Leisure Charities
Discover 18,538 Leisure charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Wave Active Limited
LeisureProvider of Sports, Leisure and Recreational services and facilities primarily for, but not restricted to the communities within Lewes District and Eastbourne Borough.
Burnley Leisure And Culture
LeisurePerforming artsOperation of sports facilitiesActivities of sport clubsFitness facilities
Newcastle United Foundation
LeisureThrough our sporting, education, personal development and health programmes, we help people to be more active, tolearn, to be more employable, to be healthier, to make connections and to reach their potential.
University Of Bristol Students' Union
Charity and VCS support, Education, LeisureProviding University of Bristol students with social, sporting and volunteering opportunities, advice, support and democratic representation.
Absolutely Together
LeisureManagement of Leisure facilities
Activenewham
Charity and VCS support, LeisureactiveNewham provide facilities for recreation, sporting or other leisure time occupation. We have been working with the London Borough of Newham to deliver leisure, sports and volunteering opportunities in Newham since January 2013. Our mission is to support local people to become more active in the local community and we do this by running five leisure centres in Newham.
Newcastle University Students' Union
Education, LeisureFor students at Newcastle University: providing sporting, social, cultural and recreational opportunites; protecting and promoting their interests including well-being and conditions of study; providing representation and guidance on welfare and other matters; promoting good relations between them and the general public; communicating on their behalf with the University and other bodies.
University Of Southampton Students' Union
Charity and VCS support, Education, LeisurePromoting the interests and welfare of members at the University of Southampton representing, supporting and advising members being the recognised representative channel between members and the University and others providing social, cultural, sporting activities and forums for discussions and debate for its members; involving members in their wider community and raising funds for other charities.
Heart Of England Young Men’s Christian Association
Associations, Beneficiary group, Housing, LeisureBirmingham YMCA's mission is to inspire young people to discover their potential so that they can live life in all its fullness. To serve its mission's aim the Association runs supported housing projects, affordable childcare, community and leisure facilities across the city of Birmingham.
Avenues East
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Leisure, Social careAvenues East is part of a Group of charities which pioneer specialist social care supporting people facing significant disadvantage through illness and disability so they can live full lives in their local communities. We also support adults and children in their own homes or residential settings who have learning disabilities, autism, mental health issues, acquired brain injury or dementia.
Ascb Charitable Fund
Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, LeisureThe ASCB meets its objectives by making an annual grant to the 45 sports associations/unions. Making grants from the Army Sports Lottery (ASL). Making grants to individual sportsmen/women. Making grants for garrison/units for sports facilities/infrastructure.
China Fleet Trust
Armed forces, Beneficiary group, LeisureThe provision of recreation and leisure activities to the specified class of beneficiaries; all serving Officers and Ratings of the Royal Navy; all RN/RM Reserve Forces; all Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel and their immediate families.The Directors shall also select additional beneficiary classes from time to time providing they shall give priority first to serving the needs of those specified.
YMCA Norfolk
Associations, Beneficiary group, LeisureYMCA Norfolk seeks to meet the needs of vulnerable young people through its supported accommodation, vocational, sports and pastoral care programmes across Norfolk.
Street League
Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure, Social welfareStreet League use sport and physical activity to tackle youth unemployment. We do this by working with young people who live in the most disadvantaged areas of the UK, and engage them in structured football, fitness or dance fitness and education programmes with a view to getting participants into work, mainstream education or training.
Three Counties Agricultural Society
Arts, Economic and community development, Education, LeisureThe Three Counties Agricultural Society's charitable objectives are to promote agriculture, horticulture, arboriculture, apiculture, rural skills and crafts, and conservation for the public benefit. We fulfil our objectives through staging annual shows with a programme of educative content at our showground in Malvern, administering educational bursary schemes, and other educational activities.
Thorpe Hall School Trust
Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education, LeisureThe promotion and advancement of education at Thorpe Hall School to provide education to children from pre-nursery to 16 years plus - an independent co-educational day school - maintenance of schools land and buildings. Provision of means tested bursaries. Engagement with community development of pupils sporting, artistic and social skills.
My Life Legacy
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Housing, LeisureA range of meaningful day opportunities, short term breaks, children's holiday clubs and activities for people of all ages and abilities on our Standish 84 acre farm and Leigh Sports Village.Further education for young people 16 - 25 years with SENDSupport for people to live in their own home by providing bespoke, person centred teams.Care Act Advocacy in Wigan We work across the NW.
Winter Sports Foundation
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareTo promote for the inhabitants of the UK the provision of facilities, for winter sports for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare
Rikkyo School In England Trust
Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, ReligionTHE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH OF JAPAN OF BOYS AND GIRLS AGED 10 TO 18 TO THE STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO UNIVERSITIES IN JAPAN, WHILST TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE UNIQUE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF THE SCHOOL THROUGH EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, BOTH ACADEMIC AND SPORTING.
Bournemouth Young Men's Christian Association
Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, LeisureProvision of Social HousingYouth WorkDay nursery and creche facilitiesFitness and Leisure CentreLearning Centre Children and Family SupportCommunity RadioRetreat CentreProvision of Training Courses i.e. Health & Hygiene, First Aid etc.
Westway Trust
LeisureWestway Trust will deliver enterprise, retail, community, cultural and sporting opportunities together with improvements to the public realm on our estate by the A40 Westway. By harnessing the creativity, heritage and diversity that makes the area so special, we will ensure distinctive and attractive spaces that the local community can continue to be proud of, and which visitors can enjoy.
Nottingham Trent Students' Union
Education, LeisureTo provide social and recreational activities for students
Union Of Uea Students Limited
Education, LeisureAdvances the education of UEA students. Promotes interests and welfare of UEA students. Provides advice and support services for UEA students. Provides representative channel for UEA students between the University and external bodies. Provides social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities, discussion forums, catering, entertainment and retail services for members.
Students' Union Royal Holloway University Of London
Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure, Social welfareOur activities include the following service provision to our students; representation, welfare, sporting clubs & cultural societies, volunteering, skills development,campaigning, social activities and entertainments, media, fundraising, employment, accomodation, safety transport, market days, sustainability initiatives, equality and liberation initiatives, employability.
New Directions (rugby) Limited
Beneficiary group, Housing, Leisure, Social careProviding support for people living in their own homes, home care, short stay/respite support, day opportunities, residential accommodation, supported living accommodation and support for vulnerable people, including those with learning disabilities, in Rugby and the surrounding areas.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many leisure charities are there in the UK?
There are 18,538 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 £8.6bn 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 85.4%. 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 £340k. 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.