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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.

Heatherside Community Association

Associations, Leisure

Hiring of Halls for the benefit of the community, for sport, education, and entertainment

Latest Income: £81,656
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Bollington Arts Centre

Leisure

The objects of the Centre are to foster and promote the maintenance,improvement and development of artistic taste and the knowledge understanding and appreciation of the arts among the inhabitants of Bollington and to provide facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for such persons in the interest of social welfare and for improving conditions of life for the Town inhabitants.

Latest Income: £81,554
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Lyneal Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To provide Canal and Canal-side recreational facilities for people with disabilities, illness or injury or any other vulnerability and their families, friends and carers who may accompany them.

Latest Income: £81,372
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Lawton Memorial Hall Trust

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

The charity exists to provide and maintain Lawton Memorial Hall, a community facility open to all for social, educational and recreational purposes. The Trust gives particular consideration to meeting social need - e.g. for the elderly- within its area of benefit which is largely within SE Cheshire and N. Staffs. The Trust is mainly self-funding.

Latest Income: £81,345
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Oliver Ford Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage, Housing, Leisure

The foundation applies income and capital in provision of grants to charitable organisations for the purposes of education, and housing and training for those with learning difficulties, the advancement of knowledge of the history and techniques of interior decoration, fabric design, other decorative materials and landscape gardening, including with reference to the work of Oliver Ford.

Latest Income: £81,170
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Rainham And Wigmore Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

Provides a community centre for recreation, education, sports, social and spiritual activities for use by groups and the local population.

Latest Income: £81,137
Areas of Operation: Medway
Status: Registered
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King Edward Community Centre Association

Facilities, Leisure

Leases & manages King Edward Community Centre, Chatteris. Provides accommodation for more than 30 voluntary community groups for educational, social, & recreational activities. Arranges educational, social and recreational activities for residents of Chatteris and surrounding area. Produces & distributes 4,500 copies of 12 page community newsletter.

Latest Income: £81,133
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Soudley Recreation Ground And Village Hall Trust

Facilities, Leisure

CARE, MAINTENANCE OF THE LOCAL VILLAGE HALL TO SERVICE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

Latest Income: £81,054
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Young Men's Christian Association Bargoed And District Branch

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

We provide facilities and activities for education, training, sports and other leisure activities with the object of improving the condition of life for the community. Activities are available in the day and evening and include activities for young people and adults including youth clubs, sporting clubs, education classes, health promotion and rehabilitation and exercise classes.

Latest Income: £81,030
Areas of Operation: Caerphilly
Status: Registered
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Mere Lecture Hall Trust

Arts, Associations, Leisure, Social welfare

Provision of 3 Halls, stage, committee room, kitchen and toilets for the advantage of the people of Mere, in Wiltshire, and to promote spiritual, intellectual and social activities, i.e. Plays, films, sporting, medical and social activities, lectures and public meetings. Annual grants are also offered to organisations and local charities within 8 mile radius of Mere.

Latest Income: £80,945
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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St Pancras Boys Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The Club helps educate young people through their leisure time activities to develop their physical,mental and spiritual capacities adding to their personal development and improving their quality of life It achieves its objectives through physical training with a focus on boxing as exercise and for competition. Membership of London Youth offers a wider selection of youth activities.

Latest Income: £80,916
Areas of Operation: Brent
Status: Registered
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Play Radnor / Radnorshire Play Network

Beneficiary group, Leisure

ALL ACTIVITIES ARE RELATED TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ROLE OF PLAY AND RECREATION.

Latest Income: £80,640
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Leicester Unit 211 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Working with and training young people between ages of 9 years and 18 years in areas such as canoeing, power boating, pulling, cooking, communications, shooting, drill and giving them the opportunity to go to sea in both powered vessels and sailing ships.

Latest Income: £80,489
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
Status: Registered
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Old Basing Village Hall

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

Nursery, ballet, archery, scouts, martial arts, fund-raising, wedding receptions, birthday parties, and to provide the residents of Old Basing and surrounding districts with a first class facility at affordable prices.

Latest Income: £80,430
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Homer Hill Recreation Ground Trust

Facilities, Leisure

land only

Latest Income: £80,221
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Trust

Arts, Leisure

The objectives of the charity are to promote and improve the arts and stimulate public appreciation in such arts. The Trustees have sought to fulfill this objective through the promotion of high quality drama and entertainment centring on productions at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre itself. Such productions have gone on to tour nationally or run in the West End.

Latest Income: £80,217
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Howard De Walden Hostel Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Leisure

The Charity maintains a hostel for the residential accommodation, recreation and instruction of young people of the town of Maidstone employed within the said town or the neighbourhood thereof, and those attending a course of instruction at a recognised place of education in Maidstone.

Latest Income: £80,114
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Orrell Park And District Community Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

We are a Community Centre operating in the Warbreck Ward area of North Liverpool, social, education and leisure opportunities for the community. The activities we offer are; senior citizens activities, health/well being events, learning circles, adult education classes, social activities and community resource for local residents groups

Latest Income: £80,093
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Bramley Village Trust

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

PROVISION OF A PUBLIC PARISH HALL, YOUTH CLUB, PLAY AREA, RECREATION GROUND & CHANGING ROOMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BRAMLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S66.

Latest Income: £80,016
Areas of Operation: Rotherham
Status: Registered
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Making Communities Work & Grow (mcwg)

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

Number of services addressing the communities needs including:Youth CentreSupplementary School (Arabic)Sports/LeisureEducationAdvice and Guidance In particular, MCWG provides activities and services aimed at empowering socially and economically disadvantaged young people aged 11-21.

Latest Income: £79,989
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Headley Court Charity

Armed forces, Leisure

Medical rehabilitation of flying personnel of the Royal Air Force and of other armed forces of the Crown

Latest Income: £79,946
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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St Michael's Community Centre

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

The combined purpose is to offer a place for all individuals to get together socially with other people/groups who have the same interest in activities, hobbies, sports etc. Activities are available for all ages. New groups always welcome.

Latest Income: £79,926
Areas of Operation: Sunderland
Status: Registered
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Hagley Community Association

Associations, Facilities, Leisure

Promotes the benefits of the inhabitants of The Parish of Hagley 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 said inhabitants

Latest Income: £79,844
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Durham Association Of Boys & Girls Clubs

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Working with a range of Community Centres and Organisations to provide a range of sporting and cultural activities for young people to participate in.

Latest Income: £79,737
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Tickton Village Hall

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Tickton Village Hall is the primary community building in the Parish of Tickton and Routh, providing a facility for local groups and organisations. Activities include a pre school, indoor bowls, social events, youth club, ladies choir, arts & crafts and the hall hosts various meetings for local government, Parish Council and others.

Latest Income: £79,560
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
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.