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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.

Bathurst Swimming Baths

Associations, Leisure

Open air swimming

Latest Income: £125,205
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Sandgate Youth Football Club

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

To provide football as a leisure activity so that young children can learn be part of a team and club. Also to strengthen their social skills. The club also raises money for local deserving causes by holding an annual charity day and 6 a side football tournament.

Latest Income: £125,098
Areas of Operation: Hillingdon
Status: Registered
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Grindleton Recreation Ground Charity

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Facilities, Housing, Leisure

We maintain and equip the village Recreation Ground that serves a catchment population of around 1,000. It comprises a football pitch, multi-use games area, children's play area, cricket field and Grindleton Pavilion which houses a large community hall, smaller meeting room and changing rooms.Upkeep is funded by donations, fund-raising and hire income with grant application for capital projects.

Latest Income: £125,063
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Woodford War Memorial Community Centre

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

To provide a comfortable, clean and friendly environment for the local community's social and leisure facilities

Latest Income: £124,936
Areas of Operation: Stockport
Status: Registered
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Carmarthen Breakthro' (breakthro' Caerfyrddin) Project

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

The purpose of the Association is to relieve the condition of children with severe learning disabilities by the provision of leisure activities to assist the family or those responsible for such persons residing primarily but not exclusively in the Carmarthen area, with the help of volunteers

Latest Income: £124,814
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Hillstown Miners' Welfare Trust

Leisure, Professions

Provision of recreational facilities 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: £124,196
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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New Haw & Woodham Community Association

Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

To promote the benefits of local inhabitants, to advance education and provide facilities for social welfare, recreation and leisure, to maintain and manage a community centre and promote other charitable purposes.Hire of halls for above purposes and promotion of community activities.

Latest Income: £124,000
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Victoria Colliery And Knypersley Welfare Trust

Leisure

EDUCATION/ TRAININGSPORTS RECREATION

Latest Income: £123,837
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Cartwheel Youth And Community Centre

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

We promote education, social welfare and leisure time activities for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Elland area with emphasis on those between ages of 11 and 21. We do this in association with local inhabitants, local authorities and local voluntary and other organisations.

Latest Income: £123,612
Areas of Operation: Calderdale
Status: Registered
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Bushey Rangers Youth And Football Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

PROVIDE YOUTH AND SENIOR FOOTBALL IN THE WATFORD AREA

Latest Income: £123,592
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Basildon Community Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Education/Training. Amateur sport. Recreation. Children/young people. Elderly/old people. People with disabilities. Other charities/voluntary bodies. The general public/mankind. Provides human resources. Provides buildings/facilities/open space.

Latest Income: £123,480
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Johnnie Johnson Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfare

A grant making trust to other charities who promote or provide activities for young people in the UK, particularly the disadvantaged and less able. Activities will normally be to promote the development of the individual by being physically and/or mentally challenging. Sailing and water sports in the Midlands are a priority. Grants are normally one off, for equipment or for specific purposes.

Latest Income: £123,329
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Hetton Juniors Football Club

Leisure

junior football

Latest Income: £123,320
Areas of Operation: Sunderland
Status: Registered
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Norton-In-The-Moors Miners Welfare Recreation Ground And Institute

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

Norton-in-the-Moors Miners Welfare provides facilities and open space for community groups from a wide catchment area within Stoke on Trent. Based in Smallthorne and working in co-operation with local stakeholders such as the City Council, the Charity provides extensive support for people of all ages with particular emphasis on the young and the elderly.

Latest Income: £123,285
Areas of Operation: Stoke-on-trent City
Status: Registered
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The Gibbons Family Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Leisure

The Gibbons Family Trust awards grants to children and young people up the age of 25 living in Devon (with preference for East Devon) and in the Isle of Thanet, Kent. Grants can be made for the education, training, recreation and general welfare of young people (but not private school fees). Registered charities, organisations, and individuals (references are required) are eligible to apply.

Latest Income: £123,089
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Village Hall (ringmer)

Arts, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

Provide buildings for the use for religious activities by the Parish Vicar, and for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Ringmer. Without distinction of sex, political or religious or other opinions; for use for meetings, lectures, library services, classes and other forms of recreation and leisure, with the object of improving the conditions of life of the residents of Ringmer.

Latest Income: £122,947
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Axminster Care Service

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Social welfare

Provision of Car Service to transport clients to hospital & doctor's appointments. Financial assistance to local churches, Job Centre, families in need, food banks, local schools & colleges, Centre for people with disabilities, Scouts, Heritage and Arts centres, local community projects. Community sports centre, bereavement counselling.

Latest Income: £122,894
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Colden Common Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

Managing and maintaining the Community Centre to provide facilities, services and events to the local community.To provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Colden Common.

Latest Income: £122,566
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Gardening With Disabilities Trust

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

fund raising

Latest Income: £121,772
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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British Motor Sports Training Trust

Leisure

The objects of the Trust inter alia are to provide the funds for education and training in techniques to prevent and reduce the incidence and gravity of accidents in motor sport

Latest Income: £121,674
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Caversham Park Village Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

Our area of benefit is Caversham Park Village in Reading and neighbouring parts of Berkshire and South Oxfordshire.We exist to improve the condition of life for all inhabitants by establishing, maintaining and managing a Community Centre and by advancing education and providing facilities for recreation and leisure time activities.

Latest Income: £121,584
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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The Gwennili Trust

Leisure

The Trust provides opportunities for disabled people, and injured military personnel or veterans in particular, to experience sailing in yachts. The activities include day sailing and 5 day cruises, some RYA practical courses and limited racing. We operate from May to Oct and are generally based in the Solent. Wheelchairs are welcome on day sails.

Latest Income: £121,353
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Greek Orthodox Community Of St Constantine And St Helen

Charitable activities, Leisure

To advance the Greek Orthodox faith, and public education and to provide facilities in the interest of the social welfare, for recreation and leisure time activities with the aim of improving the condition of life for the Greek Orthodox and other Orthodox communities in the London Borough of Croydon and neighbouring Boroughs.

Latest Income: £121,177
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Whitehaven Social Welfare Scheme

Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Professions

Provide facilities and open space for general use of the public and members.ieGrass outdoor Bowling Facility.Youth and Senior Football Pitches and showers.Pigeon Transport Storage Facility.Pond fishery and green walk facility.NHS Pulominary Rehabilition facility.Local Storage Areas for business and council use.Tenancy Facility.General Social Club Facilitysupport ex miners

Latest Income: £121,048
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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The Coggeshall Community Sports Association

Leisure

Swimming facilities for lessons and general public use

Latest Income: £121,026
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.