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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.

Sturton By Stow Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To run and maintain the Village Hall for the education, recreation and entertainment of the residents of Sturton by Stow and the Surrounding district, without prejudice to nationality or religious belief

Latest Income: £16,878
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Addington Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of inclusive structured sport, free play and recreational opportunities for all levels of ability in the community and for the widest spectrum of the population demographics and cultural backgrounds.

Latest Income: £16,836
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Godshill Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of village hall facilities to local community

Latest Income: £16,811
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Long Crendon Village Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

THE PROVISION OF AN INFORMAL MULTI-PURPOSE CENTRE PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR YOUTH CLUBS, SOCIAL, SPORTING, RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY GROUPS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, GENDER OR ETHNIC BACKGROUND, FROM WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF LONG CRENDON AND ITS SURROUNDING CATCHMENT AREA.

Latest Income: £16,801
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Sancreed Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SANCREED VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE PRIMARILY OF ALL RESIDENTS WITHIN THE PARISH OF SANCREED. THE VENUE IS OPEN TO ALL SOCIETIES AND PEOPLE IRRESPECTIVE OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS. SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE ACTIVELY PROMOTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

Latest Income: £16,800
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Village Hall Stanton

Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Stanton Village Hall provides a community building for physical and mental training, and the recreational, social, moral and intellectual development of inhabitants of Stanton and the immediate vicinity. The Hall hosts activities such as tai chi, karate, keep-fit, and support groups. It hosts the local defibrillator and runs community activities (litterpicks, village social events).

Latest Income: £16,795
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Doncaster And District Deaf Society

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Childcare, Health, Leisure, Social welfare

Doncaster Deaf Society serves and provides a centralised, safe base meeting point of social contact for wellbeing. Services cover BSL Advocacy, Advice & Information to the Doncaster Deaf Community Borough-wide and the provision of five BSL Groups who organise a range of activities & day/weekend trip from early years-elderly: OAP Club, Social Club, Happy Hands Playgroup, Leisure Club & Drama Group.

Latest Income: £16,780
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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Berriew Recreation Association

Childcare, Leisure

Provides sports facilities. Provides childrens play area & equipment.

Latest Income: £16,753
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Wilton And District Thursday Club

Beneficiary group, Housing, Leisure, Social care

Day Centre facilities for the elderly of Wilton and district, to provide a comfortable meeting place on Thursday of each week with a hot meal provided plus entertainment and transport from and to home where necessary.

Latest Income: £16,753
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Magdalen Village Hall

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Provide facilities for leisure,sport,education,children's area,and youth activity area for the Parish of Wiggenhall St.Mary Magdalen and surrounding area in Norfolk

Latest Income: £16,744
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Winchfield Village Hall

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

We provide facilities for local people both young and elderly to participate in a range of sporting and recreational activities.

Latest Income: £16,743
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Challock Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Recreational

Latest Income: £16,710
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Upottery Playing Fields

Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

We operate in the village of Upottery in Devon as an umbrella organisation covering the two community recreation grounds; Glebe Park, including the football pitch, cricket pitch and tennis courts and Sandy's Lane including the multi use games area, childrens' playground, community field and orchard.

Latest Income: £16,705
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Donald Pither Memorial Ground

Leisure

Provision of recreation facilities at the Donald Pither Memorial Ground, Castle Cary.

Latest Income: £16,650
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Rake Village Hall And Recreation Ground Charity

Facilities, Leisure

Providing facilities for the inhabitants of Rake and neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £16,627
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Southrey Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provides social / recreational activities for the inhabitants of Southrey Village and further afield.

Latest Income: £16,625
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Tremadoc Memorial Institute

Facilities, Leisure

The village hall is the only community centre for meetings, lectures and classes and, for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life.

Latest Income: £16,617
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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1st Withington Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

We are a Scout Group, giving, education, training, sporting and recreation opportunities to children and young people. The Group is run by volunteers.

Latest Income: £16,608
Areas of Operation: Manchester City
Status: Registered
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The Woodford Village Hall

Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

WE MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE ONLY VILLAGE HALL IN A SCATTERED COMMUNITY. THE HALL CAN BE USED FOR RECREATION, EDUCATION AND A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.

Latest Income: £16,606
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Wrentham Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Community/village hall for use of inhabitants of Wrentham and its neighbourhood without distinction of sex, politics, religious or other opinions, and particularly for meetings and other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation.

Latest Income: £16,599
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Harben Armoury Fund

Associations, Leisure

The Harben Armoury Fund is consituted by the Trust Deed dated 25 February 1944. Its objects are to apply the income after payment of any proper expenses in any or all of the following ways:a) toward the provision and maintenance of headquarters and drill hall for the use of the cadet companies.b) for training and recreational purposes.

Latest Income: £16,596
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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King Edward Vii Memorial Hall

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

The Charity provides and manages a Village hall and large car park for the benefit of the community. It provides a venue used for general charitable purposes, education and training, arts and culture, sport and recreation and benefits children and young people, the elderly, other voluntary bodies and the general public.101, 102, 109, 110 201, 202, 205, 207 305

Latest Income: £16,594
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Holy Trinity Recreation Ground Limited

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

PROVIDES SPORTING FACILITIES FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF SOUTHPORT

Latest Income: £16,592
Areas of Operation: Sefton
Status: Registered
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Castletown Community Association

Associations, Leisure

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Castletown and the neighboured. Without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions by association the authority voluntary organisation and inhabitants in a common effort 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 condit

Latest Income: £16,581
Areas of Operation: Sunderland
Status: Registered
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Week St Mary Parish Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To provide, maintain and operate a parish hall for the use of inhabitants of Week St Mary and surrounding area including use of property for meetings, lectures,classes, groups, celebrations, or other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life for said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £16,551
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
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.