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Leisure Charities That specialise in Sports

Discover 9,423 Leisure charities that specialise in sports. Use the search below to filter within these results.

9,423
Charities
£8,616,316,045
Total Income
£339,613
Avg Income
85.4%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Beyond Sport Foundation

Leisure

As an international foundation, we support initiatives, generate ideas, and build partnerships that purposefully use sport and physical activity to do something greater. We have been supporting impactful projects, building platforms for change, and amplifying sport with intention around the world for more than a decade, all grounded in partnership and collaboration.

Latest Income: £1,928,175
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Braunstone Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Leisure, Social welfare

NEIGHBOURHOOD BASED CHARITY, WITH SERVICES RELATING TO SUPPORTING OLDER PEOPLE, FOOD POVERTY, WELFARE ADVICE, TRAINING, BUSINESS SUPPORT, SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND VOLUNTEERING.

Latest Income: £1,925,041
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
Status: Registered
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The Georg And Emily Von Opel Foundation

Leisure, Religion, Research, Social welfare

Provide for the relief of poverty or the advancement of education, health, arts culture and science, amateur sport and the advancement of the Roman Catholic faith through the making of grants.

Latest Income: £1,924,017
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Blackburn Rovers Community Trust

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure

TO ADVANCE AND ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE USE OF THE GAME OF FOOTBALL AND MULTI-SPORTS AS EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES. IN ADDITION, TO PROMOTE ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF OFFICE ACCOMMODATION AND CONFERENCING VENUES.

Latest Income: £1,923,046
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Oakwood Youth Challenge

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The mission of Oakwood Youth Challenge is to challenge young people physically,socially and spiritually. We aim to build up local youth through a range of activities, providing programs for individual and team development. Additionally the site now benefits from a purpose built indoor Climbing Centre providing physical and social challenges to both young people and adults.

Latest Income: £1,910,834
Areas of Operation: Bracknell Forest
Status: Registered
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Osmani Trust

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure, Society

The Osmani Trust is a youth and community organisation operating in the East of London. It offers a range of services for young people and the community at large. These can be grouped into the following themes: education, training and employment; gang mediation, conflict resolution and community safety; health and sports; and generic youth club and holiday provisions.

Latest Income: £1,901,302
Areas of Operation: Newham
Status: Registered
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Ellen Macarthur Cancer Trust

Beneficiary group, Health, Leisure

The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust takes young people sailing to help them regain their confidence, on their way to recovery from cancer, leukaemia and other serious illness.

Latest Income: £1,901,242
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Rugby Free Church Homes For The Aged

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Leisure, Religion

Bilton House aims to provide an excellent standard of residential and dementia care within a caring Christian ethos, for elderly and frail people who can no longer fully care for themselves.

Latest Income: £1,898,884
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Eagles Community Foundation

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for playing basketball.To provide facilities for sport and recreation for people who need such facilities andTo advance the education of children and young people through such means as the trustees think fit

Latest Income: £1,895,477
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Love Withington Baths

Leisure

We provide high quality leisure services to all members of our diverse community. These include:60-station gymSwimming pool for lessons and public swimmingSauna2 studios for high intensity and low intensity classesCommunity cafeManaged workspace and hotdesks in Withington WorksWe increase people's awareness of their local heritage through on-site interpretation and tours

Latest Income: £1,893,054
Areas of Operation: Manchester City
Status: Registered
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Ocean Road Centre

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

The charity's main activities include various social, arts and crafts, youth and sports and fitness activities in addition to operating a canteen and hiring out rooms. The charity operates in the Ocean Road area of South Shields, to achieve its objectives to benefit people living in and around the area.

Latest Income: £1,884,016
Areas of Operation: South Tyneside
Status: Registered
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St. Albans School Woollam Trust

Education, Facilities, Leisure

The objects of St Albans School Woollam Trust are to provide and maintain playing fields and other recreational facilities for the pupils of St Albans School.In addition the trust aims to provide playing fields in sufficient number and of the highest standard to encourage participation in sporting events at all levels. This extends to a wide range of local and regional sports teams and clubs.

Latest Income: £1,879,678
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Gateway To Fma Limited

Leisure

Gateway to FMA is a charitable organisation that offers and supports the delivery of multi sporting activities working with companies and community groups based in unit 38 Monkspath Business Park, Solihull.

Latest Income: £1,875,781
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Sky Blues In The Community

Leisure

Aim - To provide high quality, life changing opportunities through sport and physical activity, improving peoples health, education, confidence and skills, increasing positive behaviours and bringing enjoyment to the people we work with. To use the power of professional football and sport to engage with the local community.

Latest Income: £1,864,723
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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Christians In Sport

Leisure

The purpose of Christians in Sport remains to 'reach the world of sport for Christ'

Latest Income: £1,857,370
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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De Montfort University Students' Union

Education, Leisure

DSU aims are to advance the education of the students of DMU for the public benefit by:Providing representation, advice and assistance Providing sporting, social, cultural and recreational opportunities and facilities Promoting and encouraging contact and co-operation between students;Advancing the welfare and physical and mental wellbeing of students;

Latest Income: £1,854,428
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
Status: Registered
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Special Olympics Great Britain

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

Providing year round sports training and competition opportunities to children and adults with intellectual (learning disabilities). Currently the charity serves 8000 athletes annually supported by over 2800 volunteers.

Latest Income: £1,851,906
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Play Adventures & Community Enrichment

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

PACE work with children with a range of different needs and abilities from a range of backgrounds, and believe that this diversity enriches friendship and play opportunities.Each of our settings work closely with children in planning and delivering structured and free play activities including arts and crafts, sports, dance and drama.

Latest Income: £1,849,951
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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Palestine Association For Childrens Encouragement Of Sports

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Leisure

The Charity's current activities are the provision of sports programmes to Palestinian boys and girls. These activities include after-school programmes including coaching in basketball and football and provision of sports kits and materials.

Latest Income: £1,842,256
Areas of Operation: Jordan
Status: Registered
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Get Kids Going

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The charities main activities are to relieve the disabilities of disabled people and to provide or assist in the provision, in the interests of social welfare, of opportunities and facilities for physical recreation and sport for disabled people, with the purpose of improving their conditions of life.

Latest Income: £1,833,507
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Racing Foundation

Leisure

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Latest Income: £1,824,000
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Foundation 92

Housing, Leisure

Helping the homeless and other community groups through sporting activities in the Salford area

Latest Income: £1,815,310
Areas of Operation: Manchester City
Status: Registered
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Energise Me

Leisure

Our mission is to change lives through physical activity and sport, inspiring people to adopt active lifestyles that make our communities happier, healthier and stronger.

Latest Income: £1,814,352
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Preston North End Community And Education Trust

Leisure

Promote and develop the physical and mental wellbeing and to generally improve the conditions of life of the general public and, in particular, the inhabitants of the North West by the provision of, or assistance in the provision of, all types of recreational facilities including, but not limited to, Association Football

Latest Income: £1,805,767
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Queens Crescent Community Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Social welfare

We provide facilities & services to disadvantaged people across 5 community facilities. Core activities include: Apprenticeship and job training opportunities, remedial education services, English classes (ESOL), cook & eat, healthy living programme, youth club, nursery, older people services, keep fit class, gym, under 5's drop in, universal youth provision, sports, IT training & DBS services.

Latest Income: £1,794,981
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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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.