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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.

Heanor Miners' Welfare Trust

Arts, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Professions

Provision of an institute and recreational facilities for the benefit of the community of Heanor, including Bowls, Football, Long Alley Skittles,Pool, Darts, Dominoes. Dementia tea dance.

Latest Income: £247,537
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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St Peter's Urban Village Trust

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

Provides accommodation and open space on site for education, accommodation and sport for children, charities, the disabled and general public.

Latest Income: £247,061
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Stevens Park And Recreation Ground

Charitable activities, Facilities, Leisure

grants to organisations within area of former Stourbridge District Council

Latest Income: £246,951
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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Shree Sanatan Seva Samaj

Arts, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

Shree Sanatan Seva Samaj has its premises at Hereford Road, Lewsey Farm, Luton where the spiritual, religious, cultural, educational, social & recreational needs of Hindu community of Luton & district are met. Besides providing temple for worship, we run Gujarat & Hindi language classes, music and dance classes, Hinduism classes, health seminars, yoga classes. We present cultural events, variety s

Latest Income: £246,944
Areas of Operation: Luton
Status: Registered
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Imperial Charity Promotions

Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Housing, Leisure, Social care

Organising shows, trips and activities for the elderly and adults and children with special needs. We also provide free entertainment to Residential Care and Nursing Homes when requested. Grants are made to Special Needs Schools inWiltshire to support their activities.

Latest Income: £246,659
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Kippax Miners' Welfare Scheme

Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

A sports and social club with playing fields that provides a centre for various sports in the 'village' of Kippax, including football, rugby, cricket, weightlifting, golf SOME at both junior and senior levels.

Latest Income: £243,223
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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The Quintin Hogg Memorial Fund

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

The object of the Charity shall be to promote the education of the students of the University of Westminster by the provision of facilities for their recreation and such other facilities for the advancement of every aspect of their education and subject thereto, the education of other young persons as the Trustees think fit.

Latest Income: £242,682
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Islamic Centre Upton Park

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Religion

The principal activities of the charity is to to advance education in Islamic and non-Islamic studies. It also aims to provide recreational facilities to the young and the elderly in the interest of social welfare with the object of improving the condition of life for such persons. The Charity is based in the London Borough of Newham.

Latest Income: £241,038
Areas of Operation: Newham
Status: Registered
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The Freedom Centre (working With People With Disabilities)

Leisure

The Freedom Centre is established to relieve persons with physical disabilities, primarily in the Isle of Sheppey and Sittingbourne in Kent, in particular by the provisioon of facilities for the education, training, recreation and treatment of such persons.,

Latest Income: £240,293
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Priory Park

Facilities, Leisure

To be dedicated, held, used and enjoyed as and for the purposes of a public park for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Borough of Southend-on-Sea and the recreation of the public area.

Latest Income: £240,254
Areas of Operation: Southend-on-sea
Status: Registered
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Jamia Masjid Bilal And Community Centre

Facilities, Leisure, Religion

Promoting & providing facilities for Islamic religion.Providing facilities in the interest of social welfare & leisure time activities for the people of Wolverhampton.

Latest Income: £240,108
Areas of Operation: Wolverhampton
Status: Registered
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Lawrence Weston Community Farm

Leisure

Lawrence Weston Community Farm is a community-managed project that aims to improve the quality of life for local people and its service users by working with local people and others to provide a range of innovative, exciting, educational, environmental and recreational activities in Lawrence Weston.

Latest Income: £240,091
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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The Owen Smith Charitable Trust

Environment, Heritage, Leisure

To: -Educate and inform the public about nature, wildlife, food & nutrition. -Teach people how to grow healthy nutritious food -Enhance health & wellbeing through access to true nature-Provide habitat for indigenous wildlife to help reverse species extinction -Research gardening techniques with the potential to restore soil health and store atmospheric carbon to mitigate climate change

Latest Income: £240,000
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Bakewell Agricultural And Horticultural Society

Economic and community development, Leisure

The staging of agricultural & horticultural events to help bring town and country together and to promote understanding of the rural way of life.

Latest Income: £238,666
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Beyond The Wall

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Day provision providing education for people with mixed disabilities and disaffected young people. We specialise in personal development through horticultural skills and promoting life long learning with access to nature.

Latest Income: £237,597
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Maurice Chandler Sports And Leisure Centre

Leisure

We are a Sports Centre which offers: Football, Badminton, Bowls, Roller Hockey, Netball and more to the general public.

Latest Income: £237,446
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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City Of Norwich Aviation Museum

Heritage, Leisure

Preservation of the aviation history of Norfolk.

Latest Income: £236,392
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Alice Cross Centre

Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Social welfare

To further the well-being of older people and the wider community in Teignmouth/Shaldon by supporting healthy living, through the provision of a community centre with meals (including a meal delivery service), activities and clubs. Activities include: fitness classes, table tennis, oriental dancing, music sessions, a memory cafe, digital skills, bingo, cookery classes, craft and social events.

Latest Income: £236,092
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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East Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund Limited

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Saving of lives, Social welfare

To provide relief to those in need among Mark Masons, their widows and dependants in the Province of East Lancashire.The Charity helps other organizations who benefit the public by providing services which encompass outdoor activities, specialist rescue services, medical healthcare and support.

Latest Income: £236,019
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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8th Alton Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Provides a safe, secure environment in which to learn and extend skills needed for life, including team work, leadership domestic, practical as well as the knotting, camping, map reading ect that everyone immediately thinks of when Scouting is spoken of.

Latest Income: £235,727
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Interact Chelmsford Limited

Beneficiary group, Health, Leisure, Social welfare

Activities & opportunities to support children & young people with additional needs/disabilities, their families/carers & the wider community. Including training & workshops to improve peoples' emotional, mental health & well-being; friendship, leisure & learning clubs & activities, befriending & peer support; increasing awareness & reducing the stigma associated with disability.

Latest Income: £235,541
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Midlands Air Museum Limited

Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure

Advance the education of the public in the preservation of aircraft and aeronautical equipment of historical, technical or other public interest relating to Coventry in particular and to the Midlands and aviation generally.The Museum's mission is to be recognised as one of the leading independent collections, renowned for its friendly atmosphere and exceptional standards of customer service.

Latest Income: £235,321
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Aviation Environment Trust

Leisure

To advance knowledge and understanding of aviation's adverse environmental impacts through research and education.

Latest Income: £234,634
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Hastings & Rother YMCA

Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Leisure

Hastings & Rother YMCA opened in its present building in 1970 and a third generation of local people use its services. Over 850 children, young people & families come to its sports and activities each week. It offers roller skating and a wide range of sporting activities. Their youth offer includes, youth clubs and training in many forms. The well-respected Jigsaw Nursery is accommodated here too.

Latest Income: £233,824
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Guildford Sports Ground

Leisure

Provision of sports ground

Latest Income: £232,277
Areas of Operation: Surrey
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.