Leisure Charities That specialise in Sports
Discover 3,216 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.
Alexander Memorial Playing Field
Education, Facilities, LeisureMaintains and controls an area of level ground as a playing field for local cricket and football clubs, the free enjoyment by village residents and visiting members of the public, and for recreational and religious events as considered beneficial to the community, including use by pupils at the village school.
Valiant Swimming Club
LeisureSwimming Activities for the Disabled
Sarah Robinson Memorial Fund
LeisureSport/Recreation
The Ashton Trust
LeisureThe trust overseas the land currently occupied by Flowery Field Cricket Club.
Broad Oak Recreation Ground Trust
Beneficiary group, Facilities, LeisureTHE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PARK OR RECREATION GROUND PROVIDING AMATUER SPORT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE COMMUNITY. ALSO BUILDINGS FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACE
Sussex County Bowls (men's Section) Benevolent Fund
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareThe Fund assists Sussex bowlers in need and poor dependents of deceased bowlers.
Chew Valley Young Farmers' Club
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, LeisureA rural charity for young people aged between 10-26 years, where they can learn new rural skills and achieve confidence through public speaking competitions, stockjudging and running their own club and fundraising for themselves and the local community. Members also learn to participate in team events such as sports, drama and entertainments, choir and dancing. This is a member led organisation.
Playing Field
Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, LeisureTo maintain the village recreation area for the benefit of all villagers. To provide and maintain football and cricket pitches and a playground for the village children.
King George's Field, Mountfield
LeisureA SPORTS FIELD, PARTICULARLY CRICKET, STOOLBALL AND ARCHERY. THE FIELD IS ALSO USED FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS.
Whitfield Parish Hall (village Hall)
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Facilities, LeisureWe hold WI classes, meetings, sport activities. social occasions & catering in our new kitchen. The local school cooked in while the school was being renovated, children's partys, line dancing.
The Banbury And District Sports Association For The Disabled
LeisureNorthchurch Sports Association
LeisureProvision of sports facilities in Northchurch
Hexham Spinal Unit Sports Club
LeisureOur charitys aims are to enable spinaly injured wheelchair users to come to terms with there injuries through sport and socialisation, wheelcair users without spinal injuries are welcome to join our club.
Terrapins Swimming Club For The Disabled
LeisureSwimming club for people with disabilities
Barracuda Swimming Club
LeisureWe assist the disabled to be safe in water. We teach using the Halliwick method. It encourages independence and self reliance. We further develop those skills.
Alta Sports Club For The Disabled
Education, Leisure, Saving of livesWe are a group of disabled swimmers and their helpers (aged 10 to 95) from the local community who meet once a week at the University of Birmingham "Sport & Fitness" swimming pool. We have a session from 13.05 to 14.00 every Sunday in a 1.2 metre deep, 25 metre long pool. We have 2 lifeguards, poolside wheelchairs, hoists, steps and platforms to assist with entry and exit to and from the pool.
The Heapey And Wheelton Charity Trust
LeisureSport and Recreation for solely the residents who live within the parishes of Heapey and Wheelton
Leek Wootton War Memorial Recreation Ground
Facilities, Heritage, LeisureTo provide open space and provision for buildings in the Parish of Leek Wootton & Guy's Cliffe in Warwickshire. For use by the inhabitants to participate in various recreational, sporting, social and educational activities, with the objective of improving the life and community for the said inhabitants.
Recreation Ground And Playing Field
Facilities, LeisureSupporting sports groups in the community, ie Bowls Club, Cricket Club, Football Club & providing management team for recreation ground & pavillion
The Spennithorne And Harmby Sports Association
LeisurePromotes & encourages Sports & Liesure activities and provides the facilities for said activities.
The Blockley Educational Trust
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, LeisureProvides young people in the Parish of Blockley with grants to help with music tuition and expenses in relation to educational travel and sports.
Ruspidge Welfare Trust
Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareProvide open spaces and facilities for play, recreation, socialising and football for the use of all in the village of Ruspidge.
The Ludwig Guttmann Paraplegic Sports Foundation
LeisureThe promotion and encouragement of active sports among paraplegics and tetraplegics
Shropshire Playing Fields Association
Charitable activities, Facilities, LeisureTo advise, lobby and campaign towards the protection, enhancement and provision of playing fields and play facilities in local communities. To promote play, sport, informal recreation and physical activity in local communities.
Rotary Club Of Hounslow Silver Jubilee Trust
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, LeisureIt provides help and support to children and young people up to the age of 23 years for those living or working in Hounslow and neighobouring boroughs for education training and sport by making grants to individuals and organisations, paying fees and sponsoring events so as to develop their physical and mental capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.
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.