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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.

Boxford Parish Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The charity manages Boxford village hall and recreation ground on behalf of the community

Latest Income: £22,973
Areas of Operation: West Berkshire
Status: Registered
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Rilla Mill Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

We are a village Hall with playing field facilities. Our facilities are used to provide a place for recreation, social and educational uses.

Latest Income: £22,969
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Minsterworth Village Hall

Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Hall is hired by a variety or public organisations and private individuals throughout the year. Income from this is used to maintain the hall and to provide entertainment for local people and a venue for local sporting and social activities.

Latest Income: £22,959
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Great Kingshill Village Hall

Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Management and maintenance of a village hall for community use of local residents and others, including recreational use, meetings, social activities, promotion of health and educational activities, activities for children, activities for the aged etc

Latest Income: £22,944
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Bomere Heath Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Charity provides premises in the form of a Village Hall to enable local residents within the district to use the facilities for the primary objective of recreation and social interaction. Local clubs and groups hold meetings and rooms are available for hire.

Latest Income: £22,921
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Taverham And District Day Care Centre

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, Social care

The day care centre provides facilities for elderly & disabled people to have social contacts and a hot midday meal. We provide organised entertainment, slide shows, talks, live music, light exercise and bingo. Computer training, hairdressing & chiropody are available. We also arrange coach outings during the year.

Latest Income: £22,899
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Beaminster Relief In Need Charity

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

Distribution of income to help education, training, sport and recreation, medical problems, disability and relief of poverty

Latest Income: £22,858
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Churchill Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of a Village Hall for use of the inhabitants of Churchill and the neighbourhood for meetings,lectures, classes and other forms of recreation and leisure time.

Latest Income: £22,847
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Horncastle Theatre Company

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provides dramatic entertainment and drama workshops and activities for children, teenagers and adults.

Latest Income: £22,792
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Bromyard Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provide recreation facilities for the residents of Bromyard and surrounding area

Latest Income: £22,773
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Thomas Herbert Smith's Trust Fund

Beneficiary group, Leisure

WITHIN THE PARISH OF GROBY IN LEICESTERSHIRE:a) RELIEF OF THE AGED AND POORb) RELIEF OF DISTRESS AND SICKNESSc) PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATIONd) PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

Latest Income: £22,765
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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North Baddesley Community Association

Associations, Leisure, Social welfare

The Charity provides a place for social meetings and leisure activities for the residents of North Baddesley . The centre provides a location for people of all ages to meet and helps prevents loneliness and isolation within the village.

Latest Income: £22,759
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Tyne Youth & Community Centre

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

To promote the benefits of the inhabitants of Tynemouth and surrounding areas, without distinction, by associating local authority, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort and to improve the facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £22,732
Areas of Operation: North Tyneside
Status: Registered
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Welshampton Parish Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Providing building and recreational space for users

Latest Income: £22,724
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Quarry Bank Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

The community association manages a community centre for the benefit of the local community to provide, without discrimination, facilities for social welfare, recreation, leisure & education with the object of improving conditions of life.

Latest Income: £22,709
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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Spilsby Recreation Ground

Arts, Associations, Education, Facilities, Leisure

Football,Junior Football, Zumba, Dance School, Brownies, Guides,Rainbows,Judo Club,Slimming Club,Line Dancing,Table Tennis, Tennis,Hall for private functions and parties

Latest Income: £22,703
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Margaret Quiller Couch

Leisure

Sport/recreation small snooker and reading room

Latest Income: £22,667
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Queen Victoria Hall

Arts, Leisure

Sport & Recreational, theatre productions, meetings. Parties, Wedding venue

Latest Income: £22,653
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Stapleton/begbrook Community Association

Associations, Leisure

The object of the charity is the provision and maintenance of a Community Association for the use of the inhabitants in the designated area of benefit without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings for education and classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation with object improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £22,620
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Age Concern Northall And District

Leisure, Social welfare

A weekly meeting for older members in our community. For some this provides the only quality face-to-face interaction they have in a typical week. We provide a hot two-course lunch, and entertainment that varies between bingo sessions, armchair yoga, and guest entertainers. For those who can't get to a meeting independently, we offer a minibus service, which we can also use for day trips.

Latest Income: £22,618
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Gravel Pit Close Recreation Ground Charity

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Charity owns land which is used as recreation for the public classed as a Recreation ground, helps support financial maintenance. Taken on new asset of building transferred from Woburn Sands Youth Club.

Latest Income: £22,553
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Aylsham Older Peoples Association

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

1. The provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupations for those who are in need, particularly by reason of their age, with the object of improving their conditions of life in the interests of social welfare. 2. The relief of sickness among aged persons in Norfolk. 3. The relief of poverty among aged persons in Norfolk.

Latest Income: £22,535
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Morton Village Hall

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Providing a village hall for the local community as a meeting place and to provide recreational facilities for everyone. This has been achieved by raising funds and grants to build and maintain the new village hall. The village hall is well used with weekly activities including all age ranges and activity type.

Latest Income: £22,533
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Brindle Parish Institute

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of village hall and field for leisure, recreational and educational purposes

Latest Income: £22,495
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The Woodplumpton And District Community Club

Leisure

sport and recreation.

Latest Income: £22,474
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
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.