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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.

Brewood Village Community Council

Arts, Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

Taking care of the fabric and running a small Village Hall, providing space for local groups e.g. Bridge, Martial Arts, Yoga, WI; Civic Society.In addition, the Hall is used by (a) Music groups providing evening entertainment (b) Birthday parties (c) Wakes (d) Wedding receptions etc.

Latest Income: £43,667
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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The Village Hall, Highwood

Facilities, Leisure

To manage a community facility by way of a Village Hall for educational and leisure purposes for the local community.

Latest Income: £43,636
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Bar Hill Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The Charity aims to provide sport and recreation facilities for the villagers of Bar Hill

Latest Income: £43,595
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Bryce Institute

Arts, Associations, Facilities, Leisure

Provision of village hall facilities for the community to use for sports, recreational, educational, health and meetings. Current activities include Karate, Judo, Kendal Model Railway Club, Judo, Theatrical shows and Woodturning Club.The Hall offers space for business meetings and private parties, and is licenced and can provide a bar. Wi-Fi enabled and an induction loop in the Main Hall.

Latest Income: £43,594
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Glooston Village Hall

Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

Providing a meeting place and activities for the population of the three villages, Glooston, Cranoe and Stonton Wyville. These include table tennis and W.I. also church functions. Events are provided over the year.

Latest Income: £43,593
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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University Of The Third Age (dacorum)

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

U3A Dacorum is a learning co-operative of older people, which enables members to share in educational, creative and leisure activities covering Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring and surrounding areas.

Latest Income: £43,526
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Abbotts Ann War Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

The main objective is the provision and maintenance of a village hall for the purposes of physical and mental training and recreation and social, moral and intellectual development for the advantage or benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Abbotts Ann without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions.

Latest Income: £43,520
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Walberton Village Hall

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Community based activities, social, sporting and fund raising.

Latest Income: £43,435
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Poole Unit 272 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

Poole Sea Cadets provides training for young people aged 12 to 18 based on Naval Traditions and Discipline.Our activities include sailing to RYA standards, Pulling (rowing) Adventure Training, PT, Shooting and Swimming. We have an active band which performs at functions & ceremonies.Cadets can train in specialisations from Catering through Radio Operator to Electrical & Mechanical Engineering

Latest Income: £43,372
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Upper Norwood Association For Community Care

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Daily community centre giving people, especially the elderly, the opportunity for social interaction, hot meals, refreshments, keep fit, short mat bowls, IT support, day trips & holidays, hair & beauty therapy, reminiscence, quizzes, talks & social advice.

Latest Income: £43,369
Areas of Operation: Croydon
Status: Registered
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Cuddington Playing Fields Association

Facilities, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of sporting and recreational facilities with associated buildings

Latest Income: £43,362
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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King George's Field, North Holmwood

Facilities, Leisure

The charity is an open space provided for informal recreation and some organised sports. There is free access to the open space at all times.

Latest Income: £43,270
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of Mount Edgcumbe Country Park

Associations, Leisure

To preserve or assist in the preservation for the benefit of the public of Mount Edgcumbe Country Park Cornwall as a place of histoical, botanical, horticultural,architectural and natural beauty

Latest Income: £43,250
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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3rd Coventry Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

Scouting Camping Climbing Hiking Personal development

Latest Income: £43,204
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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Bookham Rifle Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

The Club provides facilities for the local community to pursue the sport of target shooting. We run training courses for members new to the sport and for local young people to come to try the sport. We offer reduced rates/free membership to senior members. We also off the County Association the use of the Range for their competitions.

Latest Income: £43,197
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Village Hall

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

Newick Village Hall is open for public & private meetings from wedding parties to exercise classes, study groups, youth groups, fundraising & various games, dancing, animal training. It is fully licenced & has a bar & kitchen facilities. It is recently been updated to a high standard.

Latest Income: £43,184
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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1st Cheriton Scout Group

Associations, Leisure

The 1st Cheriton Scout Group provides a full programme of scouting activities for all sections, including camping and a large variety of indoor and outdoor activities.

Latest Income: £43,177
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Burton-In-Lonsdale Village Hall

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

The Village Hall Committee Charity provides a community service by maintaining the village hall for the use of local groups including elderly, youth groups, sports & health groups. Money raising events meet some of the costs of upkeep.

Latest Income: £43,159
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Scredington Village Hall And Playing Fields

Facilities, Leisure

The property and the trust fund and its income shall be applied for the purposes of a community centre and to provide and maintain a recreation ground and playing field for the use of the inhabitants of the parish of Scredington and neighbourhood.Including the use of the property for meetings, lectures and classes or other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation.

Latest Income: £43,136
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Shepherd Street Trust

Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfare

PROVISION OF GRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY ONE YEARS WHO RESIDE WITHIN A RADIUS OF FIFTY MILES OF PRESTON CITY CENTRE.GRANTS ARE PROVIDED FOR SPECIALIST MEDICAL ATTENTION AND EQUIPMENT, TO RELIEVE HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS, TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES.

Latest Income: £43,122
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Whittlebury Reading Room And Playing Field

Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

The provision of facilities to the residents in and around Whittlebury to undertake and enjoy a variety of events, including a HUG Friday Coffee Morning, a season of Film Nights, Karate Club, Church Fete, Evening classes and lectures together with meetings of the Youth Club. The Playing Field also continues to be open daily for use by the children and families of the village.

Latest Income: £43,089
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Ravensthorpe Village Hall

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Community events, including concerts and film nights, private parties, fund raising events, hire of hall for commercial enterprises, e.g. keep fit, zumba and pilates classes,and indoor bowls, hire of furniture and/or kitchen equipment

Latest Income: £43,040
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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The Longthorpe Village War Memorial Fund

Associations, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

To use and maintain the Village Hall for the maintenance and improvement of the physical well-being of persons resident in Longthorpe, Peterborough by the provision of facilities for physical training and recreation.

Latest Income: £42,975
Areas of Operation: Peterborough City
Status: Registered
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Warnham Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The charity is established to provide and maintain Warnham Village Hall for the benefit of the inhabitants of Warnham and the neighbourhood without distinction of political, 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 condition of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £42,941
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Great And Little Leighs Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

VILLAGE HALL PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR LOCAL POPULATION. INC SPORTS AND SOCIAL ACTIVITES TO A FULL AGE RANGE AND DIFFERING ABILITY GROUPS.

Latest Income: £42,933
Areas of Operation: Essex
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.