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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.

Burnley Light Opera Society

Arts, Leisure

To provide musical/show entertainment

Latest Income: £75,683
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Crewe Rifle And Pistol Club

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

We provide education, training, sporting and recreational facilities to club members, young people, scout groups and other voluntary bodies in the safe use of air weapons and firearms for target shooting. Any member of the public who is not prohibited from holding a firearms certificate may apply for membership.

Latest Income: £75,403
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Leigh Park Community Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Age Concern Lunch ClubTuesday Bingo ClubFriday Bingo ClubLeigh Park Amateur Boxing ClubCitizens Advice BureauDog Training ClassesFree Beginners I.T. TrainingFriendship ClubKeep FitLeigh Park & Warren Park Good NeighboursMind In HavantPodiatristSlimming WorldMother and Toddler GroupTable Top Sales

Latest Income: £75,396
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Suffolk County Federation Of Young Farmers Clubs

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

Suffolk based youth organisation providing educational, social, sporting and charity work for young people based in rural areas between the ages of 10 and 30.

Latest Income: £75,380
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Horndean Community Association

Associations, Education, Facilities, Leisure

INITIATES AND RUNS LEISURE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVESHIRES OUT ROOMS FOR PRIVATE MEETINGS AND FUNCTIONSWORKS WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS (EG SCHOOLS) WHERE IT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY

Latest Income: £75,359
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Hoghton Social And Sports Centre

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

THE HALL IS LET TO LOCAL GROUPS FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES. SCOUTS, JUDO CLUB. LUNCHEON CLUB, AUTUMN CLUB, GENERAL FUND RAISING, ZUMBA, PILATES, FOLK DANCING, CREATIVE DANCE, WOMENS' INSTITUTE, ANTIQUES FAIRS, POLLING STATION AND OTHER PARTY AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS

Latest Income: £75,134
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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In2venture

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To help educate young people through their leisure time activities so as to develop their physical and mental capacities so that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and their conditions of life may improve by the provision of outdoor pursuits at education centers in the North of England and Scottish Borders.

Latest Income: £75,083
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Hull & East Yorkshire Centre For The Deaf

Health, Leisure

The provision of social amenities, recreational and other facilities in Hull for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Latest Income: £75,032
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Sutton Benger Recreation Field And Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Sports and recreation

Latest Income: £74,943
Areas of Operation: Swindon
Status: Registered
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Bilsthorpe Miners' Welfare Scheme

Leisure, Professions

The charity has been established to provide for the maintenance of a Welfare Institute and sporting facility for recreation and leisure time occupation. The charity assists in maintaining subsidiary organisation for carry out the objects of the charity. Both the Institute premises and the sports facility are available for hire in accordance with the standard hiring agreement.

Latest Income: £74,869
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

Maintenance and up-keep of Kirdford Recreation Ground, pavilion and tennis court.

Latest Income: £74,854
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Sidney Walter Centre

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

Provision of youth gym club for young people 13-18 years of age. Supporting lonely, elderly and vulnerable groups of the community by providing a social meeting place with activities.Encouraging better fitness levels and sustaining specialist gym classes for the above groups.

Latest Income: £74,724
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Rugby District Scout Council

Associations, Leisure

SCOUTING ACTIVITIES

Latest Income: £74,720
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Saxmundham Sports And Recreational Club

Leisure

The provision of facilities for Sport and Recreation.

Latest Income: £74,611
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Crawley University Of The Third Age

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

Crawley u3a is a self-funded learning co-operative of older people which enables members to share many educational, creative and leisure activities. Members learn from each other in various interest groups through sharing their knowledge, skills and experience.

Latest Income: £74,444
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Oaksey Playing Field

Childcare, Education, Facilities, Leisure

Village Playing Field. Sports include football, cricket, school games and competitions, basket ball and a skate board ramp. It also includes a childrens playground.

Latest Income: £74,425
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Scarborough Unit Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Voluntary youth organisation for boys and girls aged 12 - 18 (10 for junior sections)Provides a range of activities, sport and skills which are attractive and adventurous within a caring discipline, based on the high standards of the Royal Navy, to which young people can respond and which will in turn assist their development of self confidence, self discipline, leadership and responsibility.

Latest Income: £74,314
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Kennington Village Hall Charity

Facilities, Leisure

Provision of buildings, equipment and facilities for use by individuals and a variety of bodies both voluntary and commercial in nature. Voluntary bodies are mainly community groups providing recreational facilities for inhabitants of Kennington.

Latest Income: £74,312
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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4th Bushey Girl Guide Company

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Girl Guiding UK is a worldwide organisation for girls and young women offering a range of educational and challenging activities both indoor and outdoor. Activities include first aid, craft, food skills, camping, art, drama, team work and team building challenges etc etc

Latest Income: £74,253
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Brahmarishi Mission

Arts, Health, Leisure, Religion, Research

provide vedic knowlededge, yoga and meditation, perform rituals and celebration of Cultural festivals. help people in religious understanding and preaching philosophy of Yoga. We teach languages Hindi and sanskrit also recitation classes for bhagwad gita, ramayan and upnishdas are held on weekdays and sundays.

Latest Income: £74,244
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Wordsley And District Community Association

Associations, Leisure

To maintain & manage Wordsley Comunity Association Centres for activities promoted by the association in furtherance o f: Health, advance education, recreation, social, moral and intellectual development of our community residents.

Latest Income: £74,073
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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Weaverham Community Association

Associations, Leisure

To provide sport and leisure to the community of Weaverham and surrounding isolated communites.

Latest Income: £74,066
Areas of Operation: Cheshire West & Chester
Status: Registered
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Bournemouth U3a

Arts, Education, Heritage, Leisure, Research

The charity recruits tutors to lead groups to discuss or participate in a wide variety of topics and activities. We provide venues for about 100 classes ranging from academic subjects such as languages, literature, writing, philosophy and history to more active pursuits such as tennis, badminton, dancing, cycling, walking and keep-fit exercising, music and drama.

Latest Income: £74,052
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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Sherwood And Waudby Charity

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

General benefit of inhabitants of the parish of Walkington.ie. relief of the aged-poor-distress-sickness-recreational and educational facilities and any other ways as the Trustees think fit.

Latest Income: £74,000
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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1st Harwell (st. Matthew's) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provision of local scouting activities in line with those of the national Scout Association. Providing sport, leisure and recreation for children and young people centred on Harwell, Oxfordshire.

Latest Income: £73,926
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
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.