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Leisure Charities That specialise in Recreation

Discover 4,496 Leisure charities that specialise in recreation. Use the search below to filter within these results.

4,496
Charities
£2,623,940,098
Total Income
£282,053
Avg Income
80.9%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Barton Acorn Youth, Community And Sports Centre

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

To promote use of the Centre as a community facility and resource for the social, leisure, and educational interests of all residents of Torbay and the surrounding area.

Latest Income: £231,863
Areas of Operation: Torbay
Status: Registered
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The Megacentre Foundation (active Christian Trust)

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The provision of recreation and leisure facilities and activities for young people and the community. The provision of social welfare activities and programmes for the benefit of the community.

Latest Income: £231,818
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Highfields Leisure Park

Leisure

Provision of public recreation and pleasure grounds for the people of the City of Nottingham forever.In order to acheive this, a programme of ongoing maintenance of grounds and equipment is completed each year. This ensures the provision of well maintained public recreation and pleasure grounds.

Latest Income: £230,609
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Eastbourne Saffrons Sports Club Trust Limited

Leisure

The provision of a sports centre and ancillary activities for recreation and leisure time occupation for the benefit of the inhabitants of the local area.

Latest Income: £228,553
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Hope Park

Facilities, Leisure

The Trust was established in 1974 after the 10.6 acres of land was bequeathed to the Town Council from the Estate of Sir Percy Hope OBE.JP. The Trust object is the provision of a pleasure ground and garden for recreation and enjoyment for the inhabitants of, and visitors to, the town of Keswick and neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £226,148
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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St Michael's And Lark Lane Community Association

Associations, Leisure

Provision of leisure time activities and informal education opportunities, and to meet other needs for the residents of our catchment area, in a friendly and welcoming environment.

Latest Income: £225,098
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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The Cornwall Federation Of Young Farmers' Clubs

Arts, Economic and community development, Housing, Leisure

A) To advance the education of young members of the public in agriculture, home crafts, country life and related subjects. and B) In the interest of social welfare to provide and promote the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure.

Latest Income: £223,143
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Rand's Educational Foundation

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

Grants for young people up to age of 25 who are in full time education from the age of 16.Financial support for the 3 local primary schools and grants to voluntary organisations for recreational and social activities involving young people.

Latest Income: £221,115
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

General charitable purposesEducation/training, eg Digital inclusion training, Sport/recreation. eg Short Mat Bowls, Table Tennis, Line dancing, Live music, Cinema club

Latest Income: £220,331
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Monmouthshire County Council Welsh Church Act Fund

Leisure, Religion

To assist groups and individuals for educational, social , recreational and other charitable purposes within the administrative areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Torfaen and Newport, with Monmouthshire County Council being designated as the host Authority

Latest Income: £219,420
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Cardigan Centre

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Health, Leisure

The Cardigan Centre's public building is used for community activities, educational courses and constructive leisure and welfare programmes, and has offices leased to local enterprises. Specialist work includes services for young people, older people, healthy living, handyperson and gardening services, practical help for groups, networks and enterprises, and provision of community information.

Latest Income: £218,368
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Long Ashton Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

To manage and maintain the Long Ashton Community Centre and Recreation Ground, on behalf of the Parish Council, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Long Ashton.

Latest Income: £217,524
Areas of Operation: North Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Ardleigh House Community Association

Arts, Associations, Leisure

THE ASSOCIATION RUNS ARDLEIGH HOUSE. IT IS AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS & THE SURROUNDING AREAS FOR RECREATION & LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES. THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TABLE TENNIS, SHORT MAT BOWLS, YOGA, POTTERY, BALLROOM DANCING, LANGUAGES, AMATEUR DRAMATICS, BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARY PARTIES, WEDDING RECEPTIONS ETC. OTHER ORGANISATIONS USE THE VENUE FOR THEIR REGULAR MEETINGS.

Latest Income: £217,418
Areas of Operation: Havering
Status: Registered
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Effingham Village Recreation Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of leisure, social, recreation and sporting facilities and a village hall for the use and benefit of the residents of Effingham and its immediate neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £215,697
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Windsor Festival Society Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure

The aim if the Society is to promote the arts. The policy is to provide musical and other entertainment including events for young people, in a historical setting that can be enjoyed by a wide spectrum of residents.The principal activity is to provide an annual festival at Windsor and the neighbouring area in the autumn and a smaller event in the spring.

Latest Income: £214,654
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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Mencap Mon

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

To support people with a learning disability, in particular by the provision of help and advice for them, their families and carers and by campaigning for better services. To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for people with a learning disability so as to improve their lives.

Latest Income: £209,852
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Anglesey
Status: Registered
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Lea Hall Miners Welfare Centre

Arts, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Professions

Many sporting/leisure facilities are provided for the local community, including football, karate,bowls, snooker,pool, kick boxing, dancing, bingo, and flower arranging, etc. Many local organisations (like , Rugeley Stroke Club and Miners Memorial Society) use the premises.The Welfare Centre is at the heart of the local community.

Latest Income: £209,668
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Cox Green Community Centre

Facilities, Leisure

To provide facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of the inhabitants of Cox Green in the County of Berkshire and its immediate neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £207,107
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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YMCA St Paul's Youth Project

Associations, Beneficiary group, Housing, Leisure

The Charity aims to improve the lives of local young people by providing supported housing, youth activities, sports and leisure and child care services.

Latest Income: £203,542
Areas of Operation: Waltham Forest
Status: Registered
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Churchdown Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

The main objective of the Association is to provide and maintain, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Churchdown and neighbourhood a Community Centre, in which the Management Committee's aim is to promote good facilities for arts and recreation, social and leisure time occupation, whilst recognising this must be at a reasonable cost.

Latest Income: £203,343
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Waterloo Action Centre

Leisure, Social welfare

(1) The relief of poverty, sickness and distress, the protection of health and the advancement of education(2) The provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare, such facilities being provided with the object of improving the conditions of life of the persons for whom they are primarily intended. Those persons having need of such

Latest Income: £203,259
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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Shirley Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

The activities of the Association are to advance education and to provide facilities 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 Shirley and to maintain and manage a Community Centre where those activities can take place.

Latest Income: £199,791
Areas of Operation: Solihull
Status: Registered
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Prees Cricket And Recreation Club

Leisure

To provide a sports ground for the general benefit of the village and surrounding environs, to provide a Clubhouse for social communication between members, mutual helpfulness, mental and moral improvement and recreation and to supply refreshments to members.

Latest Income: £197,415
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Thanet Countryside Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure, Research

Advancement of public education in ecology and natural history and the conservation, protection and restoration for public benefit of natural resources, natural beauty, animal and plant life and land of ecological or scientific importance throughout the Isle of Thanet. Provide for the benefit of the public facilities of a charitable nature for outdoor recreation in the Isle of Thanet.

Latest Income: £194,678
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Cookley Playing Field And Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of land and buildings for the purposes of training, recreation and social, moral and intellectual development, through activities of all kinds which may be found expedient for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Ecclesiastical District of Cookley in the Parish of Wolverley and its immediate vicinity without distinction of sex or political, religious or other opinions

Latest Income: £187,523
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many recreation leisure charities are there in the UK?

There are 4,496 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 (£247.3m). 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 £2.6bn 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 80.9%. 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 £282k. 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.