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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.

The Worthing Musical Comedy Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Leisure, Religion

Regular workshops for the youth company, supporting their learning in preparation for performance and participation in the local music festival. Meeting twice each week to rehearse and instruct members in readiness for planned performances. Attending local institutions - church, convalescent homes, hospices - to provide entertainment for residents/members and to promote the profile of WMCS.

Latest Income: £144,809
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Herschel House Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure

The Trust maintains a museum at 19 New King Street, Bath, where William Herschel lived and from where he discovered the planet Uranus. The Trust owns the property comprising 19 New King Street and is actively involved in the provision of education of the public about the life and times of William Herschel and about astronomy generally.

Latest Income: £144,620
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Royal Canoe Club Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

The advancement of amateur sport, specifically watersports including; canoeing, skiffing, rowing and dragon boating. The charity has focused on making enhanced provision of facilities for children and young people and disadvantaged groups

Latest Income: £144,375
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Clifton Football Club

Leisure

Clifton All Whites Football Club will provide football training, matches, tournaments, clinics, camps, recreation, education, research and facilities that serve the all year round needs of local people, in a positive and supportive environment, staffed by well trained local individuals who will welcome participants of all skill levels, ancestry, ethnicity and gender, an all-inclusive Football Club

Latest Income: £144,346
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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The Scotby Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Village hall providing social, recreation and educational facilities.

Latest Income: £144,145
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Mexborough Miners' Welfare Institute And Recreation Ground

Arts, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

The charity hires out its facilities for use by its members and those living in the local area. The institute building hosts such activities as line dancing and ballroom dancing as well as being available for private functions such as parties. The charity also has extensive sporting facilities and has teams which compete in various local leagues for football, cricket, tennis, pool, darts, snooker

Latest Income: £143,893
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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Tockwith And Wilstrop Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Sports and Recreation.

Latest Income: £143,564
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Ipswich Community Playbus

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

To advance the education of children below compulsory school age, by providing or assisting in the provision of facilities for group play in which parents can participate where appropriate. In the interests of social welfare to provide recreational facilities for the inhabitants of Ipswich so that the conditions of life may be improved.

Latest Income: £143,431
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The British Astronomical Association

Leisure, Research

To promote the science of astronomy and all branches of astronomical research. To promote the association of observers, especially the possessors of small telescopes, for mutual help, and their organisation of work of astronomical observation, the circulation of current astronomical information, the encouragement of a popular interest in astronomy.

Latest Income: £143,067
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Beech Village Hall And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of a Village Hall, Green and Recreation ground for the use of the inhabitants of Beech and the immediate surroundings. Specifically, for the purposes of lectures, meetings, classes, physical recreation, leisure activities and all other forms of recreation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Beech and its environs.

Latest Income: £142,920
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Mytchett Community Association

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

The Mytchett Centre is a community association with halls that can be hired, The sports field have two football pitches used throughout the football season, out of season the football fields are used for local events, children, (kick about, rounder, soft ball cricket, )The type of use Play school, sports, weddings, plays, Big Band Nights, Dancing, and a yearly firework night celebration

Latest Income: £142,306
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Denby Dale Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The charities activities are to provide for Denby Dale and the surrounding neighbourhood premises for meetings, lectures, classes and other recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants.

Latest Income: £142,156
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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University Of The Third Age Farnborough And District

Education, Leisure

A learning cooperative for retired people, enabling its members to share many educational, creative and leisure activities.

Latest Income: £141,878
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Carew Pole Charitable Trust

Leisure

The trustees apply their resources to supporting charities and charitable purposes generally but with priority being given to causes in Cornwall, in particular those connected with people in need and also heritage, the environment, horticulture, the armed services and the arts.

Latest Income: £141,848
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Bradbury Community House Charity

Leisure

To provide educational and recreational facilities and activities for the community.

Latest Income: £141,639
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Blackmore Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To provide facilities for the inhabitants of Blackmore for meetings, lectures, classes and other forms of recreation and leisure time.

Latest Income: £141,177
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Central Community Centre Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

MAIN ACTIVITIES ARE: ROOM RENT,COMMUNITY CANTEEN, SPORTS HALL AND SECTIONS: BOWLS, DANCES, BINGO, , NEW AGE KURLING

Latest Income: £140,960
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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University Of The Third Age - York

Education, Leisure

Our u3a offers learning activities which reflect members wishes and which aim to satisfy the widest possible range of interests; educational, cultural, recreational, physical and social.

Latest Income: £140,928
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Dbc Club For Young People

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

camping-- fishing -- outdoor sports-- indoor sports --drama -- spiritual ,moral and physical development

Latest Income: £140,874
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Young Men's Christian Association Neath Branch

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Established in 1875, YMCA Neath is a non profit making charitable association serving the people of the Neath North Ward and surrounding areas.A community based organisation providing a wide range of educational, sporting and recreational activities for children, young people and adults in our local and neighbouring communities.

Latest Income: £140,827
Areas of Operation: Neath Port Talbot
Status: Registered
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Sheffield U3a

Education, Leisure

Self help group providing social, educational, recreational and sporting activities for members.

Latest Income: £140,643
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Brent District Scout Council

Economic and community development, Education, Leisure

Education/trainingAmateur SportEconomic/Community Development/Employment

Latest Income: £140,195
Areas of Operation: Brent
Status: Registered
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Ipswich Scout District Liason Committee

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

To provide scouting facilities for the two Ipswich scout districts. The site is also available for hire to other scout groups, and in fact all young peoples oganisations, including disabled people, for the purpose of training and recreation. l

Latest Income: £140,164
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Crofton Community Centre

Facilities, Leisure, Professions

THE PROVISION OF A RECREATION GROUND AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Latest Income: £139,285
Areas of Operation: City Of Wakefield
Status: Registered
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The Tye Green Community And Leisure Association

Leisure

Education/training. Religious activities. Arts/culture. Sport/recreation.

Latest Income: £139,173
Areas of Operation: Essex
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.