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.
Westminster School Scholarship And Bursary Fund
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, LeisureWestminster School educates children from 7 through to 18 and aims widen access as much as possible. It also aims to provide excellence in sporting and extra-curricular activities, notably artistic, musical and social skills. The aim of this charity is to fund scholarships and bursaries for pupils attending the School. This fund is a restricted fund for this purpose.
Laburnum Boat Club
Beneficiary group, Education, LeisureCanoeing, youth club, inclusion club, adult club, schools canoeing, narrowboatnhg
Rhayader Leisure Centre
LeisureRhayader leisure centre provides opportunities for people of all ages to take part in social, sporting, training, arts and cultural activities through organising classes and providing facilities suitable for purpose.
Weybourne Gymnastics Club
Beneficiary group, LeisureWe provide gymnastic classes for children and young people, including those with disabilities or special needs. We also provide training for young people wishing to become qualified coaches (British Gymnastics) or judges.
Kentish Town City Farm Limited
Beneficiary group, LeisureThe charity is an educational/recreational project providing services covering environmental and community education/sports and recreation/play and youth work/elderly and special needs
Plymouth Swallows School Of Gymnastics
Education, LeisureTHE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND HIGH QUALITY GYMNASTIC COACHING AT ALL LEVELS
The Polonsky Foundation
Leisure, ResearchThe primary objectives of the Foundation are: to promote access to and dissemination of cultural heritage through support of major cultural and educational institutions; to support education and research in the humanities and social sciences; and to support excellence and innovation in the arts.
The Exeter Canal And Quay Trust Limited
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Heritage, LeisureThe preservation of land, buildings around the Canal and Quay Basin The promotion and encouragement of high standards of architecture The promotion of educational and cultural activities and support of community participation in any form of healthy recreation, including waterborne sportsThe education of the public about the historic trade passing through Canal and Quay.
The Barnet Recreational Trust
Beneficiary group, LeisureDonations to local community charities, including the development of youth rugby football.
Derby West Indian Community Association
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Heritage, LeisureSocial, cultural and educational activities are undertaken by the Association and these include: Youth Club, Bowls, Dominoes, Darts, Board Games, Tai chi and Zumba.Supplementary Saturday School. Health Promotional events. Computer classes.Annual Derby Caribbean Carnival. Annual Summer Scheme.Black History month activities. Annual Youth Conference. Annual Christmas dinner.
North Paddington Youth Club
Animals, Arts, Beneficiary group, LeisureNPYC's facilities include a multi-purpose sports hall, gym, I.T. room, kitchen, lounge, music room, art room, sensory room & youth hall for activities such as pool, table tennis, and board games. Holiday programmes include flying lessons, go karting, quad biking, driving lessons, jet ski-ing, sky diving, horse riding, scuba diving, cable ski-ing, theatre trips & residential experiences.
Oxford Sail Training Trust
Beneficiary group, Education, LeisureWe provide the opportunity for adults and young people to go sailing at Farmoor Reservoir near Oxford. We teach sailing to both able and disabled young people.
Brunswick Club Trust
Beneficiary group, LeisureTHE BUNSWICK CLUB IS A RECREATIONAL AND SPORTING CLUB FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, MAINLY BETWEEN THE AGES OF 8 AND 19.
Beaufort Community Association
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure, Social careGENERAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PRE-SCHOOL; AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS; ALL DAY CARE FACILITIES, BINGO, KARATE, TAI CHI, BALLROOM, LATIN, DISCO DANCING, BALLET & TAP DANCING, VARIOUS KEEP FIT CLASSES, SLIMMING CLASSES, UNIVERSITY OF THIRD AGE GROUP PLUS MANY MORE.
Haringey Sports Development
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, LeisureTo give every child in Haringey the opportunity to take part in sport.To give every child in Haringey the opportunity to join a sports club in order to achieve from participation through to international level.Through sport, to provide a framework for children and young people to develop life skills and key skills that will help them with future employment.
Hastings And Rother Sports Trust
Facilities, LeisureTo provide affordable sport and recreation facilities to the general public and residents of the town.
The Rugby School General Charitable Trust
Education, LeisureThe Trust raises and applies funds for the benefit of such charitable purposes connected with Rugby School as the Trustees shall in their discretion determine.Provided that the requirements of Rugby School have been considered first, funds may also be applied for such other charitable purposes as the Trustees shall decide.
The Canvey Island Senior Citizens' Association
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, LeisureWe offer senior citizens over 55, snacks, breakfast and midday meals all at nominal cost. Plus recreation activities including short mat bowls, snooker, outings, dances, social and chair exercises. We have an open access policy. There is no membership requirement.
Ringwood And District Community Association
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Health, Heritage, LeisureAdult education classes including languages, art, craft, yoga, exercise, judo, dancing, lip reading, 20 clubs covering interests such as garden, antiques, travel, bridge, art, philately, disabled, blind, also youth and pre-school. Day schools in music, archaeology, history, astronomy. 100 affiliated organisations many of which meet at Greyfriars, social functions including quizzes, cinema, suppers
South Manchester Gymnastics Centre
LeisureTHE CENTRE IS LOCATED IN SOUTH MANCHESTER AND ITS AIM IS TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAFE PARTICIPATION IN GYMNASTIC ACTIVITIES FOR A VARIETY OF GROUPS.
The Carpenters' And Dockland Community Centre
Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareTo improve the quality of live of local people through a diverse programme of activities including social, recreational, sporting and educational projects, with a focus on the most vulnerable and disadvantaged.
Bolton Young Men's Christian Association
Associations, Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareOur main activities :youth and community work, play and children's work, health sports and fitness, Youth Cafe, detached youth work. personal and social development for people who are disadvantaged by poverty, disability, health issues, young offenders, members of minority community groups enabling them to develop and make a positive contribution to the community in which they live.,
The Oxford And Cambridge Rowing Foundation
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Avondale Gymnastics Club
Beneficiary group, Education, LeisureAvondale Gymnastics provides gymnastics activities to children from 18 months to 18 years.We have a dedicated gymnasium and cater for all children whatever their ability from grass roots upwards.
Potters Green Community Association
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, LeisureThe community association helps members of the community especially the young and aged. Its activities include a term time playgroup, weekly OAP's group, bingo, football teams, bowls teams, domino teams, table tennis, line dancing, brownies, Irish dancing and function room for weddings etc.
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.