Leisure Charities
Discover 7,074 Leisure charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Market Overton Village Hall
Facilities, Leisure, ReligionMarket Overton Village Hall provides a base for the local community, regular users include Free Church, Sewing Classes, Yoga, Art Class, Slimming World, Snooker Club & Cottesmore Village Players. Also a venue for village functions & private parties.
Harrisons Recreation Ground And Welfare Institute
Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure, ProfessionsHarrisons is an old miners welfare formed 100 years ago. It provides sports facilities, in particular a bowling green and football pitches, together with a licenced club house where members meet for social occasions. There is a children's adventure playground.
6th Falmouth (sea) Scout Group
Armed forces, Associations, Leisure6TH FALMOUTH SEA SCOUTS ARE A ROYAL NAVY AFFILIATED SCOUT GROUP FOCUSING ON SEAMANSHIP AND SAILING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS AND LAND BASED SCOUTING IN THE WINTER. COMPRISING CUBS, SCOUTS AND EXPLORERS ALL OF WHOM DEVELOP PERSONAL SKILLS THROUGH TEAM WORK AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE CHALLENGES DEVELOPED BY WATER AND LAND BASED ACTIVITIES.
Village Hall Titley
Associations, Facilities, Leisure, ReligionThe hall is used by a wide range of organisations, from our local community, from the brownies, WI, yoga classes, indoor bowls, ochestra rehersal, C of E use it for meetings, the J Wittness use it twice weekly for services. Its also held for wedding receptions, dinner parties and the like. Our local council use it for elections and meetings.
Chailey Parish Hall
Facilities, LeisureThe provision and maintenance of a Village Hall for the use of the inhabitants of Chailey without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure-time with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.
Recreation Ground Charity
Facilities, LeisureThe management of Mapledurham Recreation Ground including the pavilion thereon
Birmingham (vernon) Unit 40 Of The Sea Cadet Corps
Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, LeisureOur Charity promotes the development of young people from the inner city areas of Birmingham & Sandwell in achieving their physical, intellectual and social potential as individuals and as responsible citizens by the provision of education and leisure time activities using a nautical theme and in accordance with the principles, ethos and practices of the Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC)
Otterton Recreation Ground
Facilities, LeisureThe Trustees provide a recreation ground for use of parishioners, visitors and sporting clubs.
New Frost Hall
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Heritage, LeisureSupply of facilities to local community including sports and youth activities, historical and craft societies, social functions such as birthday and anniversary parties, fund raising functions including quiz nights, discos and bands, rent of hall for local toddlers group and to auction house.
The Wickhambrook Memorial Social Centre
LeisureProvides focal point for social, educational, sporting and recreational activities for the village of Wickhambrook and a further nine villages within a five mile radius.
Ross Park (luton) Scout Group
Associations, Leisure, ReligionActive participation in the community, locally and within The Scout Association. Participation in team and individual sporting activities. Attendance at local church. Discussions on various subjects including site visits. Outdoor activities including camping, sometimes internationally. Group and individual instructions and advice to enable members to gain badges in varied subjects.
Maidstone Swimming Club For The Disabled
Health, LeisureThe club exists to enable disabled people to benefit from swimming therapy; amongst our disabled members we number those who have suffered strokes, heart operations, back injuries, amputations, multiple sclerosis, visual handicaps and arthritis, as well as to endeavour to provide assistance to disabled persons to gain access to swimming facilities.
Chelsfield Village Hall
Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, LeisureThe hall is hired by the W.I.and Yoga classes and Freemasons aand an elderly persons club
Gildersome Playing Field
Facilities, LeisureFootball & Public Open Space
Charity Known As The Welford Village Hall
Facilities, LeisureTo provide accommodation without distinction for the inhabitants of Welford, Sulby and Elkington for meetings, educational and recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants.
Culford Village Hall
Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareSport, keep fit, social activities, children's and young peoples' activities, meetings.
Lawrence Club
Beneficiary group, LeisureTo help and educate boys and girls through their leisure time and activities so to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities.
Moulsoe Community Association
Associations, Facilities, LeisureManagement of Moulsoe Millennium Hall
Clipston Recreation Ground
Facilities, LeisureTo provide recreational sporting activities for the village and surrounding area.
Bagnall Light Oaks And Baddeley Edge Village Hall Fund
Animals, Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, LeisureThe Charity provides a large community hall for the use of local residents for meetings, training events, activity classes such as Dog Training and Kick Boxing, local community activities such as luncheon club, parties and weddings.
The Riddell Memorial Hall
Facilities, LeisureThe charity operates a village hall which is used as a place of recreation, amusement and social intercourse by the inhabitants of Walton on the Hill and the surrounding district.
Darton Darby And Joan Club
LeisureThe club is established to provide facilities for recreation or leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life of the community in Darton and surrounding areas.
Longborough And Sezincote Village Hall
Arts, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure, ReligionProvide facilities in village hall for use of general public.The Village Hall has a main hall together with a well equipped kitchen and a snooker roomThe activities vary from Pilates/ Table Tennis/ Keep Fit/ Yoga/ Snooker/ meetings and wedding receptions Film nights/ fetes / church activities and fund raising evening for the Cricket Club and the Village Hall
Royd House Trust
LeisureRECREATION SPACE
Chedzoy Village Hall
Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareThe hall is the gift of Rev G Mullins. The management team are local volunteers. The facilities for hirers include kitchen & catering equipment, tables & chairs, electric heating is installed, disabled accessible, the hall fronts a grassed field for outdoor events or marquee, or parking of cars, available for private hire, weekly events, keep fit classes, meetings, social events.
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.