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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.

Freiston Playing Field Charity

Facilities, Leisure

To provide recreation facilities for the people of the village of Freiston and surrounding area, and in particular the upkeep of a playing field and community centre.

Latest Income: £24,903
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Linton Village Institute

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of a Village Hall for the use of local inhabitants without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, social gatherings, sports and other forms of recreation, organised by individuals or by clubs or societies.

Latest Income: £24,887
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Meifod Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To provide services for local organisations, education/training,amateur sports,facilites for funerals, weddings etc.Community developments etc.

Latest Income: £24,884
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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South Zeal Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

To provide and maintain a playing field and recreation ground for the benefit of the inhabiants of the parish of South Tawton in such a manner as the committee of mangement from time to time shall think fit.

Latest Income: £24,880
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Rede Tyne Coquet Society

Leisure

To provide the inhabitants of the Rede, North Tyne and Coquet valleys and the neighbourhood, in the interests of social welfare, facilities for recreation and leisure occupation, for the purposes of relaxation and with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £24,793
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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The Owen Harris Memorial Ground

Leisure

Providing Sports & Leisure facilities in the parish of Eastington

Latest Income: £24,775
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Churt Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Management of Recreation Ground and Buildings thereon

Latest Income: £24,771
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Lingen Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Management of the village hall to provide communal recreation, education and social facilitiesfor the residents of the local area and their visitors.

Latest Income: £24,769
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Village Hall Riseley

Facilities, Leisure

Maintenance of a Village Hall for the benefit of the whole population providing sporting, recreational and artistic support to group and individual activities

Latest Income: £24,761
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Warmington Village Hall

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Education, Facilities, Leisure

The Charity's purpose is to own and manage Warmington Village Hall in Trust on behalf of and for the benefit the community of Warmington and its surrounds . Venue for community social, leisure and learning activities including film and quiz nights, Gardening Club, Heritage Group, Whist and Bridge, Adult Education as well as a variety of creative activities and charitable fundraising events.

Latest Income: £24,759
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Coldridge Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To provide and maintain a village hall for the use of the Parishes of Coldridge and Nymet Rowland and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex and of political, religious and other opinions, and for use of meetings, lectures and classes, and for other forms or recreation and leisure-time occupation, to improve the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £24,696
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Sunnyside Welfare Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Religion

To provide education recreation and leisure time facilities in the interest of social welfare for youths and elderly.

Latest Income: £24,689
Areas of Operation: Bolton
Status: Registered
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Gretton Village Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

To provide or to assist in providing for the inhabitants of the ward of Gretton, "the area of benefit" facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants

Latest Income: £24,680
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Newman Collard Playing Fields Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of sport and recreation facilities, including pavilion building

Latest Income: £24,628
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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War Memorial Hall

Economic and community development, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

The Felsted Memorial Hall is a multi-functional hall, providing a centre piece for the village and its surrounding Rural Community. It provides a focus for all age groups of our community to meet together or in appropriate or specialist groups. It ensures that the whole spectrum of our Community have a suitable venue in which to enjoy social, recreational, leisure and educational activities.

Latest Income: £24,617
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Wildhill Village Hall

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Leisure

Village hall for use by local community and for recreational clubs.Educational and pre school nursery

Latest Income: £24,600
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Burcot Village Hall

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

General use for locals. Hired out for Educational and entertainment purposes ie coures for adults and Children.

Latest Income: £24,590
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Llanellen Reading Room And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

TO MAINTAIN LLANELLEN VILLAGE HALL AS A MEETING PLACE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE PARISH OF LLANELLEN

Latest Income: £24,548
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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College Of The Third Age

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

We provide educational and leisure classes for the over 50s.

Latest Income: £24,548
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Porthtowan Village Hall

Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

Provision of facilities for local community clubs, educational activities and recreation, and to provide a space for community activities and events.

Latest Income: £24,532
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Little Clacton Playing Field Trust

Facilities, Leisure

The charity operates the running of the Playing Field Complex at "Plough Corner" in Little Clacton

Latest Income: £24,526
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Shadforth Village Hall

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

To manage the Village Hall for the use of residents without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions, and in particular for use for meetings, lectures and classes, and other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £24,500
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Breakthro' Llanelli

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

To provide care, support, education and facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for adults with learning disabilities and/or special educational needs within the locality of Llanelli and District, with the object of improving their conditions of life. members are provided with a cooked tea, also provided a cinema club and various trips during the year plus theatre trips.

Latest Income: £24,500
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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King George V Memorial Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

The physical and mental recreation and social, moral and intellectual development through the medium of reading and recreation rooms, library, lectures, classes and recreations and entertainments or otherwise as may be found to be of benefit to the inhabitants of Froxfield and its immediate vicinity.

Latest Income: £24,449
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The North Wingfields Miners' Recreation Ground And Institute

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

Genaral charitable purposes,social intercourse,mutual helpfullness,sport and recreation,education and training,subsidised meals.We provide grants to footballteams junior and senior,pool team,snooker team,judo club,Darby & Jones.We provide buildings and facilities for them to operate.We help children/young people,elderly people and the general public and mankind.

Latest Income: £24,449
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
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.