Skip to main content Skip to navigation

Leisure Charities

Discover 7,074 Leisure charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

7,074
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.

Brunswick Organic Nurseries LTD

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Leisure

Brunswick offers purposeful work and training to people with learning difficulties. They have the chance to work in horticulture, cooking and crafts, and are supported to produce goods which are sold on site.

Latest Income: £984,123
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
View Details

Paddington Recreation Ground

Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

The activities carried on by the Trust can be found in the Management Plan. Paddington Recreation Ground has been awarded the Civic Trusts Green Flag Award for the past 9 years. This is a national standard for parks that meet high operational and maintenance standards which are assessed annually by judges appointed by the Civic Trust.

Latest Income: £977,489
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
View Details

Multiple Sclerosis-UK Limited

Arts, Charitable activities, Health, Leisure

MS-UK provides information and support to people affected by Multiple Sclerosis. We host a wide range of online activities including exercise for all abilities, yoga, mindfulness, information sessions and peer support groups. We also run a national helpline, produce online and printed information booklets on all aspects of life with MS, and publish our magazine, New Pathways.

Latest Income: £969,393
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
View Details

Valley Leisure Limited

Leisure

The principal activity of the charity in the year under review was the provision and operation of recreational facilities for the public and the advancement of health for the public benefit by the promotion of rehabilitative exercise and therapy programmes in the Test Valley area.

Latest Income: £968,205
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
View Details

Greater London Middlesex West County Scout Council

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Scouting engages & supports young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. In partnership with adults, young people take part in fun indoor & outdoor activities, they learn by doing, by sharing in spiritual reflection and by taking responsibility. They make choices, undertake new & challenging activities and they live their Scout Promise.

Latest Income: £960,392
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
View Details

West Cliff (tendring) Trust

Arts, Leisure

We promote education, training and entertainment through performances of live shows and arts displays.

Latest Income: £957,548
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
View Details

The Somers Town Community Association (camden)

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Somers Town, without distinction. Offering the local community opportunities for education, social welfare, recreation and leisure activities.

Latest Income: £956,328
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
View Details

Altrincham Garrick Society Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provide dramatic and musical education and entertainment to the local community by: producing our own plays and musicals using local talent, hosting visiting professional productions from elsewhere in the UK and beyond, showing films and National theatre "cinematic screenings", running a choir and running an Academy for Drama for young people.

Latest Income: £948,816
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
View Details

Plants And Minds

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Health, Heritage, Leisure

Plants and Minds uses horticulture to offer realistic supportive meaningful pressure-free work rehabilitation to adults with severe and enduring mental illness. We aim to restore confidence, self-esteem and dignity while providing security and stability by having no time limit to attendance.We endeavour to reduce stigma and discrimination by increasing public awareness of mental illness

Latest Income: £943,191
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
View Details

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
View Details

Newark (nottinghamshire And Lincolnshire) Air Museum Limited

Heritage, Leisure

The preservation and display of aircraft and aviation artefacts, with a particular emphasis on training and post-war airframes for the benefit of the public and future generations.

Latest Income: £918,074
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
View Details

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
View Details

Melton Mowbray Town Estate

Facilities, Leisure

Parks and leisure.

Latest Income: £904,905
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
View Details

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
View Details

Royal Albert Dock Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provision of facilities for water related activities and other physical recreation in the South East of England, for the public benefit, in the interests of social welfare, with the object of improving the condition of life of persons, who by reason of their youth and/or social and/or economic circumstances, have need of such facilities.

Latest Income: £903,432
Areas of Operation: Newham
Status: Registered
View Details

The Newbury And District Agricultural Society

Arts, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

To promote advance and improve for the public benefit agriculture, horticulture, forestry and rural crafts and skills in all their branches and forms and to encourage interest, skill and industry in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, rural crafts and skills and all trades, crafts, businesses, and professions connected therewith.

Latest Income: £900,202
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
View Details

Huntingdon Freemen's Trust

Charitable activities, Leisure

This charity provides grants for relief in need, education, recreation and leisure ONLY for current residents of Huntingdon (defined as the Huntingdon Town Council's area). Grants are considered monthly by Trustees in response to applications from individuals directly or from organisations providing relevant services to residents of Huntingdon.

Latest Income: £895,978
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
View Details

Shanti Sadan

Leisure

Provide education in the classical teachings of Adhyatma Yoga

Latest Income: £890,281
Areas of Operation: Kensington And Chelsea
Status: Registered
View Details

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
View Details

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
View Details

Wirral Multicultural Organisation

Leisure, Social welfare

Promote for the benefit of Minority Communities of Wirral without any distinction a common interest to advance education, provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation, improving conditions of life for the inhabitants by reason of social ethnic health and ecconomic circumstances. Promote social inclusion and establish a centre for purpose and access of services

Latest Income: £871,900
Areas of Operation: Wirral
Status: Registered
View Details

Kashmir Youth Project

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Leisure

The principal activity of the company during the year was to provide vocational training and social recreational and cultural facilities to the community.

Latest Income: £870,782
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
View Details

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Limited

Arts, Leisure

We stage 90 - 100 publicly-accessible events a year of music, dance and drama in our main auditorium. We also run 23 courses in Indian Music, Dance, Languages and Yoga as well as exhibitions. Further details available if required.

Latest Income: £867,572
Areas of Operation: Hammersmith And Fulham
Status: Registered
View Details

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
View Details

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
View Details
Previous Page 10 of 283 Next

Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many leisure charities are there in the UK?

There are 7,074 registered leisure charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the 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 leisure charities?

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 leisure charities?

Across all 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 leisure charities?

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.