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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.

Sheffield Grammar School Exhibition Foundation

Arts, Education, Leisure

Beneficiaries must live within the Sheffield City boundary. There is no age limit for applicants. Grants ave available for general educational purposes and a variety of other activities, including medical electives, field trips, 'gap year' electives, sporting activities and musical training.

Latest Income: £184,776
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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The Snappy Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Snappy offer Play , Recreational and pre vocational opportunities to Children and Young people with wide ranging disabilities .

Latest Income: £184,396
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Wales Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Provision of Public facilities, including five tennis courts (hard and grass), bowling green, pitch and putt, play area for under 10's, skateboard park, kick-about area, youth shelter, intermittent car boot.

Latest Income: £184,136
Areas of Operation: Rotherham
Status: Registered
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Norfolk And Suffolk Aviation Museum Limited

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Education, Heritage, Housing, Leisure, Social care

The Museum has been run by volunteers since 1972 and owns its 11-acre site. There is an admission charge and 22,000 visitors pa view 60 aircraft plus over 45,000 aviation artefacts. Aviation history in the eastern counties predominates in the collection. School, Scout and other social groups are welcomed throughout the year and members visit local residential care homes.

Latest Income: £184,092
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Hertsmere Mencap

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

The support for individuals with a learning disability, their parents and carers, whether through the provision of care, advocacy, treatment or education; campaigning for greater awareness and better provision of services; service delivery in a range of areas including leisure, respite care, residential care, education and employment

Latest Income: £183,257
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Daniel Owen Community Association

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

Room & Hall hire - for local community and others. Art, sports, Drama, line dancing, Morris dancing. day & evening. Cafe open 6 days per week. Charity Coffee Mornings twice per week on Market days.Seasonal fundraising, such as Bingo, Coffee mornings and Raffle.We are situated in the Heart of the Town and also provide Toilet facilities to local people and Tourists

Latest Income: £183,252
Areas of Operation: Flintshire
Status: Registered
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Kingsbridge Age Concern

Facilities, Housing, Leisure

An independently registered charity responsible for raising its own funds. We promote the health & wellbeing of anyone over 55 living in and around Kingsbridge. Our services include: daily drop-in 'Chatty Cafe' (Mon-Sat), lunch (Mon-Fri), breakfast (Sat), meals on wheels (Mon-Fri), home help & gardening support, advice & signposting, activities and support groups, room hire for community events.

Latest Income: £182,995
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Oldham Play Action Group

Beneficiary group, Leisure

OPAG work throughout the borough of Oldham to facilitate the increase of the quality and quantity of play and recreational opportunities for children and young people.

Latest Income: £182,891
Areas of Operation: Oldham
Status: Registered
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Stanley Smith UK Horticultural Trust

Arts, Facilities, Leisure, Research

The advancement of research in any branch of horticulture and the publication of the results of such research; Assisting in the creation, development, preservation and maintenance of gardens accessible to the public; Promotion of the cultivation of plants which have horticultural value and new plants; and Assisting in the publication of books or other works related to the science of horticulture.

Latest Income: £182,877
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The John Gurney Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Leisure

To provide grants for the benefit of art,culture, sport, recreation for the inhabitants of the designated area of the charity

Latest Income: £182,439
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Dwarf Sports Association UK

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The association continues to go from strength to strength. The Charity continues to support Dwarf Athletes UK wide and continues to provide opportunities for athletes and their families to come together for recreation and sport. We are maintaining our work with the sports governing bodies including Sport England to promote and further opportunities for Dwarf Sports Association UK in the future.

Latest Income: £182,003
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Kingsmeadow United Football Club

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

To provide and encourage recreation and leisure-time activities for young people to the age of 25 with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Latest Income: £181,034
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Market Weighton War Memorial Institute

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

For Social and Recreational Intercourse

Latest Income: £180,231
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Chasewell Nursery

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Leisure

A playgroup for children aged 2 1/2 years - 5 years old. Children take part in a wide range of activities covering the 6 areas of learning, following the early years foundation stage, which typically includes a summer trip to either Cotswold Farm Park or Hatton Park, a Christmas production, an easter egg-stravaganza for parents and children and a sports day.

Latest Income: £179,738
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Sutton Coldfield Town Boys And Youth Sports Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Football for ages between 6 and 18 years old in Sutton Coldfield.

Latest Income: £179,538
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Speedway Riders' Benevolent Fund

Leisure, Social welfare

The object of the Fund is to provide assistance to persons injured or disabled whilst participating in the sport of Speedway Racing.

Latest Income: £179,052
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Francis Bancroft's Trust

Education, Leisure

The support of Bancroft's School through the provision of money and resources, and the encouragement of scholastic, sporting or other achievements by the pupils of the School through the provision of prizes and scholarships.

Latest Income: £178,742
Areas of Operation: Redbridge
Status: Registered
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Bruce Wake Charity

Leisure

To apply the charity's funds on or towards the relief and assistance of disabled persons in the United Kingdom including the provision of leisure activities.The Charity ceased accepting applications for Grants on 5/4/25 and subsequently made grants such that all funds have now been expended and the bank account has been closed.

Latest Income: £178,555
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Christian Camping International (uk) Limited

Leisure, Religion

The principal activity of the charity throughout the year was to advance the evangelical Christian faith as an association of Christian camps, conference centres, churches and individuals.

Latest Income: £177,902
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Allen's Cross Community Association

Associations, Leisure

Our mission is to improve the quality of life for the residents of Allen's Cross and surrounding neighbourhood; aiming to bring together residents, businesses, statutory authorities, voluntary and other organisations to make social, educational and leisure facilities available to all.

Latest Income: £177,840
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Harold Hill And District Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

To advance education and to provide facilities for welfare,recreation and leisure time occupation for local residents.

Latest Income: £177,090
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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1st Stretford (longford) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

A NUMBER OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES:- CANOEING, WIND SURFING,WALKING, MOUNTAIN CLIMBING, ABSAILING, CAMPING, PIONEERING, SPORTS ACITIVITES ETC.HELPING IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE ITEMS THAT THEY DO NOT NECESSARY LEARN AT SCHOOLBUT ARE USEFULL IN THEIR EVERY DAY LIFE.

Latest Income: £176,401
Areas of Operation: Trafford
Status: Registered
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Keynsham And District Mencap Society

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provide leisure and holiday opportunities for children and adults with learning and physical disabilities

Latest Income: £175,613
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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England Amputee Football Association

Leisure

football activities for amputees and les autres

Latest Income: £175,215
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Community Of Metro Leeds

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure, Religion, Social welfare

Education/Training - the centre organises religious courses and provides training for GSCE standard Islamic Study courses.Relief of Poverty - the centre raises funds for the poor and needy, for example, Ramadan Relief for the orphans.Sport/recreation - the centre organises sport activities like inter-community football tournaments.

Latest Income: £173,651
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
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.