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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.

Thame And Haddenham Choral Society

Arts, Leisure

PROVISION OF ENTERTAINMENT AND MUSICAL TRAINING

Latest Income: £23,488
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Great Stukeley Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

A village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the ecclestastical parish of Gt. Stukeley without distinction of political, religious or other opinions including the use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. The main activities of the charity continues to be

Latest Income: £23,424
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Cookhill Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSESARTS/CULTURESPORT/RECREATION

Latest Income: £23,423
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Burton Dassett Village Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

Community Hall available for hire for education activites, Parties, entertainment functions, showing of films & plays and anything else that is decent and legal.

Latest Income: £23,405
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Talbot View Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

To provide and operate a Community Centre for the area of benefit set by the Borough of Poole Local Authority. To provide support for the local area in Leisure and Education. To use and Maintain a Community Centre operated under Licence from Poole Borough Council.

Latest Income: £23,400
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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Geddington Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

For the purposes of a Village Hall for the use of the inhabitants of the parish of Geddington and its immediate vicinity without distinction of political, religious or other opinion including use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation with the objects of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £23,379
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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The Management Committee Of The Raven Meols Community Centre

Facilities, Health, Leisure, Saving of lives

The Charity manages the Community Centre on behalf of its member organizations such as the Bridge Club, the Self Help group, the St John ambulance etc., leasing it from the Sefton leisure department and managing the programme of activities.

Latest Income: £23,359
Areas of Operation: Sefton
Status: Registered
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Bassenthwaite Parish Room

Facilities, Leisure

Hosting regular classes and club meetings. Used for meetings of community organisations.Venue for entertainment and educational events.

Latest Income: £23,356
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Wylam Community Playing Fields Association

Facilities, Leisure

The Association provides recreational facilities for the local community

Latest Income: £23,353
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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Linton Community Sports And Activity Centre

Facilities, Leisure

To provide facilities and a playing field in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Linton, Castle Gresley and other surrounding villages in South Derbyshire.

Latest Income: £23,330
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Varteg Community Association

Associations, Economic and community development, Leisure, Social welfare

To supply leisure activities and social support within our area of benefit. We provide a Community space for low cost hire, host free Community events and entertainment in a semi rural area. Our aim is to reduce social isolation for all age groups, ensure the maintenance of a Community hub and to act as a link between other statutory organisations, our members and the wider Community.

Latest Income: £23,306
Areas of Operation: Torfaen
Status: Registered
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The Wrenbury Recreation Ground

Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Provision of recreational and community facilities - including tennis courts, football pitches, bowling green , multi use games area, playground, car parking, pavilion with changing facilities, toilets and meeting room and other open spaces.

Latest Income: £23,279
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Selmes Trust

Facilities, Leisure, Religion

The Selmes Trust's expenditure is used to manage the Trust's land and riverbank in an environmentally sensitive manner, generating income for the benefit of the fabric of St Peter's Church, Newenden, and allowing certain parts of the land to be used as open space for the benefit of the inhabitants of the parish of Newenden for certain sporting and leisure activities.

Latest Income: £23,228
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Horton And Little Sodbury Village Hall And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Village HallFund raising eventsHall hire

Latest Income: £23,225
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Newton Poppleford Playing Field Foundation

Facilities, Leisure

Providing sport facilities and recreation facilities for the inhabitants of the area of benefit without distinction of political, religious or other opinions in the interests of social welfare.

Latest Income: £23,211
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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7th South Leeds (rothwell) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

The main purpose of our executive committee's work is to maintain funds to provide an HQ for scouting activities which benefit young people from age 6 to 25. Scouting activities offer young people opportunities for education, training sports & recreation. We also provide equipment to enhance these skills. Our HQ is situated in Rothwell & is also used by many other local groups.

Latest Income: £23,173
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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The Higginbottom Recreational Charity

Facilities, Leisure

Supply, maintain and improve the facilities at Briston Pavilion and The Recreation Ground, Briston, Norfolk.

Latest Income: £23,146
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Hardwicke Village Community Association

Associations, Leisure

EDUCATION,TRAINING,SPORT AND RECREATION OF VILLAGE RESIDENTS

Latest Income: £23,112
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Townsend Memorial Hall (the Village Hall And Cottage)

Facilities, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Clifton-upon-Dunsmore without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including the use for meetings, lectures, classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £23,102
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Airmyn Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

The object of the charity is the provision and maintenance of the Airmyn Memorial Hall and the provision of social, educational and recreational activities therein for the benefit of the residents of Airmyn and the surrounding area.

Latest Income: £23,068
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Witton Gilbert Village Hall Association

Facilities, Leisure

We promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Witton Gilbert in County Durham and surrounding villages, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or political, religious or other opinions, by providing social, educational and leisure activities, in a safe and healthy environment.

Latest Income: £23,032
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Donwell Comunity Association

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

DONWELL HALL PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR ALL AGES FROM TODDLERS TO THE ELDERLY. IT HOLDS A NUMBER OF CLUBS, RECREATIONAL CLASSES AND SOCIAL EVENINGS.

Latest Income: £23,026
Areas of Operation: Sunderland
Status: Registered
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Beckett Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of recreational and sporting facilities at the Beckett Recreation Ground

Latest Income: £23,017
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Medina Mariners Association

Leisure

TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE AMENITIES AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE MEDINA ESTUARY FOR THE RECREATIONAL USE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Latest Income: £22,979
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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Watchet War Memorial Recreation Ground

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Provide sporting facilities and recreational facilities.

Latest Income: £22,975
Areas of Operation: Somerset
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.