Leisure Charities That specialise in Sports
Discover 3,274 Leisure charities that specialise in sports. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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The Wellington College
Education, LeisureThe Charity aims to provide a world-class education that will enable its pupils to realise their full potential in academic, sporting, artistic and social skills and to engender in them a spirit of self-confidence, a desire to serve the wider community, an international outlook and an enthusiastic attitude to work and life.
Rugby School
Beneficiary group, Education, LeisureThe School's principal activity is the education and pastoral care of its pupils.The provision of a broad liberal Christian education at a boarding and day school at Rugby School for children from Rugby and neighbourhood and elsewhere, and by ancillary or incidental activities and other associated activities for the benefit of the community.
King's College School
Education, LeisureThe Charity supervises three schools which are independent day schools for pupils who are educated up to the age of university entrance. The Schools seek to provide academic education of high quality, extended by a broad range of cultural and sporting opportunities and supported by a responsive pastoral system and firm moral framework.
Charity Projects
Charity and VCS support, Leisure, Social welfareThe principal activities of Comic Relief, the operating name of the charity, are to raise funds and awareness, and to distribute money in the form of grants and social investments for specific charitable purposes, in support of our vision of a just world free from poverty and our mission of driving change through the power of entertainment.
St Peter's College (otherwise Known As Westminster School)
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, LeisureWestminster School is a public boarding school for young persons. The aims encompass this object and have been extended over a number of years to accommodate day pupils and girls. It now educates children from 7 through to 18 and aims to widen access as much as possible. It also aims to provide excellence in sporting and extra-curricular activities, notably artistic, musical and social skills.
People Potential Possibilities
Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Economic and community development, Health, Housing, Leisure, Social welfareDirect access hostels; youth services;floating support services;prison link worker scheme;mental health supported housing; advice services for young people; job seeking support young people;housing young people; street outreach;adults chronic exclusion work;education services;
The Greater Manchester Trust For Recreation
Beneficiary group, Facilities, LeisureTo encourage young people to participate in a wide range of activities designed to promote their social and sporting skills.provide appropriate space for active play for young people and young adults
Ben - Motor And Allied Trades Benevolent Fund
Health, Leisure, Social care, Social welfareBEN provides financial support and facilities to people and their close dependants, resident in the UK or the Republic of Ireland, who are working or have worked in a qualifying trade or industry.BEN currently operates Welfare Offices in Ascot, Birmingham, Northern England and Scotland; Nursing and Residential Centres in Ascot, Rugby, and Berwick-upon-Tweed; Day Care Centre in Coventry.
Chatsworth House Trust
Animals, Education, Facilities, LeisureOpening the House and gardens and part at Chatsworth every day from mid March to Christmas.Holding various events and exhibitions.Offering educational programmes for school visits and self-led activities. Holding an annual Country Fair.Holding international horse trials and other sporting events. Allowing use of grounds and buildings for other charity activities.
City Of Liverpool Young Men's Christian Association (inc)
Associations, Beneficiary group, Housing, LeisureTo serve the city of Liverpool by providing services for local communities that promote their welbeing in mind body and spirit. We achieve this through a spectrum of activities, such as housing, health initiatives, sport, the arts and various other activities across the city.
The Hall School Charitable Trust
Arts, Education, LeisureThe School's principal activity is the education of boys aged between four and thirteen, including sports, music, drama, arts and crafts and other activities.
The Grace Eyre Foundation
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Leisure, Social welfareThe charity works with and supports 650 people with learning disabilities and/or autism. The main activities are 1 - Choices supported living schemes & community support, 2 - housing, 3 - shared lives scheme and 4 - Active Lives, day time opportunities such as supported employment, travel buddy scheme, friendship groups, education, training , creative arts and sports and leisure.
Coventry Sports Foundation
LeisureProvision of a variety of sport, recreation, education and training activities within identified areas of under representation and neighbourhood renewal.
Summer Fields' School Trust Limited
Education, LeisureSummer Fields is an independent preparatory and pre-preparatory school for boys between the ages of 4 and 13, the great majority of whom board. The Governors believe that the boarding prep. school education which the school provides is the best academic, sporting and pastoral preparation for a boy intending to go on to an independent boarding school at age 13.
Peabody Community Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Health, LeisurePeabody Community Foundation is a leading community development organisation working in London, with a focus on Thamesmead. Our community work is aimed at building the capacity of individuals and groups, through employment, training, volunteering, community engagement, youth programmes, sports programmes, financial advice, healthy living advice, and family support services.
UK Sailing Academy
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, LeisureUKSA is a youth training charity set up to provide lasting impact through transformational opportunities for young people. We do this by working in the following areas: youth development programmes, schools and groups programmes, and professional qualifications leading to employment.
YMCA Norfolk
Associations, Beneficiary group, LeisureYMCA Norfolk seeks to meet the needs of vulnerable young people through its supported accommodation, vocational, sports and pastoral care programmes across Norfolk.
Rikkyo School In England Trust
Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, ReligionTHE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH OF JAPAN OF BOYS AND GIRLS AGED 10 TO 18 TO THE STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO UNIVERSITIES IN JAPAN, WHILST TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE UNIQUE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF THE SCHOOL THROUGH EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, BOTH ACADEMIC AND SPORTING.
New Directions (rugby) Limited
Beneficiary group, Housing, Leisure, Social careProviding support for people living in their own homes, home care, short stay/respite support, day opportunities, residential accommodation, supported living accommodation and support for vulnerable people, including those with learning disabilities, in Rugby and the surrounding areas.
Newland House School Trust Limited
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, LeisureTHE TRUST AIMS TO HELP BOYS AND GIRLS ATTAIN THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC LEVELS WHILST BENEFITING FROM SPORTING, MUSICAL, ARTISTIC AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR INTERESTS AND PREPARE THEM FOR THE SENIOR SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE.
The National Coaching Foundation
LeisureThe Charity's objects are specifically restricted to promote for the public benefit theeducation of all those who use coaching to deliver and/or encourage sport andphysical activity.
Chesham Preparatory School Trust Limited
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, LeisureChesham Prep is a day school for boys and girls aged 3 to13 years and seeks to benefit the public through the pursuit of its stated aims to maintain a high academic standard and also encourage skills in all academic as well as art, design & technology, music, drama and sport. Children are prepared for entry into county secondary schools and to the independent schools sector.
The Lord's Taverners
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareWe positively impact the lives of young people facing the challenges of inequality. We provide inclusive and impactful cricket programmes, empowering young people with disabilities and from disadvantaged communities to develop the knowledge, skills, capabilities and confidence required to overcome the challenges of inequality, raise their aspirations and reach their potential.
Harlow And District Sports Trust
Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, LeisureHarlow Leisurezone, the new centre with both wet & dry facilities opened on the 23rd June 2010 at the Harlow College Site.Facilities include Swimming & Learner pools, Fitness Gym & Studios, Sports Hall, Squash Courts Trampolining Park, Climbing, all day nursery & catering facilities.
Action For Blind People
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Health, Housing, LeisureAction for Blind People support blind and partially sighted people in the United Kingdom. This can mean helping them to find or keep a job, deal with housing issues, helping them to go on holiday, providing sports clubs for visually impaired children, and other services for visually impaired children and their families or providing vital information in the heart of communities.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many sports leisure charities are there in the UK?
There are 3,274 registered sports leisure charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the sports 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 sports leisure charities?
Sports 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 sports leisure charities?
Across all sports 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 sports leisure charities?
Sports 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.