Leisure Charities That specialise in Sports
Discover 9,423 Leisure charities that specialise in sports. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Chesterfield F C Community Trust
Economic and community development, LeisureWe are committed to delivering a diverse range of inclusive programs and activities within a supportive, positive, and accessible environment for all. Our approach is centred around fostering healthy communities, driving meaningful community engagement, advancing social prescribing, promoting educational initiatives, developing football opportunities, and preserving and promoting our heritage.
Fight For Peace International
Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, LeisureAt our Academy in Newham, we use boxing and martial arts combined with education and personal development to realise the potential of young people. Our Alumni Programme is an organisational capacity training consultancy and support services for local community based charities delivering programmes in communities affected by crime and violence in the UK and globally.
Wolverton Leisure Trust
Leisuresport/recreation Operate 1 Swimming & Fitness Centre for local council
Active Oxfordshire
LeisureActive Oxfordshire is working together with partners to create active and healthy communities across Oxfordshire. Our focus is on reducing inactivity levels and making sport and physical activity and sport part of everyone's lives in Oxfordshire.
Master Park Pavilion Charity
LeisureThe building of a new pavilion to replace an outdated one, for the benefit of the local cricket and football clubs and and the wider community.
Aspire Sports And Cultural Trust
Beneficiary group, Heritage, LeisureTo provide or assist in the provision of facilities and services for recreational, sporting or other leisure pursuits in the interests of social welfare. To develop and support education, culture, arts, heritage and history and other related services, promoting community participation in healthy recreation. To promote the benefits of active lifestyle and physical activity targetting young people.
Huddersfield Giants Community Trust LTD
Economic and community development, LeisureHuddersfield Giants CT has responsibility for the management and co-ordination of all community activity on behalf of Huddersfield Giants Rugby League Club and The Zone. Using the power and influence of professional sport, HGCT engages the whole community into sport, leisure, health & educational activities, with the aim of raising fitness attainment and improving health.
Alt Valley Community Trust Limited
Economic and community development, LeisureProviding education, training and sports/wellbeing activities and opportunities to people of all ages in Alt Valley and the surrounding areas of Liverpool and the city region. To support community development and wellbeing activities and to work with partners to support and promote community cohesion and sustainable communities
Dallaglio Rugbyworks
LeisureAs Trustees report
Chrysalis (cumbria) LTD
Associations, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, LeisureChrysalis' vision is to enrich and support the lives of individuals with disabilities.Person-centred support provided, flexibly meeting individual needs.Community Activities include: Independent living, The arts,Horticulture, Swimming,Employment support,Holidays, Outdoor activities.Our Wholefood shop provides skills for employment and engagement. 24hr supported living opportunities.
Sheffield United Community Foundation
Leisure, Social welfareCommunity Charity working in the areas of sports participation, health education and social inclusion
Rfu Injured Players Foundation
LeisureSupport to those seriously injured playing sport under the auspices of the Rugby Football Union
Stoke City Foundation
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, LeisureThe charaties activities included The Schools Programme (in curriculum time), After Schools Coaching, Soccer Schools, Birthday Treats, Sponsored Penalty Shoot Outs, Match Day Activities, GirlÔÇÖs and WomenÔÇÖs Football, Saturday and Sunday Clubs, Disability Centre and Tours of the Ground.
Leicester City Football Club Trust Limited
LeisureTO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL & OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH.
South Essex Gymnastics Club Limited
Leisureprovision of gymnastics education and training
Soll (vale)
LeisureManagement of sports and leisure facilities
Cowes Town Waterfront Trust Limited
LeisureTo promote the provision of facilities for recreation in the interest of social welfare and to advance sailing and watersports in the waters around Cowes, and in furtherance of this object to provide facilities for mooring and storage of boats.To promote the culture and heritage of Cowes and the Isle of Wight.To promote the protection and improvement of the environment of Cowes Harbour.
The Sporting Chance Clinic
Beneficiary group, Health, LeisureThe provision of rehab counselling & support for people who are affected by alcohol, drugs & other addictions and who are current or retired professional sportsmen and women. The provision of one-to-one therapy and counselling for mental health, emotional wellbeing and addiction issues The provision of lifestyle and emotional wellbeing education to professional sports clubs.
Racing Industry Accident Benefit Scheme
Economic and community development, Education, Leisure, Social welfareThe principal objective of the charity is to provide disablement benefits for the members (various classes of employees of racehorse trainers as stated in the Scheme Rules) who have suffered financial hardship following accidental injury, disablement or death arising from, and in the course of, employment and to provide a capital lump sum in the event of serious injury or death.
Parayhouse School
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, ResearchThe principal activity of the charity is to provide infants, children and students, education and instruction in academic, sporting, musical, cultural, scientific, technical, religious, vocational social and commercial subjects, activities and crafts of every description.
Club Doncaster Community Sports & Education Foundation
Beneficiary group, LeisureTo promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of association football and other sports capable of improving health.To advance the education of children and young people through such means as the trustees think fit in accordance with the law of charity.
Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Limited
LeisureThe relief of disabled people by the promotion of Wheelchair Rugby in Great Britain.
Kick Ltd.
Beneficiary group, LeisureKick London's purpose is to transform young people's lives, with God's love, through sport and support.
Heros
Animals, Beneficiary group, Housing, LeisureHEROS aims to take in ex - racehorses and retrain and find new homes for them where they can flourish in new disciplines. HEROS also aims to raise the profile of the thoroughbred in general. HEROS provides education, training & work related opportunities for people wanting to work in either the racing or equine industries,including courses for special educational needs children and young people.
Crystal Palace Park Trust
LeisureTo act as the custodian of Crystal Palace Park and to protect, manage and improve the Park as a green, historic, ecological, recreational, sporting, cultural and educational resource in the interests of the community and other park users.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many sports leisure charities are there in the UK?
There are 9,423 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 (£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 sports leisure charities?
Sports leisure charities reported a combined annual income of £8.6bn 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 85.4%. 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 £340k. 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.