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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.

Great Yarmouth And Waveney Special Olympians

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Teaching children and adults to participate in sport, mainly swimming

Latest Income: £17,215
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Forest Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

To provide drama workshops / theatre for the local community for all ages young and old within the borough of London Borough of Waltham Forest, and the surrounding area.To provide Table tennis clubs for both young and those over 60's to the local community and the surrounding areas.To provide a safe environment for special needs children and adults within a day care environment

Latest Income: £17,214
Areas of Operation: Waltham Forest
Status: Registered
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Tintinhull Recreation Ground

Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Play Area for all ages

Latest Income: £17,212
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Henry Samuel Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

WE PROVIDE SPACE AND FACILITIES FOR COMMUNITY RECREATIONAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND OTHER EVENTS

Latest Income: £17,211
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Chesterfield Miners' Welfare Fund Society

Facilities, Leisure, Professions

The provision of recreation grounds and Welfare Institute for the benefit of the local community.

Latest Income: £17,205
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Wadebridge Young Farmers Club

Arts, Economic and community development, Housing, Leisure

A) To advance the education of young members of the public in agriculture, home crafts, country life and related subjects. And B) In the interest of social welfare to provide and promote the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure.

Latest Income: £17,197
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Ellington Colliery Institute Social Welfare Centre

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provides facilities for keep fit classes and social evenings for the elderly. Facilities are also provided to local community groups such as ladies club, flower club, whist drive and dance classes.

Latest Income: £17,177
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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Holton Le Clay Junior School Fund

Arts, Charitable activities, Education, Leisure

Book Club, tuck shop,swimming,athletics,Music, school trips, Panto, film club, concerts

Latest Income: £17,167
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Sudanese Coptic Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

We provide advice and advocacy for Sudanese Coptic people to enable them to access services such as health, education, benefits and employmentWe hold fortnightly family gathering with sport, entertainments and lectures at Impulse Leisure centre, Southwick. We also arrange seasonal activities such as trips, parties and open days.

Latest Income: £17,131
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Sutton Recreation Ground And Memorial Hall Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Provide buildings and grounds for sport and recreation for local population.

Latest Income: £17,130
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Adur Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Recreation Activities such as sports

Latest Income: £17,116
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Marlings Close Trust

Leisure

Provision and maintenance of sports and leisure facilities on a site owned by the trust.

Latest Income: £17,105
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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White Rock Association Of Parents And Supporters (wraps)

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Leisure

Fund Raising activities include Christmas Fayre, Summer Fayre, Disco evenings, working parties to undertake clear up tasks for school, gardening, children's parties, summer camping. Raising funds for school.

Latest Income: £17,102
Areas of Operation: Torbay
Status: Registered
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West Hoathly Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Providing recreation facilities parish of West Hoathly

Latest Income: £17,099
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Tunstall Parish Hall And Institute

Facilities, Leisure

We provide a community hall and tennis court for the Civil Parish of Tunstall which comprises the villages of Tunstall, Cantsfield and Burrow. People from adjacent areas use the facility.

Latest Income: £17,090
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Eardington Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Education and training. Recreational activities.

Latest Income: £17,078
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Anlaby Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Anlaby Village Hall is for the use of inhabitants of the Parish of Anlaby in the East Riding of Yorkshire, without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupations, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £17,070
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Arddleen And District Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Facilities, Leisure

organising events that produce finance to maintain and run the village community centre in Arddleen. The Centre provides a venue for local organistaions such as Brownies, Mothers & Toddlers, Keep Fit Club, Indoor Shortmat Bowls Club, Sequence Dancing, Bingo and other special events. The Centre is also used during term time by the local school A base for the W.I for some thirty years.

Latest Income: £17,064
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Ridgewell Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

FOR THE INHABITANTS OF RIDGEWELL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR POLITICAL, RELIGOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS AND IN PARTICULAR FOR USE FOR MEETINGS AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Latest Income: £17,054
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Tettenhall Wood Community Association

Associations, Leisure

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Tettenhall Wood, Tettenhall & the surrounding area, by associating together with the inhabitants, local authorities & voluntary & other organisations to advance education & provide facilities in the interests of the social welfare for recreation & leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £17,038
Areas of Operation: Wolverhampton
Status: Registered
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Yarm Recreation Ground Trust

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of sporting facilities.

Latest Income: £17,035
Areas of Operation: Stockton-on-tees
Status: Registered
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Village Hall - Winterborne Whitechurch

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Education, Facilities, Leisure

The Village Hall was built in 1937. It is used to hold a number of activities including, weekly keep fit, dance & zumba classes. The hall is also hired out for private functions, school activities & fundraising events run by the committee. The hall hosts a milk machine selling fresh milk & local farm produce. A donation library opened in 2021.

Latest Income: £17,034
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Dawdon 2nd Seaham Scout Group

Arts, Associations, Leisure, Social welfare

Weekly meetings involving:Games,Crafts,Compass&Map reading,Rope Knots,Camping Essentials,Hikes Etc. also Community awareness- Friendship & Self well-being .

Latest Income: £17,027
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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The Council Of Ebbw Vale For The Welfare Of Aged Persons, Badminton Ward Committee

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Social evenings for the elderly. Exercise classes for slimmer's. Children's parties.

Latest Income: £17,025
Areas of Operation: Blaenau Gwent
Status: Registered
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Bolton Memorial Hall

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Environment, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Memorial hall/village hall with playing field, providing a building & recreational space for community & private groups to hire e.g. playgroup, youth club, badminton & bowling clubs, parish meetings, fundraising & social events & private hire for funerals, parties & sports. Hosts a District Council recycling centre.

Latest Income: £17,024
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
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.