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Leisure Charities That specialise in Sports

Discover 3,216 Leisure charities that specialise in sports. Use the search below to filter within these results.

3,216
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.

The Berkhamsted Gymnastics Club

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

Gymnastics and aerobic fitness and development for toddlers and children. Main site at Ashlyns School. Ashlyns road, Berkhamsted. Second site at Gossoms End Scout Hut.www.berkhamstedgymnastics.co.uk

Latest Income: £185,694
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Essa Water Activities Centre

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

RYA Dinghy Sailing courses & taster sessions. BCU Canoeing & kayaking, Dragon boating, wobble boarding and traditional raft building for young people and adults. We are an RYA Training Centre. Sessions are run by volunteers who are RYA or BCU qualified Instructors who are assisted by our young ESSA Crew. Our 23 acre lake at Nazeing is suitable for beginners and intermediate participants.

Latest Income: £185,113
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Climbing Bears Of Wisborough Green

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Leisure

PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION

Latest Income: £184,886
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Sheffield Grammar School Exhibition Foundation

Arts, Education, Leisure

Beneficiaries must live within the Sheffield City boundary. There is no age limit for applicants. Grants ave available for general educational purposes and a variety of other activities, including medical electives, field trips, 'gap year' electives, sporting activities and musical training.

Latest Income: £184,776
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Wales Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Provision of Public facilities, including five tennis courts (hard and grass), bowling green, pitch and putt, play area for under 10's, skateboard park, kick-about area, youth shelter, intermittent car boot.

Latest Income: £184,136
Areas of Operation: Rotherham
Status: Registered
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Daniel Owen Community Association

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Room & Hall hire - for local community and others. Art, sports, Drama, line dancing, Morris dancing. day & evening. Cafe open 6 days per week. Charity Coffee Mornings twice per week on Market days.Seasonal fundraising, such as Bingo, Coffee mornings and Raffle.We are situated in the Heart of the Town and also provide Toilet facilities to local people and Tourists

Latest Income: £183,252
Areas of Operation: Flintshire
Status: Registered
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The John Gurney Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Leisure

To provide grants for the benefit of art,culture, sport, recreation for the inhabitants of the designated area of the charity

Latest Income: £182,439
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Dwarf Sports Association UK

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The association continues to go from strength to strength. The Charity continues to support Dwarf Athletes UK wide and continues to provide opportunities for athletes and their families to come together for recreation and sport. We are maintaining our work with the sports governing bodies including Sport England to promote and further opportunities for Dwarf Sports Association UK in the future.

Latest Income: £182,003
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Kingsmeadow United Football Club

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

To provide and encourage recreation and leisure-time activities for young people to the age of 25 with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Latest Income: £181,034
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Chasewell Nursery

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Leisure

A playgroup for children aged 2 1/2 years - 5 years old. Children take part in a wide range of activities covering the 6 areas of learning, following the early years foundation stage, which typically includes a summer trip to either Cotswold Farm Park or Hatton Park, a Christmas production, an easter egg-stravaganza for parents and children and a sports day.

Latest Income: £179,738
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Sutton Coldfield Town Boys And Youth Sports Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Football for ages between 6 and 18 years old in Sutton Coldfield.

Latest Income: £179,538
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Speedway Riders' Benevolent Fund

Leisure, Social welfare

The object of the Fund is to provide assistance to persons injured or disabled whilst participating in the sport of Speedway Racing.

Latest Income: £179,052
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Francis Bancroft's Trust

Education, Leisure

The support of Bancroft's School through the provision of money and resources, and the encouragement of scholastic, sporting or other achievements by the pupils of the School through the provision of prizes and scholarships.

Latest Income: £178,742
Areas of Operation: Redbridge
Status: Registered
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1st Stretford (longford) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

A NUMBER OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES:- CANOEING, WIND SURFING,WALKING, MOUNTAIN CLIMBING, ABSAILING, CAMPING, PIONEERING, SPORTS ACITIVITES ETC.HELPING IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE ITEMS THAT THEY DO NOT NECESSARY LEARN AT SCHOOLBUT ARE USEFULL IN THEIR EVERY DAY LIFE.

Latest Income: £176,401
Areas of Operation: Trafford
Status: Registered
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England Amputee Football Association

Leisure

football activities for amputees and les autres

Latest Income: £175,215
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Community Of Metro Leeds

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure, Religion, Social welfare

Education/Training - the centre organises religious courses and provides training for GSCE standard Islamic Study courses.Relief of Poverty - the centre raises funds for the poor and needy, for example, Ramadan Relief for the orphans.Sport/recreation - the centre organises sport activities like inter-community football tournaments.

Latest Income: £173,651
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Bury Sports Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Child Development in Sporting ActivitiesTraining facilities

Latest Income: £173,261
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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Evans Public Hall

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Facilities, Leisure

Raise money to maintain the Hall through different activities. Regular users are Bowls, Community Council, Line Dancing, Circuits, Social Hub, Quiz nights and Singalongs. Facilities have been improved through funding from Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm Community Fund. The primary school regularly uses the facilities. We hold fundraising events such as fairs and Tribute Evenings.

Latest Income: £172,299
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Kashmir Muslim Welfare Association Of Leeds 11

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure, Religion

Women Provisions: Coffee Morning Group, Language and Cultural learning classes.Children / Youth Provisions: Football, Boxercise, Arts and Crafts classes, Language classes, Inter-Cultural & Leadership Training, Cross Community Dialogue Facilitation, Raising awareness and signposting to Education, Employment and Training.Young & Adult Male Provisions: Wrestling Sessions, Cultural learning

Latest Income: £171,893
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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The Bude Haven Recreation Ground LTD

Facilities, Leisure

Budehaven Recreation Ground provides squash, tennis, bowling green, crazy golf, putting green, table tennis and pool facilities to local people and holiday visitors at affordable prices.

Latest Income: £171,726
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Sunderland Deaf Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Health, Leisure, Social welfare

Deaf Led & Deaf Owned charity building for deaf &/or Hard of Hearing people of all ages in the North East who are British Sign Language users or to promote learning & developing BSL.Function room community room & room hire available. Hold training & educational sessions/workshops including teaching BSL .Social events an Afternoon Club,Baby/Toddler group,Youth Club,Sports Club,Photography Club.

Latest Income: £170,873
Areas of Operation: Sunderland
Status: Registered
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The East Leake Playing Field Charity

Facilities, Leisure

To provide sports facilities for the people of East Leake.

Latest Income: £169,539
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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The Aylesham And Snowdown Social Welfare Scheme

Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Provision of sports , cultural and social activities for the whole community.

Latest Income: £168,312
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Newton Abbot And District Recreational Trust Limited

Leisure

TO PROVIDE SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

Latest Income: £168,048
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Aberaeron Secondary School District Swimming Pool And Recreational Project

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

The charity built a swimming pool in 1976 on the comprehensive school campus, since that time the charity has been responsible for the operation of the pool in the provision of swimming facilities both for teaching and recreational purposes. Special equipment is also available for use by disabled children and adults. During out of hours school time the swimming pool is always available for use by

Latest Income: £167,970
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many sports leisure charities are there in the UK?

There are 3,216 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 £2.7bn 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 81.8%. 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 £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.