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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.

East London Community Sports Association

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

Providing education/training/sport/creastion and recreation to children/young persons/general public within buildings/facilities/open space

Latest Income: £66,917
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Batley Young Peoples Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To help and educate young people through their leisure-time activities through mainly rugby league. To develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society in the hope that their condition of life may be improved.

Latest Income: £66,876
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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1st Hersham Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Scouting activities for children between 6 and 14 years, including camping and adventure activities in the UK and abroad

Latest Income: £66,835
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Wolverhampton Scouts

Associations, Environment, Leisure

General Scouting activities. We maintain and run a Campsite on the Crown Estate at Patshull in Staffordshire with indoor accommodation as well as a camping field. Activities there would include walking, orienteering, use of a climbing tower, looking at nature and natural environments, all aspects of camping etc.

Latest Income: £66,735
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Exminster Recreational Trust

Leisure

Football Club

Latest Income: £66,700
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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St John's Arts And Recreation Association

Facilities, Health, Leisure

We are the Community Centre for Old Harlow. We offer a varied programme of arts and recreational activities, and events for all ages. The Centre is available for private hire. Public consultation meetings and ward council surgeries are held here regularly.

Latest Income: £66,598
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Woldingham Village Hall

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

We provide a venue for a full range of village and local / leisure activities including but not limited to; badminton, zumba, , stage plays, annual pantomime, horticultural events, parish council meetings, nursery school, dance class, wedding receptions and parties for all ages etc. We also act as the Polling Station for Local and National elections.

Latest Income: £66,564
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Alfriston War Memorial Hall

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Village Hall comprising: Main hall with stage and lighting; this can accommodate 100 persons seated at tables or 150 without. Committee room with access to own toilet and kitchenette. Fully equipped kitchen. Storage room.Disabled access and toilet which include baby changing facilities.Utilised for numerous local educational and recreational purposes including Play Group and Youth Club,

Latest Income: £66,372
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Barnacle Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The charity is a 'village hall' in the village of Barnacle, in Warwickshire. The hall is used for recreational activity by local people.

Latest Income: £66,362
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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The Charles And Mary A Ward Recreation Ground

Facilities, Leisure

AN OPEN SPACE FOR RECREATION GROUNG

Latest Income: £66,265
Areas of Operation: Oldham
Status: Registered
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Croydon Unit 96 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

We are a uniformed organisation, and we teach children from the ages of 10 to 18 all aspects of navy life, from Seamanship, to sailing

Latest Income: £66,208
Areas of Operation: Croydon
Status: Registered
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Hamble Village Memorial Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Purpose/Objective. To provide a benefit to the community by providing an amenity for the purpose of physical and mental recreation and social, moral and intellectual development.

Latest Income: £66,201
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Craven U3a

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure

1. To advance the learning of the public in the Craven district and its surrounding locality and in particular middle aged and older people who are not in full time gainful employment.2. To provide facilities for leisure and recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the above persons in the interests of their social welfare

Latest Income: £66,120
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The New Mechanics Institution Preservation Trust Limited

Economic and community development, Heritage, Leisure

Benefiting the people of the Swindon area by preserving the built heritage (of particular historical, architectural or constructional interest); by developing and operating facilities for the education, recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare; and providing activities supportive of community development, and of regeneration and renewal.

Latest Income: £66,030
Areas of Operation: Swindon
Status: Registered
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Bere Regis Sports Club

Facilities, Leisure

The Charity acts as local manager of the recreation ground at Bere Regis, responsible for the day to day management and upkeep of both the field and buildings on site, bound by the terms of a Deed of Dedication, agreed with 'Fields in Trust'. The objects of the club are to support social, recreational and sporting activities at the ground.

Latest Income: £65,950
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Wootton Bassett Memorial Hall

Facilities, Leisure

To maintain Wootton Bassett Memorial Hall for the use of inhabitants of Wootton Bassett and surrounding neighbourhoods for use for meetings, lectures, celebrations, classes and recreation.

Latest Income: £65,849
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Long Ditton Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

We provide and maintain a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Long Ditton and the neighbourhood thereof without distinction of politics, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £65,763
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Tylers Green Village Hall

Arts, Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

A village hall, providing services to the local community which includes; sports, health & fitness, dance, music, hobbies & childrens groups. Facilities are also used by the disabled & we provide meeting rooms for local groups, associations & charities. It is also used for a wide range of social activities.

Latest Income: £65,704
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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3rd Southgate (st Paul's Winchmore Hill) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

The training of young people in scouting skills with particular emphasis on self reliance, initiative, team spirit and leadership skills, and guided by the scout law & promise. A wide range of activities are included in the structured training programme including first aid, map reading, pioneering skills and camping and there is an emphasis on the outdoors which covers a very wide range of activit

Latest Income: £65,693
Areas of Operation: Enfield
Status: Registered
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Recreation And Easy Access For Disabled Youth

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To provide facilities to enable disabled young people to participate in sport and secure easy access to those facilities

Latest Income: £65,692
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Hickling Playing Field Or Recreation Ground

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

To provide an outdoor grass area for outdoor activities, a young childrens play area and a purpose built building for all indoor activities for parishioners and the general public visiting Hickling.

Latest Income: £65,674
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Girsby And Over Dinsdale Village Hall

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

Holding activities for the local community, dances,quizes,the WI, talks, film shows etc and the hall is used a number of evenings for badminton. The hall is also hired for private functions i.e. birthday parties, weddings, cubs etc. We fund raise to keep the hall in good state of repair by doing jumble sales, race nights, dances etc.

Latest Income: £65,635
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Scarborough District Scout Council

Beneficiary group, Leisure

To promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as members of their local, national and international communities.We welcome all young people aged 6 and onwards to adulthood regardless of personal background, faith and gender.Main activities are outdoor activities, badges and competitions, good turns, camping and sports.

Latest Income: £65,604
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Chiddingfold Village Hall Charity

Facilities, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of a Village Hall for the benefit of the residents of Chiddingfold Parish. These are made available without distinction to political, religious or other opinions and ethnic background to provide education, community and local organisation meetings, and other forms of recreation and leisure time activities.

Latest Income: £65,493
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Cwmavon And District Boys' Club

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure

Providing a fun safe supervised environment for recreational and educational activities where all youngsters can develop selfesteem and the qualities needed to become caring responsible citizens, showing youngsters that someone cares. The club ethos is to maximise potential of all young people, increasing their opportunity of employment, enabling them to become active members of the community.

Latest Income: £65,414
Areas of Operation: Neath Port Talbot
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.