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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.

The Norton Priory Museum Trust Limited

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Norton Priory Museum & Gardens cares for, interprets and develops the historic sites at Norton Priory and Halton Castle, creating accessible learning and leisure environments for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.

Latest Income: £734,168
Areas of Operation: Halton
Status: Registered
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Kingston Muslim Association

Leisure, Religion, Social welfare

Promote understanding of Islam through dialogue and seminars. Arrange prayers five times a day in the mosque. Promote development of spiritual, moral, educational and recreational initiatives for the community. Relieve poverty and hardship in various countries.

Latest Income: £733,594
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Lee-On-The-Solent Community Association

Associations, Leisure

The objects of the association include the promotion of the benefit of the inhabitants of Lee-on-the-Solent and the neighbourhood, to advance education and provide facilities for recreation and leisure for the benefit of the residents.

Latest Income: £727,950
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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National Health Service Retirement Fellowship

Leisure, Social welfare

The National Health Service Retirement Fellowship offers social, leisure and educational activities and welfare support to retired NHS and social care staff and their partners. Branch and national activities facilitate continued and new friendships and members are supported in times of difficulties and financial hardship.

Latest Income: £724,126
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Shape London

Arts, Charitable activities, Leisure

- To promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in the arts generally and in particular by educational plays production and encouragement of the Arts including the arts of drama, mime, dance, singing and music- Provision for facilities for recreation to disabled or aged persons- To promote the relief of people with disability- Works throughout London and rest of UK

Latest Income: £715,283
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Vauxhall (city) Farm LTD

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Education, Youth Work, Riding, Animal Care, RDA, Horticulture

Latest Income: £712,988
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Surf Life Saving Great Britain

Leisure, Saving of lives

To undertake search and rescue activity, provide life saving and search and rescue training, promote lifeguard voluntary patrols, education and developing search and rescue skills through lifesaving sport. Raising public awareness to reduce drowning & preventable injuries, represent GB life saving as National Governing Body.

Latest Income: £712,684
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Englefield Charitable Trust

Economic and community development, Leisure

The Trust supports a broad range of charitable causes in and around Berkshire including education, sport, the arts, community, churches and faith groups, social welfare and medical support, agriculture and conservation, and the ArmedForces.

Latest Income: £711,890
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Oac Buildings

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The main purpose of the charity is to provide opportunities for young people to take part in outdoor activities.

Latest Income: £705,380
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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League Of Friends Of The Princess Royal Hospital

Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health, Leisure

The charity runs a shop in the Princess Royal Hospital Haywards Heath and raises funds with other activities such as Golf days /street collections

Latest Income: £701,135
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Tilbury Community Association

Associations, Leisure

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Tilbury and the neighbourhood by associating together the said inhabitants and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time. Main activities include Indoor Bowls, Short Mat, Bowls, Squash, Snooker, Pool, Darts and various group meetings

Latest Income: £692,010
Areas of Operation: Thurrock
Status: Registered
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Greenwich Mencap

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Leisure

Greenwich Mencap works with and for people with a learning disability and their families. Our Children's services are: support with challenging behaviour, activity sessions (short breaks) and support surrounding the transition to adulthood. Our Adult services are: information, advice, advocacy, 1-1 support, travel training, job coaching, day services including handicrafts, gardening & painting.

Latest Income: £690,347
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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The Archives And Records Association (uk And Ireland)

Leisure

Serves the needs of archives, archive conservation and records management services, of those who work with them, and of those who use them for work or recreation.

Latest Income: £686,291
Areas of Operation: Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Sargent Charitable Trust

Economic and community development, Heritage, Leisure, Research

THE PRESERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ANY AMENITY OR LAND THAT MAY BE VESTED IN THE CHARITY OR IS OF SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURAL OR SILVICULTURAL INTEREST. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONSERVATION OR FIELD CENTRE OR MUSEUM FOR THE EDUCATION AND BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.ASSIST OR PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE ORGANISATION OR CHARITABLE PURPOSE.

Latest Income: £682,062
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Royal Theatrical Fund

Arts, Leisure

Financial and other assistance to those within the entertainment media (and their dependants)who cannot practise their craft through illness, adversity or infirmity

Latest Income: £678,778
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Borde Hill Garden Limited

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Preservation and restoration of the Borde Hill Collection.The provision of education and training in horticulture, with a focus on the Borde Hill Collection, for all ages of the general public.

Latest Income: £678,094
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Age UK Hammersmith & Fulham

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Social care, Social welfare

Relief of elderly in Hammersmith & Fulham Borough from Day Centre: Advice and information, befriending, transport to shops, outings, keep fit classes, pilates, computer room, hot lunches, mind games, lounge area, local & vocal forum, art classes, digital enabling, library, garden, blind club, dementia club, bingo & others. Fund-raising through a shop selling donated goods.

Latest Income: £673,386
Areas of Operation: Hammersmith And Fulham
Status: Registered
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The Picket Piece Combined Recreation Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Sports and Recreational Activities

Latest Income: £673,317
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Siri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara

Associations, Leisure, Religion, Social welfare

Religious worshipcommunity related : education, social activities, sports activities

Latest Income: £668,750
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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Newport {shropshire} Cottage Care Centre Trust Limited

Health, Leisure

The relief care and assistance of persons irrespective of colour, race or creed suffering from any form of sickness or incapacity.The advancement of education and provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation for the benefit of the community in Newport, Shropshire and the surrounding neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £667,969
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Hampton Pool Trust

Leisure

PROVISION OF A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL AND VARIOUS ALLIED ACTIVITIES

Latest Income: £667,846
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Colombo Street Community And Sports Centre

Beneficiary group, Education, Facilities, Leisure

The Centre offers a range of affordable & accessible sports, community and leisure activities for the communities of Southwark and Lambeth; Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, 4 outdoor sports courts, cycling studio, therapy room. Activities provided include tennis, community football sessions for children and young people, netball, sports camps during school holidays

Latest Income: £667,425
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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Ramgarhia Sabha Southall

Economic and community development, Leisure, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Sikh Religious organisation provides religious, educational, cultural, Sports and Community development services in the Southall(West London) Area. It also provides relief for poverty within community and supports relief efforts in the event of disasters around the world.

Latest Income: £660,427
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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River And Rowing Museum Foundation

Heritage, Leisure

The maintenance and operation of a museum at Henley which collects, documents, preserves, exhibits and interprets material evidence and information for the public benefit and education relating to rivers, rowing and Henley-on-Thames. The provision of facilities for research and education, and such other purposes for the benefit of the community as shall be exclusively charitable.

Latest Income: £657,133
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Holborn Community Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Community organisation that runs 3 community centres. Services include sports facilities for children, Resource centre and activities for older people, Under 5's activities. Arts activites for children, Holborn Community Cooks,Meeting space for local organisations.

Latest Income: £648,229
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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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.