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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.

Ben - Motor And Allied Trades Benevolent Fund

Health, Leisure, Social care, Social welfare

BEN 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.

Latest Income: £19,457,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Chatsworth House Trust

Animals, Education, Facilities, Leisure

Opening 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.

Latest Income: £19,351,532
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Sarjudas Foundation

Beneficiary group, Health, Leisure, Religion, Society

Sarjudas Foundation is dedicated to fulfilling the spiritual, cultural and social needs of the people while promoting inner peace and harmony between individuals, within families, and amongst diverse communities. Community work includes Nurturing Children, Promoting Healthy Living, Fostering Education, Encouraging Sports, Serving the Community and Celebrating Hinduism.

Latest Income: £18,839,735
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Uclu

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Leisure

Provides UCL students with advice on immigration,housing,finance,employment,academic appeals etc. Provides representation between Students,UCL and other bodies.Co-ordinates Student Academic Representatives to encourage student feedback/course development.Promotes student personal development by the provision of social,cultural,volunteering, sporting/recreational activities,discussion/debate fora

Latest Income: £18,420,470
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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Exeter School Trust

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

To provide a high standard of independent education for boys and girls aged between 7 and 18, with broad academic potential, in Devon. The charity strives to produce a solid educational platform for each pupil and looks to provide opportunities at the school where each child may excel, be they academic, artistic, cultural or sporting.

Latest Income: £16,561,801
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Greenham Trust LTD

Economic and community development, Environment, Leisure, Social welfare

Community Development, External Grants, Nature Conservation, Arts , Partnership Working, Sport and Recreation,Resource Centre for Disadvantaged Groups, Horticultural Therapy Centre , and Support for Local Rural Communities. Investment in property to enable partnership working and better services.We operate in Newbury and the surrounding area (West Berkshire and North Hants).

Latest Income: £16,272,008
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Sports Aid Trust

Charitable activities, Education, Leisure

To provide funds and to assist in the organisation and provision of facilities which will enable and encourage pupils at schools and universities to participate in physical recreation and sport.

Latest Income: £16,034,215
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Football League (community) Limited

Charitable activities, Leisure

to promote physical education; to promote community participation in football and sports capable of improving physical healthto assist in providing facilities for sport and recreation of such persons who have need for such facilities in the interest of social welfare.to advance the education of the public and to provide opportunities for them to develop their full capabilities.

Latest Income: £15,727,693
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Active Luton

Arts, Education, Leisure

Operation of sports facilities, development of sport in the community and assisting with the delivery of sport as part of the school curriculum. Also promoting the value of sport & physical activity in addressing the wider agendas of health improvement, lifelong learning & community well-being.Operates Library services.

Latest Income: £15,701,641
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust

Leisure

Provision of Sport, Leisure, Health, Wellbeing and Cultural Services

Latest Income: £15,690,477
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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City Of Liverpool Young Men's Christian Association (inc)

Associations, Beneficiary group, Housing, Leisure

To 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.

Latest Income: £15,530,972
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Leeds University Union

Education, Leisure

LUU promotes the interests and welfare of students and represents, supports and advises studentsIt is the recognised representative channel between students and the University and external bodiesLUU also provides social, cultural, sporting, recreational activities, forums for discussions and debate

Latest Income: £15,279,000
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Tameside Sports Trust

Health, Leisure

To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the general public or in conjunction with Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and its neighbourhood in the interests of social welfare,health and wellbeing.

Latest Income: £14,782,813
Areas of Operation: Tameside
Status: Registered
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Kirklees Active Leisure

Leisure

The provision of sports and leisure facilities for the communities of Kirklees and surrounding neighbourhoods. This comprises swimming (including provision of an extensive lessons programme), fitness suites, keep fit classes, a wide range of sports hall activities, indoor/outdoor tennis, outdoor activities (including football, hockey, etc.), indoor climbing, indoor bowls and track & field events.

Latest Income: £14,491,715
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Active Nation UK LTD

Leisure

To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for the general public in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life

Latest Income: £14,355,641
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Hall School Charitable Trust

Arts, Education, Leisure

The School's principal activity is the education of boys aged between four and thirteen, including sports, music, drama, arts and crafts and other activities.

Latest Income: £14,222,894
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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Sandwell Leisure Trust

Leisure

SLT provides/assists in the provision of facilities and services for recreational, sporting or other leisure time occupations in the interests of social welfare.SLT operates 9 Leisure Centres under contract to Sandwell MBC

Latest Income: £14,179,639
Areas of Operation: Sandwell
Status: Registered
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Circadian Trust

Leisure

Provision of sport, recreational and leisure facilities.Promotion and protection of good health.

Latest Income: £14,087,277
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Cardiff University Students' Union

Education, Leisure

Promoting the interests and welfare of students at Cardiff University during their study and representing, supporting and advising students.Being the recognised representative channel between students and Cardiff University and other bodies.Providing social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and forums for discussions and debate for the personal development of its students.

Latest Income: £14,039,688
Areas of Operation: Cardiff
Status: Registered
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The Pony Club

Animals, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Society

To encourage young people to ride and to enjoy all kinds of sport connected with ponies and riding. To give instruction in riding and in all matters relating to ponies and riding and to provide education in looking after and taking proper care of animals. To promote the highest ideals of sportsmanship, citizenship and loyalty to create strength of character and self-discipline.

Latest Income: £13,530,907
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Badminton School Limited

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

Management and operation of a girls' senior and junior boarding and day school at its site in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol.

Latest Income: £13,457,252
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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The Mike Gooley Trailfinders Charity

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Donations are confined to the benefit of citizens of Great Britain only. Medical research, sport and organised children activities, military veterans, and local community projects are favoured.

Latest Income: £13,226,035
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Ellesmere College Limited

Education, Leisure

The delivery of education to pupils ranging from 7 to 18 years of age. The school is open at other times for use by the local community, and the school has strong links with local sporting associations for the benefit of the local community.

Latest Income: £12,837,590
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Newcastle-Under-Lyme School

Education, Leisure

The School provides high quality educational and pastoral care to over 800pupils aged 3-18. It achieves outstanding results at A level, complemented by success in sporting and extra-curricular activities. Pupils invariably proceed to Higher Education. Means tested bursaries are awarded ensuring a balanced social mix within the School.

Latest Income: £12,835,137
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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League Football Education

Leisure

The provision of quality, education, training and development for the benefit of individual apprentices

Latest Income: £12,676,365
Areas of Operation: England And 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 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.