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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 Archie Sherman Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfare

The charity makes grants to a wide variety of charitable causes in the UK and Overseas. Particularly in the fields of Education & Training, Medical Health & Sickness, Arts & Culture, Sports & Recreation, Relief of Poverty and General Charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £1,296,147
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Docklands Sailing Centre Trust

Leisure

Providing or assisting in the provision of facilities for water related activities for the public benefit in the interest of social welfare

Latest Income: £1,274,399
Areas of Operation: Tower Hamlets
Status: Registered
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The Change Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

The Change Foundation is a charity that uses sport and dance to unlock wider potential and open the doors of opportunity for marginalised young people, using a team of passionate, dedicated coaches who work to make a real and lasting difference in young peoples lives.

Latest Income: £1,268,386
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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West Wight Sports And Community Centre Trust LTD

Facilities, Leisure

The company's activities are the management and running of the West Wight Sports Centre, Freshwater, Isle of Wight for the benefit of clubs and the public. The company's charitable status embodies the provision of social welfare and facilities for recreation for the public's benefit.

Latest Income: £1,259,612
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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Richmond Gymnastics Association

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provision of gymnastic training to children up to the age of 21 years

Latest Income: £1,254,863
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Development Through Challenge

Charitable activities, Leisure

The CharityÔÇÖs objects are:(a)the provision of public recreational facilities in the interest of social welfare and improving conditions of life for the benefit of the public;(b)the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation and sport;(c)the advancement of education of the public with a non-exclusiive focus on training to promote safety and prevent loss of life.

Latest Income: £1,241,262
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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1st Burnmoor Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

The Charity is a community based Scout Group. The Group is made up of 3 sections catering for boys and girls from the ages of 6 to 14 1/2. Each section has a varied programme of events throughout including camps, oudoor activites such as archery, wall climbing and orienteering. As well as outdoor pursuits the children take part in craft activities and are involved with the local community.

Latest Income: £1,240,357
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Christian Youth Enterprises Sailing Centre

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Water based activities include sailing, kayaking, open canoeing and improvised rafting. We also offer a wide range of land based activities specifically: archery tag, assault course, tunneling, climbing wall and archery.

Latest Income: £1,229,123
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Jesmond Community Leisure

Leisure

Provision of public swimming and related leisure and recreational activities;Advancement of education, culture and the arts, including the provision of libraries.

Latest Income: £1,222,757
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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Cambridge Sports Hall Trust Limited

Leisure

A sports centre.

Latest Income: £1,207,994
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Your Ambition

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To promote and provide for the advancement, education and training of adults and young people in all aspects of technology and to rehabilitate and help them back to work directly or through third parties, including community participation in recreational sports that have a positive impact on their social integration, mobility, mental or physical wellbeing or the environment in which it operates.

Latest Income: £1,197,147
Areas of Operation: Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Sports Council For Wales Trust

Leisure

As per the Trust deed

Latest Income: £1,191,000
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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British Association Of Sport And Exercise Medicine

Leisure

BASEM is the representative body in sport and exercise medicine (SEM), offering membership to all those suitablly qualified and involved in the care and welfare of the exercising individual. It promotes education of SEM, offering a range of educational programmes to members and non-members, who wish to progress their SEM knowledge and qualifications.

Latest Income: £1,084,506
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The National Horseracing Museum

Heritage, Leisure, Research

To promote public interest in the preservation of all articles as are of historical or scientific interest in connection with racehorses and persons connected with racehorses. To enlarge the Museum's network of partnerships within the education, racing industry and museums sector to mutual benefit.

Latest Income: £1,022,162
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Salmon Youth Centre In Bermondsey

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Salmon Youth Centre is unique in bringing to its work a toolbox of youth work skills within a framework of Christian life and values, we use our expertise and specialist workers in arts, sports and personal and social development to inspire young people in Southwark, including the vulnerable and those at risk, to develop ambition for learning and work.

Latest Income: £942,627
Areas of Operation: Southwark
Status: Registered
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Harrow School Of Gymnastics

Education, Leisure

Provision of coaching in gymnastics by qualified coaches accredited by British gymnastics.

Latest Income: £917,292
Areas of Operation: Harrow
Status: Registered
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Folkestone Sports Centre Trust Limited

Leisure

To promote , organise , manage and assist in leisure activities for the instruction in sports , games and recreation within the borough of Folkestone .

Latest Income: £903,609
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Racing To School

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

Racing to School (formerly BHEST) is responsible for the management and delivery of education programmes to support and enhance young people's learning and development. Delivery takes place at racecourses, studs and training yards with educational activities linked to racing and thoroughbred breeding.

Latest Income: £881,912
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Axis Educational Trust

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

Supplementary EducationAfter school and weekend tuitionYouth Centre activitiesEmployability TrainingMental Health SupportChildren and Youth Wellbeing ActivitiesArts and Sports

Latest Income: £879,081
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Rosa (rape Or Sexual Abuse Support Services)

Charitable activities, Health, Leisure, Social welfare

We are an independent charity providing information, advocacy, counselling and support to relieve the needs and distress of any person living or working in Warwickshire and surrounding areas who has experienced rape, sexual abuse, sexual violence and sexual exploitation, regardless of age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, religion or other protected characteristic.

Latest Income: £864,670
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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The Roger Tanner Trust

Leisure

The furtherance of arts, sports and recreation in Saddleworth and the surrounding areas. This includes educational and training initiatives, the promotion of cultural activities, remembering our heritage and sustaining the character of our environment.

Latest Income: £859,223
Areas of Operation: Oldham
Status: Registered
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Graves Park

Facilities, Leisure

Graves Park is classified as a City Park and a major visitor attraction with bowling greens, tennis courts, pitch and putt golf, cricket, football and a popular animal farm.

Latest Income: £848,589
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Active Cheshire

Leisure

As the lead body for sport and physical activity in the Cheshire sub-region, we perform a vital role in bringing together local people and national sports bodies. We use our unique local knowledge, influence and insight to ensure that national funding and resources reach the places where they will have the most impact on participation.

Latest Income: £831,318
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Bridlington Club For Young People

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfare

The club premises are situate in an officially recognised deprived ward in the town. It provides recreational sporting and social opportunities for young people in Bridlington and the surrounding area under an open access policy.

Latest Income: £823,160
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Islamic Trust (maidenhead)

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

To provide facilities and provision of worship for the muslims practising the religion of Islam in Maidenhead and education and teachings of the Quran.Religious activities,sports and recreation.The charity also holds arabic classes and Islamic study circles in the mosque and in the community centre. The charity also holds sunday classes to help children have a better understanding of the Islam.

Latest Income: £818,735
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
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.