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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.

Village Hall

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

Maintaining and administering the use of the East Harptree Theatre premises for the recreational, social and educational benefit of the people of the village of East Harptree.

Latest Income: £100,680
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Kepier Trust

Education, Leisure

We provide, maintain and manage the Kepier Hall which is located in Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear. Kepier Hall and its buildings are used by the community as a whole for amongst other uses, meetings, lectures and classes, recreation and leisure.

Latest Income: £100,416
Areas of Operation: Sunderland
Status: Registered
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Corwen War Memorial Park

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

To provide Sports, Play and Recreational facilities for the people of Corwen and the surrounding area

Latest Income: £100,384
Areas of Operation: Denbighshire
Status: Registered
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Ruan Minor Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Ruan Minor Village Hall provides recreational, social and educational facilities for the residents of our village and surrounding area.

Latest Income: £100,147
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Upton Victory Hall

Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

To permit the premises of the Upton Victory Hall to be used in perpetuity as a place of recreational and social interaction for the benefit of the inhabitants of Upton.

Latest Income: £100,128
Areas of Operation: Wirral
Status: Registered
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The Polonia Aid Foundation Trust

Arts, Heritage, Leisure

The Trust offers financial assistance to support education, culture and and historical research with a Polish focus. This includes supporting publications, exhibitions and symposia. There is a particular emphasis on Polish history since 1914 and the emigre movement.

Latest Income: £100,067
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Griffin Association

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To establish and promote facilities for trampolining and gymnastics for children and young people resident in the UK in order to promote their physical, mental and spiritual well being.

Latest Income: £99,967
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Baggeridge Social Welfare Centre

Leisure

The Centre provides recreational and leisure activities for local residents.

Latest Income: £99,873
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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The Maybury Centre Trust

Leisure

The Maybury Centre Trust is based in Woking, Surrey. Its purpose is to provide facilities for hire for social and business events, education, health, welfare and general recreation.

Latest Income: £99,851
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Hindu Cultural Society

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Religion, Research, Social welfare, Society

We organise cultural and religious events, with occasional talks on Hindu philosophy for the Asian community, especially elderly folks who mostly live a very deprived and isolated life. We also arrange "tabla classes" and yoga sessions for our younger group.Offer cultural activities to Hindu Community, promote equality and diversity, organise Diwali cultural celebrations for Stoke City Council.

Latest Income: £99,443
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Shere Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Shere Village Hall operates the Shere Village and Memorial halls for the use of Shere and the neighbourhood for use for meetings, lectures, classes and other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants

Latest Income: £99,396
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Beacon Hill Sports Association

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of a village hall and sports facilities

Latest Income: £99,325
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Hospital Of St Cross

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Health, Leisure

Support the health services of Rugby by providing volunteers and by raising funds, for the benefit of the local community

Latest Income: £99,269
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Calder Kids Adventure Playground Association

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Leisure

the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation through the medium of play for children and young people with disabilities

Latest Income: £99,197
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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St Albans U3a

Associations, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

It offers lectures/talks on a regular basis. It also provides opportunities to take part in groups which pursue various educational, cultural, recreational, physical and social activities.

Latest Income: £99,144
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Guildford Area University Of The Third Age (u3a)

Arts, Education, Heritage, Leisure, Research

Guildford Area U3a organises in excess of 100 groups for persons retired or semi-retired. For an annual donation members are able to attend groups in Art,Crafts,Discussion,Drama,Games,Health Fitness & Leisure,History Languages, Literature, Music, Research and the Sciences.

Latest Income: £99,043
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Oulton Institute

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Leisure

Provides a Hall and Meetings rooms for rent to the Local Community for activities such as dance classes, yoga, Pilates, line dancing, Children's pre-school activities and Salsa dancing.

Latest Income: £98,793
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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U3a Chepstow Group

Education, Leisure

Self help through different groups. A large number of groups are currently active representing a wide range of interests from sporting activities, such walking or table tennis, to more sedentary ones such as bridge, art and flower arranging.

Latest Income: £98,764
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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The Alice Park

Leisure

Community use for leisure and recreation

Latest Income: £98,442
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Derby And Sandiacre Canal Trust Limited

Economic and community development, Heritage, Leisure

To work with the local community to restore the former Derby Canal as a navigable waterway from Sandiacre to Swarkestone via Derby as close as possible to the original route, creating a cruising ring and reconnecting Derby to the national canal network maximising the sustainable economic, job creation, environmental, nature conservancy, leisure, heritage and educational benefits for all.

Latest Income: £97,899
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Stringer Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure

We provide outdoor educational facilities to young people to promote healthy and active lifestyles.

Latest Income: £97,605
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Wye Village Hall And Recreation Ground Charity

Facilities, Leisure

The Charity manages the Wye Village Hall facilities which comprise a Large Hall, a Small Hall, the Reece Pavilion and a small Meeting Room. Supplemented by two kitchen areas with kitchenettes and some storage space. The halls are hired out for private, one-off functions and for regular/semi-regular use mainly by not-for-profit organisations that are providing a service to the local community.

Latest Income: £97,548
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Pollyfield Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

To establish and maintain a Community Centre for the inhabitants of the Parish of Bideford and to promote the centre for their benefit by providing facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation

Latest Income: £97,539
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Kingswood Village Community Association

Arts, Associations, Facilities, Leisure

The provision and management of Kingswood Village Hall for Community events. These events comprise exercise classes, wedding receptions, amateur theatre, council and general elections, private parties and club meetings.

Latest Income: £97,469
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Clarence Park Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Public ground for sport and recreation within the City of St Albans

Latest Income: £97,052
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
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.