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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.

Playing Field And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Management and Support of Enstone Playing Field

Latest Income: £9,075
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Basement Youth Trust Group, Ross-On-Wye

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

Support and provision of services to young people 11-18 years in the Ross-on-Wye district; eg drop-in sessions, professional training workshops in areas of interest to young people and informal sports sessions. Beneficiaries include deprived and harder-to-reach young individuals. Main location is 'The Venue' (formerly Y-zone) in Ross-on-Wye. The charity is also known as The Basement Trust Limited.

Latest Income: £9,075
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Monk Bretton Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Recreation ground

Latest Income: £9,074
Areas of Operation: Barnsley
Status: Registered
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1st Trevor Boy Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

AS PART OF THE SCOUTING ASSOCIATION, we provide a building for use and recreation of the children and youth of Trevor and suurrounding area, so they can participate in all types of scouting related activities and training.

Latest Income: £9,066
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Peterborough Unit 268 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Leisure

Peterborough Sea Cadets offers 10- 18yr olds a wide range of activities loosly based on Royal Navy traditions. These include rowing, visits to warships, training courses at Royal Navy training establishments such as HMS Raleigh, on board training in seamanship, navigation, first aid, team building exercises, D of E etc. Peterborough Unit also provides the Mayors Guard at civil occasions.

Latest Income: £9,059
Areas of Operation: Peterborough City
Status: Registered
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The Webb Society

Arts, Leisure

To promote the study of Astronomy, in particular Double Stars and Deep Sky Objects.To publish members obervations and articles in our publications.

Latest Income: £9,058
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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1st Rayners Lane Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

We hold adventurous activities for children of all ages. We have Troops for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. We offer exciting challenges to the young people, including learning new skills, linking with other groups, camping and adventure breaks.

Latest Income: £9,051
Areas of Operation: Harrow
Status: Registered
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Woodhurst Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The management committee has the responsibility for the management of the hall for the use of inhabitants of the Parish of Woodhurst (without distinction of political, religious or other opinions) including for the use of meetings, lectures, classes, recreation and leisure, with the object of improving the conditions of life of the inhabitants of the parish.

Latest Income: £9,043
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Bakewell Carnival Trust

Arts, Leisure

Bakewell Carnival every year starts with the day of dance, then a fell race, a pet competition, duck race, quiz night, raft race, Jack Russel racing, tug of war, childrens sports and last of all carnival day with a street procession on collection day.

Latest Income: £9,035
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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The Aeroplane Collection Limited

Heritage, Leisure

Aircraft and aero engine restoration for museum display

Latest Income: £9,032
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Whitecroft War Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Provision of a recreation ground and Memorial Hall for the people of Whitecroft

Latest Income: £9,025
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The East Portlemouth Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

General charitable purposesArts/CultureSport/Recreation

Latest Income: £9,022
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Waldridge Fell Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure, Professions

A village hall for use by the local community including use for meetings, lectures and classes and other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation.

Latest Income: £9,021
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Forest Row C E Primary School Parent Teacher Association

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Leisure

Parents and teachers working together to raise funds, through fundraising activities and by promoting donations to the PTA to fund additional equipment/entertainment etc for the benefit of children attending the school

Latest Income: £9,006
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Maulds Meaburn Village Institute

Facilities, Leisure

To provide a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Maulds Meaburn and the neighbourhood, for use for meetings, lectures and classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £9,005
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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The Tomlin And Murton Playing Fields

Facilities, Leisure

PROVISION OF SPORTS AND RECREATION FACILITIES

Latest Income: £9,000
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Hope And Galmpton Recreation Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The object of the charity is the provisioning maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of South Huish and of Inner Hope in the Parish of Malborough and the immediate vicinity, without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreational and leisure-time occupation.

Latest Income: £8,994
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Ebchester Community Association

Associations, Leisure

Provide facilities for leisure time recreation and education of the inhabitants of Ebchester

Latest Income: £8,990
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Kirkby Thore Memorial Hall And Recreation Charity

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Provides premises for community use, outdoor safe play area for small children. Recreation field for sports use, football and an enclosed multi use sports area.

Latest Income: £8,981
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Wilcove Community Association

Associations, Leisure

TO MAINTAIN A STRONG COMMUNITY SPIRIT, BY THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ,SPORTING AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF LOCAL RESIDENTS

Latest Income: £8,980
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Hodson's Horse British Officers Memorial Trust

Animals, Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Leisure

Established to perpetuate the memory of the Regiment known as Hodson's Horse and the British officers who served in it. Annual grants are given to: King Edward VII Hospital (' Sister Agnes'), Scholarships for the education of children of soldiers in India; provision of medals and trophies for sports events run by the Royal Armoured Corps and a HH Merit award for overseas cadets at RMAS Sandhurst.

Latest Income: £8,960
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Willingham British School Trust

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

To provide grants to Willingham Primary School and local secondary and post secondary educational institutions such as Cottenham Village College to support their educational activities.To provide grants to youth groups in Willingham to support educational and sports activities.To provide grants to individual young people in Willingham to help them in further education and job training.

Latest Income: £8,958
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Gastard Village Hall

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

Provide/maintain Hall for use by local groups/charities eg. Boxercise Group, Ballroom Dancing, Pilates, Baby & Toddler Group, private parties and act as local Polling Station.

Latest Income: £8,956
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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South Liverpool Unit No 467 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Associations, Leisure

Sailing, Kayaking, Canoeing, Drill, Marching Band, Duke of Edinburgh Award

Latest Income: £8,956
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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The Havering Disabled Sports Association

Leisure

Charity set up to provide disabled members of the community with assess to sporting and networking activities.

Latest Income: £8,953
Areas of Operation: Havering
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.