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.
Polden Hills Young Farmers' Club
Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, LeisureA Rural Youth movement for young people aged 10-26 years. Members can gain confidence and train for skills in drama & entertainments, public speaking, all sports competitions, stockjudging, stock showing and dancing. Life skills are learnt from members running their own club.
Friends Of St. Joseph's Association
Associations, Beneficiary group, LeisureSupports the education and training, sport and recreation of children
Stainton Recreation Ground
Facilities, LeisureProvides buildings/facilities/open space for use of local village community along with organisation of village events (sports day, Christmas Party)
The St Dennis Playing Fields
Childcare, Facilities, LeisureThe provision of recreational space for people including a childrens play area with play equipment,tennis courts,football pitch and seating for general use.
Prudhoe West First School Parent Teachers Association
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, LeisureSchool Disco's, Cinema Evenings, Mother's Day & Fathers Day Gifts, School Talent Show. Christmas cards and mugs. Basketball Event.
Gransjean Community Hall
Facilities, LeisureGeneral Health, Wellbeing and Fitness
Weston Hills Village Hall
Facilities, LeisureGeneral charitable purposes,Sport and recreation
Ilfracombe Coast U3a
Arts, Education, Facilities, Heritage, LeisureActive Groups for:-Art Appreciation, Ballet, Craft, Discussion, Garden Visits, Geology, Golf,Live Arts,Knit & Natter, Local History, Music Appreciation, Novel Readers, Opera Forum, Playreaders, Poetry, Practical Art, Pub Lunches (Tues/Fri), Ramblers, Shakespeare, Singing, Skittles, Singles Sunday Lunch,, Sunday Lunches for Singles, Theatre Visits
The Cadwallader Trust
Charity and VCS support, Education, LeisureThe aim of the Charity is to raise funds to support rowing at Jesus College Oxford both with capital expenditure and training costs.
The Basement Youth Trust Group, Ross-On-Wye
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareSupport and provision of services to young people 11-18 years in the Ross-on-Wye district; eg drop-in sessions, professional training workshops in areas of interest to young people and informal sports sessions. Beneficiaries include deprived and harder-to-reach young individuals. Main location is 'The Venue' (formerly Y-zone) in Ross-on-Wye. The charity is also known as The Basement Trust Limited.
Peterborough Unit 268 Of The Sea Cadet Corps
Armed forces, Associations, LeisurePeterborough Sea Cadets offers 10- 18yr olds a wide range of activities loosly based on Royal Navy traditions. These include rowing, visits to warships, training courses at Royal Navy training establishments such as HMS Raleigh, on board training in seamanship, navigation, first aid, team building exercises, D of E etc. Peterborough Unit also provides the Mayors Guard at civil occasions.
Bakewell Carnival Trust
Arts, LeisureBakewell Carnival every year starts with the day of dance, then a fell race, a pet competition, duck race, quiz night, raft race, Jack Russel racing, tug of war, childrens sports and last of all carnival day with a street procession on collection day.
The Tomlin And Murton Playing Fields
Facilities, LeisurePROVISION OF SPORTS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
Kirkby Thore Memorial Hall And Recreation Charity
Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, LeisureProvides premises for community use, outdoor safe play area for small children. Recreation field for sports use, football and an enclosed multi use sports area.
Wilcove Community Association
Associations, LeisureTO MAINTAIN A STRONG COMMUNITY SPIRIT, BY THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ,SPORTING AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF LOCAL RESIDENTS
The Hodson's Horse British Officers Memorial Trust
Animals, Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Health, LeisureEstablished to perpetuate the memory of the Regiment known as Hodson's Horse and the British officers who served in it. Annual grants are given to: King Edward VII Hospital (' Sister Agnes'), Scholarships for the education of children of soldiers in India; provision of medals and trophies for sports events run by the Royal Armoured Corps and a HH Merit award for overseas cadets at RMAS Sandhurst.
The Willingham British School Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, LeisureTo provide grants to Willingham Primary School and local secondary and post secondary educational institutions such as Cottenham Village College to support their educational activities.To provide grants to youth groups in Willingham to support educational and sports activities.To provide grants to individual young people in Willingham to help them in further education and job training.
South Liverpool Unit No 467 Of The Sea Cadet Corps
Associations, LeisureSailing, Kayaking, Canoeing, Drill, Marching Band, Duke of Edinburgh Award
The Havering Disabled Sports Association
LeisureCharity set up to provide disabled members of the community with assess to sporting and networking activities.
Rotary Club Of Tenterden Charitable Purposes Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, LeisureOrganisation of charity events (eg. golf day, entertainment events, street collection, etc) to raise money for local, national and international charities. Youth activities: Youth Speaks, Young Chef, Young Photographer, Christmas Story competitions, School Reading Partners, etc. Organisation of Tenterden Town Carol service and Town Christmas Tree. Providing volunteer support to other charities.
Williton And District Young Farmers Club
Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure, Social welfareA rural youth movement for members aged 10-26 years. YFC offers young people the opportunity to gain skills and confidence in public speaking, sports, stock-judging, cultural skills such as dance, entertainments, drama, pantomime, social events & meetings. Clubs are member led and members learn important life skills such as chairmanship,secretarial, leadership and programme planning.
Meole Brace Scouts
Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, LeisureProviding young people with skills that enable them to be independent, considerate and responsible members of the community. Undertake sporting activities, team activities and community activities
Friends Of Little Melton First School
Associations, Education, LeisureThe main fundraiser for the year is the Mayfair which includes barbecue, football tournament, cake stall, tombola, bouncy castle and lots more activities.Other activities include, Christmas gifts, 100 club and easter disco.
Badingham Village Hall
Beneficiary group, Facilities, LeisureThe charitable aim and function of the Village Hall is to provide a vital centre to benefit the community of all ages. It is the only public meeting and group activity space in a village with no public transport or social facilities found in larger communities. It is used for children's activities, a variety of classes, indoor sports, catered community events, private functions and meetings
Nacton Village Community Council
Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareSporting and social activities and events for the residents of Nacton Village
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.