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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.

Greywell Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Social / entertainment / focal meeting point for village / facility to hire for private functions

Latest Income: £18,060
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Ecchinswell Village Hall And Recreational Centre

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of a Village Hall and playing fields 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 parishioners of Bishops Green, Ecchinswell, and Sydmonton.

Latest Income: £18,045
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Cleeve Village Hall

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

Providing a Recreation/Community Hall for Village activities, functions etc

Latest Income: £17,997
Areas of Operation: North Somerset
Status: Registered
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Scunthorpe Gateway

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Our aims are to offer support to our members with learning disabilities and their families and carers. We also offer leisure and sporting opportunities to our members.

Latest Income: £17,990
Areas of Operation: North Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Grey Village Hall

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Village Hall providing a venue for Playgroups/toddlers and various user groups such as Yorkshire Countrywomens Association, Gardening Club and Parish Council meeting place etc. We also cater for private events such as children's birthday parties, village quizzes and other entertainment and a yearly memorial for the airmen of the RAF and Canadian airforces lost from our local airfield during WW2.

Latest Income: £17,982
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Village Hall

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Provides facilities for local residents including fund raising events etc.

Latest Income: £17,975
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Borough Of Pudsey Charity

Leisure

The objects of the charity are the furtherance of the charitable purposes of clubs societies or other organisations whose main objects are for the purpose of recreation.charity,educational,social and welfare which operate within the boundaries of the Borough of Pudsey as constituted at 31st March 1974

Latest Income: £17,968
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Swanland Playing Field Association

Facilities, Leisure

To provide for the inhabitants of Swanland and the neighbourhood, in the interests of social welfare, facilities for the recreation and leisure-time occupation, for the purpose of relaxation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants

Latest Income: £17,958
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Newton War Memorial Playing Fields

Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

To provide a recreation area for local sports clubs/teams to participate in sports activities. To provide play equipment for the local children and a venue for community events such as the village carnival, and bonfire.

Latest Income: £17,949
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Hinderclay Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To provide recreational facilities and community centre for the benefit of the community residing in Hinderclay and the neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £17,937
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Yelden Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Meetings, lectures & classes & other forms of recreation & leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants without distinction of political, religious or other opinions.

Latest Income: £17,932
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Wytham Village Hall And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provide building and playing field for local community use.

Latest Income: £17,922
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Ilkley Youth And Community Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Promoting the benefits of the inhabitants of Ilkley and neighbourhood by advancing education & facilities for social welfare in recreation and leisure time occupation. Through co-operation with the local statutory authority & other local organisations securing the establishment, maintenance & management of a youth and community centre to further the association's objects.

Latest Income: £17,908
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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The Church Mead Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure, Religion

For the purpose of an open space amenity area and a recreation ground for the use of inhabitants of the Parish of Norton St Philip, Somerset without distinction of political religious or other opinions including use for recreation, sport and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £17,906
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Kirton Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Look after ALL aspects of running the Recreation Ground

Latest Income: £17,880
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Kilburn Miners' Welfare Trust

Facilities, Leisure, Professions

To provide an institute and recreation ground for the benefit of the inhabitants of the local community with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitant

Latest Income: £17,822
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Old Hill Cricket Ground Trust

Leisure

Provision of recreational facilities at Old Hill Cricket Ground for local inhabitants

Latest Income: £17,821
Areas of Operation: Sandwell
Status: Registered
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St George's Community Centre Harrogate

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

The charity operates for the purposes of assisting people with disabilities, through their leisure time activities so as to develop their physical,mental and spiritual capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved

Latest Income: £17,797
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Boldon Miners' Recreation Ground

Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

Senior & Junior Football, Senior & Junior Cricket, coaching of Football & Cricket for all ages.Other activities include playtime activities (Games) for Children who do not participate in the above. We also provide a Social area for all ages.

Latest Income: £17,781
Areas of Operation: South Tyneside
Status: Registered
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Harling Community Centre

Education, Facilities, Leisure

The object of the charity is the provision and maintenance of a community centre for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Harling and surrounding districts, without the distinction of political, religious or other opinions. This includes use for meetings, classes, recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the area.

Latest Income: £17,768
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Victoria Hall, Kemerton

Facilities, Leisure

A village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the parish of Kemerton and the neighbourhood ("the area of benefit") without distinction of sex or of political religious or other opinions, and in particular for 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: £17,745
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Cradley Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The object of the charity is to maintain the Village Hall for the communal benefit of the inhabitants of the Diocean Parish of Cradley including use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation. The Management Committee aims to provide first class hall facilities, at an affordable cost, to voluntary organisations serving the community.

Latest Income: £17,736
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Landrake And District Young Farmers Club

Economic and community development, Housing, Leisure

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

Latest Income: £17,708
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Fulmer Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

A Village Hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Fulmer in the County of Buckinghamshire without distinction of political, religious or other opinions including use for meetings, lectures, and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisuretime occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £17,705
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Chingford Community Association

Associations, Leisure

By associating voluntary groups and organisations, and individuals, provides facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving conditions of life for those individuals.

Latest Income: £17,696
Areas of Operation: Waltham Forest
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.