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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.

Acorn Youth Club

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Acorn Youth and Social Club, the operating name of the charity, aims to provide facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation for people, resident in or near Hillingdon, with learning disabilities so as to develop their physical, mental and spiritual well-being.

Latest Income: £21,673
Areas of Operation: Hillingdon
Status: Registered
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Over Wyre Sports And Recreation Association

Education, Leisure

Sports Hall for use by the local community and schools, providing indoor sports activities such as badminton,5 a side football, indoor bowling,netball and gymnastics.We can also provide the hall for use for community events and also a meeting room.

Latest Income: £21,668
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The Haverfordwest Public Swimming Pool

Leisure

The operation of a swimming pool for the benefit of the inhabitants of & visitors to Haverfordwest & the surrounding area, in particular for classes and instruction in swimming and similar aquatic skills and for healthy recreation and other forms of leisure time occupation with the object of improving the condition of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £21,665
Areas of Operation: Pembrokeshire
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground, Morchard Bishop

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

To provide & maintain 1) open space to allow the general public to play sport & use recreationaly, 2) childrens play area for all ages, 3) tennis court for adults & children, 4) pavillion/shower & changing rooms for anyone playing sport on recreation ground. Funded by activities organized by committee. Disabled toilet facilities available.

Latest Income: £21,639
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Wymeswold Memorial Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The object of the foundation known as Wymeswold Memorial Hall is the provision of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Wymeswold and the neighbourhood distinction of sex political religious or other opinions and in particular for the us of meetings, lecture classes and other forms of creation and leisure occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the same

Latest Income: £21,599
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Pant Memorial Institute

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Provides a venue for local people and organisations to hold meetings, parties, family events, classes, courses and other recreational and small business activities.

Latest Income: £21,587
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Whitley Community Association

Associations, Leisure

To promote the benefit of inhabitants of Whitley and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex, political, religious or other opinions, by associating local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to provide facilities of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the objects of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants,

Latest Income: £21,573
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Legbourne And Little Cawthorpe Community Centre And Recreation Ground

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

This charity exists to provide a venue for other organisations within and without the two villages to use. It also arranges social events most of which also raise funds for the running of the community centre and recreation ground.

Latest Income: £21,541
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Clavering Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Clavering Village Hall is available for use by the inhabitants of the Parish of Clavering and its immediate vicinity for recreational pursuits, entertainments or otherwise as may be deemed appropriate by the Trustees.

Latest Income: £21,532
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Pitton Village Hall Playing Field And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Maintain the Village Hall for the communal benefit of the inhabitants of Pitton and its surrounds, providing first class hall facilities at an affordable cost to voluntary organisations serving the community.

Latest Income: £21,508
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Merlins Bridge Welfare Centre

Leisure

To promote all suitable educational, social and sports facilities of the Merlins Bridge district. The Committee shall make provision for the holding of meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Merlins Bridge and district to improve the conditions of life in the neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £21,508
Areas of Operation: Pembrokeshire
Status: Registered
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Welland Parish Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provides a meeting place and facilities for social,educational and recreational purposes for the village and surrounding areas.

Latest Income: £21,467
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Village Hall (cotswold) Kempsford

Facilities, Leisure

To enable the village hall to be used for purpose of the physical and mental recreation and social, moral and intellectual developments through various mediums for the benefit of the inhabitants of the parish of Kempsford and its immediate vicinity without the distinction of sex or political opinions.

Latest Income: £21,438
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The St Margaretsbury Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

FOOTBALL, CRICKET, TENNIS, RECREATION, OUTSIDE EVENTS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS

Latest Income: £21,419
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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St Michaels Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

We aim to offer a safe and friendly environment that encourages social networking and entertainment for the villagers of St Michael's parish.

Latest Income: £21,391
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Bucknell Village Hall

Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

The provision of and maintenance of the Village Hall is for the use of the inhabitants of the parish of Bucknell and the surrounding rural area, without distinction of political, religious and other opinions. It is used for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreational and leisure time activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the local community.

Latest Income: £21,380
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Oxcroft Recreation Ground And Welfare Institute

Arts, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

The charity allows its land and buildings to be used by members of the local community for private functions and by user groups for activities including bowls, rugby, football, line dancing, archery and craft classes. It has a connected trading company which runs a licensed bar and which transfers any taxable profits it makes to the charity under a gift aid agreement.

Latest Income: £21,378
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Williams Memorial Hall

Facilities, Leisure

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF STOKE ST. GREGORY TO BE USED FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES, CLASSES AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE OF THE VILLAGE.

Latest Income: £21,373
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Hambridge And Westport Recreation Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Day to day management of village hall

Latest Income: £21,360
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Ayscough Hall Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure

A HALL FOR THE USE OF THE AGED AND INFIRM INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF LOUTH (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') 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 CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Latest Income: £21,355
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Sheviock Memorial Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Memorial hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Sheviock in the County of Cornwall and the neighbourhood without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures, classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life and the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £21,348
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Pineapple Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

To help the relief of poverty, hardship and distress in Penge and adjacent areas, particularly amongst the aged, infirm and the disaabled.To provide facilities for social welfare and recreation to those in need.

Latest Income: £21,344
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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Sandy Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provides adequate facilities to all of the community to pursue social, health and leisure activities

Latest Income: £21,339
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Burnham Area Youth Centre

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

To promote for the benefit of children and young people upto the age of 25, including adults with learning and physical difficulties and the provision of facilities for them. To promote for the benefit of the residents of Burnham-on Sea and Highbridge and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation and other leasure time occupation of individuals who have need of such.

Latest Income: £21,332
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Langtoft Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provides facilities to support arts and cultural and recreational activities for the local community

Latest Income: £21,330
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
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.