for the residents of Bashley.

Latest Income: £26,281
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Margaretting Recreation Ground And Village Hall Trust

Facilities, Leisure

The charity provides accommodation to facilitate clubs and organisations beneficial to the local community and beyond. It also has a playing field utilised by both sports clubs and other organisations.

Latest Income: £26,255
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Dilhorne Recreation Centre

Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Leisure, Professions

Holds fundraising events, classes for local people, hires the hall out for private parties and maintains the hall and playground.

Latest Income: £26,217
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Cubley Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Cubley Village Hall was built, and registered as a charity, in 1935. It is a recreational hall and garden for use by residents of our own and surrounding villages. It is available for private bookings and regular events are organised by the trustees, the surpluses from which are used to help fund the running and maintenance of the hall.

Latest Income: £26,216
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Felsham And Gedding Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Maintainance of Community Village Hall to enable use for the purposes of 'pyhsical and mental training and recreation and social moral and intellectual development through the medium of reading and recreation rooms libraries lectures classes recreations and entertainments or otherwise as may be found expedient for the benefit of the inhabitants of the parishes of Felsham and Gedding

Latest Income: £26,212
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Woodston Community Association

Associations, Leisure

This Charity was established to improve the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Woodston, Peterborough and of the surrounding areas. This is achieved by advancing education, providing recreation and leisure facilities and promoting chartiable purposes throughout the community.

Latest Income: £26,162
Areas of Operation: Peterborough City
Status: Registered
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Rudbaxton Community Association, Crundale

Associations, Leisure

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the community of Rudbarton and the surrounding district by providing facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £26,125
Areas of Operation: Pembrokeshire
Status: Registered
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Elkesley Memorial Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of inhabitants of Elkesley Parish without distinction of political, religious or other opinions for the use of meetings, all forms of leisure-time activities of the parish inhabitants. Funds are gathered from hiring the hall to local organisations, private and public events and parties. Accommodating Parish Council Meetings. Polling station.

Latest Income: £26,085
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Drayton Village Hall And Recreation Ground Charity

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

To run and maintain a publicly used village facility used for clubs and societies for meetings ARTS/CULTURE and SPORTS/RECREATION. Private and public events on a 'one off' basis or a short run of events, as in drama performances. The area served is primarily the village but also surrounding villages and towns.

Latest Income: £26,058
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Flitwick And District Youth Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Leisure

To provide and promote facilities in the interest of social welfare, recreation, education or other leisure / caring occupation for youth, community groups and pre schools. This is for the benefit of inhabitants of all ages from Flitwick and the surrounding areas.

Latest Income: £25,982
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Benjamin Bamber Gardner For Reading And Recreation Rooms

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Crown Green Bowling - ladies & gents all ages. Over 60s meetings. Whist & dominoes weekly all welcome.

Latest Income: £25,908
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Magelake Hall And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPORTING AND SOCIAL FACILITIES

Latest Income: £25,891
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Blakedown Parish Room

Facilities, Leisure

To manage and maintain the Blakedown Parish Room as a place of recreation, social gatherings, entertainment and meetings for the benefit of the inhabitants of Blakedown.

Latest Income: £25,858
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Liss Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Sports field & pavilion maintained by Parish Council & rented to various local organisations.

Latest Income: £25,841
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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East Langdon Parish Hall

Animals, Beneficiary group, Education, Facilities, Leisure

The hall provides facilities for social, recreational and educational events. The community regularly meets for Dog Training, Weekly Coffee Mornings, the occasional Dances, Quiz Evenings and Keep-Fit sessions. A sub-post Office opens every Tuesday and Thursday mornings 9 - 12noon. Langdon Parish Council meets every 3rd Monday each month at 7.30pm. The local school and families also use the hall

Latest Income: £25,763
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Bromham And Rowde Monday Club

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

A day-centre for the elderly of Bromham & Rowde providing companionship, a hot two course meal and activities including companionship, exercises, card playing, bingo and musical entertainment.

Latest Income: £25,757
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Orton Waterville Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of a hall for social, recreational and educational meetings for the benefit of the inhabitants of the parish of Orton Waterville and its vicinity.

Latest Income: £25,737
Areas of Operation: Peterborough City
Status: Registered
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Seavington Playing Field Association

Facilities, Leisure

The Trust is established to provide, or assist in the provision of, for the inhabitants of the Parishes of Seavington St Mary and Seavington St Michael facilities for recreation and other leisure-time occupation in the interests of social welfare, with object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants without distinction of political, religious or other opinions.

Latest Income: £25,701
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Neuadd Pentref Bancyfelin Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

1) A village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Bancyfelin & surrounding area without distinction of sex, political, religious or other opinions. 2) For use for meetings, lectures, classes and for other forms of recreation & leisure time occupation. 3) To improve the quality of the social & cultural life of the community.

Latest Income: £25,693
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Children's Rest School Of Recovery

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

To educate and relieve persons under the age of 18 years who are suffering from disease or disabilities requiring prolonged care, including the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time activities.

Latest Income: £25,640
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Prestwich Church Institute And Men's Club Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Religion

Social and recreational facilities.Charity functions for various organisations

Latest Income: £25,616
Areas of Operation: Bury
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.