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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.

Horncastle Theatre Company

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provides dramatic entertainment and drama workshops and activities for children, teenagers and adults.

Latest Income: £22,792
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Ashdon And Saffron Walden District Young Farmers' Club

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Leisure

Education and development of young people through a variety of activities and competitions including public speaking, stock judging, cookery and sports. 10 clubs across the county organise their own weekly meeting. Emphasis on social, fundraising and travel opportunities too.

Latest Income: £22,783
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Abberley Young Farmers Club

Arts, Economic and community development, Leisure

Activities and competitions for all our members aged 10-26. These include such things as swimming, flower arranging, sports and dance.

Latest Income: £22,779
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Bromyard Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Provide recreation facilities for the residents of Bromyard and surrounding area

Latest Income: £22,773
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Thomas Herbert Smith's Trust Fund

Beneficiary group, Leisure

WITHIN THE PARISH OF GROBY IN LEICESTERSHIRE:a) RELIEF OF THE AGED AND POORb) RELIEF OF DISTRESS AND SICKNESSc) PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATIONd) PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

Latest Income: £22,765
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Newark Sea Cadets

Associations, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure

As well teamwork and self respect, our aim is to provide a sense of belonging and a sound foundation for future employment to provide practical applications for skills which are learned , to train cadets in all aspects of seamanship, we spend summer months sailing canoeing, camping , orienteering , which sets cadets up for Dof E, during winter we are more academic, with classes in communications,

Latest Income: £22,764
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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North Baddesley Community Association

Associations, Leisure, Social welfare

The Charity provides a place for social meetings and leisure activities for the residents of North Baddesley . The centre provides a location for people of all ages to meet and helps prevents loneliness and isolation within the village.

Latest Income: £22,759
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Forster Institute

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

TABLE TENNIS, DANCING (VARIOUS FORMS), PILATES, RAINBOW CLUB, BAND (FOR PRACTICE ONLY),YOGA/TAI CHI, MEETINGS, PENSIONERS' CLUB (VARIOUS ACTIVITIES), YOUTH THEATRE GROUP.

Latest Income: £22,746
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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Tyne Youth & Community Centre

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

To promote the benefits of the inhabitants of Tynemouth and surrounding areas, without distinction, by associating local authority, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort and to improve the facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £22,732
Areas of Operation: North Tyneside
Status: Registered
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Welshampton Parish Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Providing building and recreational space for users

Latest Income: £22,724
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Worthing Boys' Club

Leisure

Indoor sports activities, including football, badminton, dodgeball, basketball. hockey, handball, volleyball, sponge attack, stinger, tug of war and many more.Also in the club we have a full size snnooker table, pool table, table football, many table tennis tables, darts, big screen televsion.

Latest Income: £22,717
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Empire Hall Graffham

Arts, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

The Empire Hall is a village hall for annual events (eg flower show/harvest supper/church Christmas fair/ Easter Market), village organisations (eg parish council, badminton, Lunch and Thursday Clubs) and weekly well being activities. Its stage hosts plays/films/concerts. It is bookable for parties, dances, meetings, classes and elections. It is an essential part of the fabric of the village.

Latest Income: £22,716
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Quarry Bank Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

The community association manages a community centre for the benefit of the local community to provide, without discrimination, facilities for social welfare, recreation, leisure & education with the object of improving conditions of life.

Latest Income: £22,709
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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Spilsby Recreation Ground

Arts, Associations, Education, Facilities, Leisure

Football,Junior Football, Zumba, Dance School, Brownies, Guides,Rainbows,Judo Club,Slimming Club,Line Dancing,Table Tennis, Tennis,Hall for private functions and parties

Latest Income: £22,703
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Margaret Quiller Couch

Leisure

Sport/recreation small snooker and reading room

Latest Income: £22,667
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Queen Victoria Hall

Arts, Leisure

Sport & Recreational, theatre productions, meetings. Parties, Wedding venue

Latest Income: £22,653
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Stapleton/begbrook Community Association

Associations, Leisure

The object of the charity is the provision and maintenance of a Community Association for the use of the inhabitants in the designated area of benefit without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings for education and classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation with object improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £22,620
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Age Concern Northall And District

Leisure, Social welfare

A weekly meeting for older members in our community. For some this provides the only quality face-to-face interaction they have in a typical week. We provide a hot two-course lunch, and entertainment that varies between bingo sessions, armchair yoga, and guest entertainers. For those who can't get to a meeting independently, we offer a minibus service, which we can also use for day trips.

Latest Income: £22,618
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Formby Junior Sports Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provides children of the ages of 6 to 17 years, the chance to play outdoor sports (mainly football), in an organised manner. Educational activities include the teaching of chess

Latest Income: £22,618
Areas of Operation: Sefton
Status: Registered
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Lamerton Hall

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Lamerton Parish Hall Committee as a charity is responsible for the day to day running of the Parish Hall, this is funded by hall hire fees, any extra requirements are funded by fund raising activities. The financial year 2011/12 was the fifth full year of operation of our new hall. We have had a very successful year.

Latest Income: £22,615
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Stoneleigh Village Hall And Playing Fields Charity

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

Provision of a venue for various village activities - both inside and out. The sport area has provision for tennis, football and an all weather pitch.

Latest Income: £22,575
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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The Gravel Pit Close Recreation Ground Charity

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Charity owns land which is used as recreation for the public classed as a Recreation ground, helps support financial maintenance. Taken on new asset of building transferred from Woburn Sands Youth Club.

Latest Income: £22,553
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Aylsham Older Peoples Association

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

1. The provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupations for those who are in need, particularly by reason of their age, with the object of improving their conditions of life in the interests of social welfare. 2. The relief of sickness among aged persons in Norfolk. 3. The relief of poverty among aged persons in Norfolk.

Latest Income: £22,535
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Morton Village Hall

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Providing a village hall for the local community as a meeting place and to provide recreational facilities for everyone. This has been achieved by raising funds and grants to build and maintain the new village hall. The village hall is well used with weekly activities including all age ranges and activity type.

Latest Income: £22,533
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Exmouth Beach Rescue Club

Leisure, Saving of lives

Exmouth Beach Rescue provides voluntary lifeguard cover to Exmouth beach at weekends and bank holidays throughout the summer season (May bank holiday to end of September). Members are provided with training in rescue & first aid techniques as well as use & maintanence of rescue equipment (including IRB rescue craft). Safety cover also provided for water events (i.e. swimming events & triathlon).

Latest Income: £22,511
Areas of Operation: Devon
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.