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Leisure Charities

Discover 18,538 Leisure charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

18,538
Charities
£8,616,316,045
Total Income
£339,613
Avg Income
85.4%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Bath Mind

Economic and community development, Health, Housing, Leisure

To promote good mental health throughout Bath and surrounding area and improve the lives of anyone living with mental ill health. We provide housing with support and care, welfare benefits advice, training packages for businesses and Mental Health First Aid courses, community groups and social enterprises such as Greenlinks gardening group, Food for Thought Open Opportunities and Friends in Need.

Latest Income: £3,976,268
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Royal Variety Charity

Health, Housing, Leisure, Social care, Social welfare

Relief of poverty of entertainers, and people associated with the entertainment profession,their surviving partners, spouses and dependants including:to pay pensions or to award grants and loans to alleviate hardship;to contribute partly or pay all funeral expenses;to operate and maintain a nursing and care home and to contribute partly or pay the fees associated with being a resident in the Home.

Latest Income: £3,933,594
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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West Ham United Foundation

Leisure

To promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of football and other sports capable of improving health.To provide facilities for sport of such persons who have need by reason of their age, infirmity or disablement, social and economic, in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Latest Income: £3,901,150
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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National Horseracing College Limited

Animals, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure

The objects of the charity are to advance education, particularly among young persons, and to relieve the need of unemployed persons by the provision of vocational and academic training connected with the horse racing, equestrian, agricultural, horticultural and their allied areas. The charity has two specific mission statements in its Corporate Plan.

Latest Income: £3,897,501
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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Milton Keynes Dons Football Club Sports & Education Trust

Leisure

Advance and assist in advancing education; promote or assist in promoting community participation in healthy recreation; provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life for those for whom the facilities are provided; relieve sickness and disability.

Latest Income: £3,873,960
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Clarets In The Community Limited

Leisure, Social welfare

Burnley FC in the Community is a self-financing registered charity supporting communities, inspiring communities and delivering change in communities. This is achieved through the delivery of;Various projects including sports participation, education, health, social inclusion and community facilities.Being a self-financing, viable charity embedded within the ethos of the football club.

Latest Income: £3,871,853
Areas of Operation: China
Status: Registered
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The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Research

Awards grants upon application to organisations in the UK and Japan for UK-Japan related projects in the following fields:- youth & education, science, technology & environment, medicine & health, arts & culture, sport, the humanities, Japanese language and Japanese studies. Awards will only be made to individuals where they can demonstrate their planned activity has an organisation's backing.

Latest Income: £3,867,072
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The East Malling Trust

Heritage, Leisure, Research

The Trust's key objectives are:-Contribute to health, wellbeing and wider society for the public benefit through the support of research, innovation and education in plant sciences, particularly horticulture. Preserving the fabric, history and heritage of Grade 1 listed Bradbourne House; and the scientific research history of the estate.

Latest Income: £3,856,622
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Greyhound Trust

Housing, Leisure

Vision: A day when all racing greyhounds retire to loving homes and are treated with compassion and kindness.The Greyhound Trust works in partnership with the public, legislators and the racing community to give every greyhound a safe, loving home after a good life as an athlete. We are devoted to the welfare of all greyhounds throughout their working life and in retirement.

Latest Income: £3,841,248
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Invictus Games Foundation

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The primary activity of the Invictus Games Foundation (Charity) is to provide recovery pathways for international wounded injured and sick service personnel and veterans and their families. The Charity uses the biennial Invictus Games to inspire recovery and provides access to sports, esports and adventurous challenges Beyond the Games underpinned through the We Are Invictus app.

Latest Income: £3,833,574
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Active Life Limited

Leisure

Provide or assist in the provision of facilities and services for recreation and other leisure time occupation primarily in the district of Canterbury in the interests of social welfare, such facilities being provided to the public at large.

Latest Income: £3,789,821
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The League Against Cruel Sports

Charitable activities, Environment, Leisure

The League Against Cruel Sports works to expose and bring to an end the cruelty inflicted on animals in the name of sport by raising awareness, lobbying & campaigning.

Latest Income: £3,746,571
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Aston Students' Union

Education, Leisure

Provide advancement of education of students at Aston University for the public benefit by;promoting the interests and welfare of students at Aston University during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising students;being the recognised representative channel between students and ASU social, cultural, sporting and recreational activites, forums, discussions, debate

Latest Income: £3,742,013
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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London Sport

Leisure

London Sport has a clear vision: to help make London the most physically active city in the world.Our first milestone is a target: to get 1,000,000 Londoners more active by 2020.We do this by building collaborative, valuable partnerships with the numerous organisations involved in physical activity and sport in London, to help make London happier, healthier and stronger through sport.

Latest Income: £3,740,000
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Adur Community Leisure Limited

Leisure

We offer an impressive array of facilities and activities - including 3 refurbished leisure clubs and a community pool located within Shoreham-by-Sea, Southwick, Storrington and Lancing in West Sussex

Latest Income: £3,738,248
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Northamptonshire Sport

Leisure

Northamptonshire Sport works together with local and national partners to get people in Northamptonshire More Active, More Often. Our focus is on reducing inactivity levels particularly for those people who are least likely to be active and most likely to be affected by health inequalities.

Latest Income: £3,714,079
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Manchester YMCA

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

The Manchester YMCA operates a sports and fitness centre (The Y Club) in Manchester city centre. It also operates a subsidiary company, Castlefield Hotel Limited. Manchester YMCA aims to build strong families and strong communities through programmes aimed at self development and personal growth.

Latest Income: £3,702,587
Areas of Operation: Manchester City
Status: Registered
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William Blake House Northants

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Facilities, Housing, Leisure, Social care

Residential care provision for young adults with learning disabilities, located in rural village communities. The Charity has four care homes, plus a transition home for challenging needs. We embrace the principles and ethos of Rudolf Steiner. The organisation also provides day care services in an urban farm setting, with a choice of learning activities including horticulture and animal nurturing.

Latest Income: £3,699,159
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Achieve Lifestyle

Associations, Leisure, Social welfare

Achieve Lifestyle provides leisure services and facilities for the local residents of Runnymede, this includes the recreation, amateur sport, leisure and social activities of all ages and abilities. We promote good health through community participation in healthy outreach.

Latest Income: £3,699,099
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Springboard Charity

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

The advancement in life and education of young people under 25 through programmes to assist them to obtain work.To relieve unemployment for the public benefit through programmes to unemployed persons seeking employment in travel, tourism, leisure and hospitality.The relief of poverty caused by disability, social or economic circumstances, through provision of advice, training and support.

Latest Income: £3,690,292
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation

Leisure

Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation uses the power of football to engage and inspire people to make good life choices and help reduce inequalities in our local communities. We deliver award-winning educational and outreach programmes that improve people's wellbeing, supports learning and offers inclusive opportunities for everyone to get active and play football.

Latest Income: £3,677,897
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Anglia Ruskin Students' Union

Education, Leisure

Promoting the interests and welfare of students at Anglia Ruskin University and representing, supporting and advising students.Being the recognised representative channel between students and Anglia Ruskin University and any other external bodies.Providing social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and forums for discussion and debate for the personal development of its students.

Latest Income: £3,614,787
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Harlaxton College

Arts, Education, Leisure

The principal activity of the College is the provision of education facilities in the UK to students of the University of Evansville and the other partner US colleges and universities. The College holds educational classes, seminars, college seminar programmes, provides accommodation, welfare and library facilities and organises a wide range of social, cultural and sporting events.

Latest Income: £3,580,380
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Doncaster Performance Venue Limited

Charitable activities, Leisure

Enhance the education of the public through provision, production, presentation and management of artistic and cultural events and activities; provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the purposes of improving the conditions of life.

Latest Income: £3,560,548
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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Derby County Community Trust

Economic and community development, Leisure

Use the Power of Derby County Football Club to improve lives and communities through health, education, physical activity and sport.

Latest Income: £3,549,235
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many leisure charities are there in the UK?

There are 18,538 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 £8.6bn 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 85.4%. 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 £340k. 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.