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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.

Memorial Hall - Farrington Gurney

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

To provide facilities within the Parish of Farrington Gurney. Facilities to embrace, sports, recreation, education, arts and culture, youth development.

Latest Income: £36,433
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Hullbridge Senior Citizens Welfare Council

Arts, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social care

We provide a meeting place for elderly citizens (50 years and over) domiciled Hullbridge and surrounding area. Cooked lunches provided twice weekly.. Entertainment includes , Card making,Pottery,Bingo, Line dancing, Indoor bowls, Keep fit classes, Craft groups, Art Group and Darts etc...

Latest Income: £36,430
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Leander Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure

In broad terms:- to advance the education of young people by helping with their physical education by the provision of facilities- including grant awards- to enable and encourage rowing and sculling; and- to help with the provision of facilities for recreation for those who need such facilities because of their youth, social or economic circumstances;focusing on rowing and sculling.

Latest Income: £36,363
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Hamstead Social Welfare Centre

Arts, Leisure

Provision and maintenance of buildings, grounds and bowling green for the people of Hamstead.This allows dance classes, meetings and celebrations and participation in a sporting activity.

Latest Income: £36,355
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Etchinghill Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

Provides facilities within which physical and mental training and recreation and social moral and intellectual development through the medium of classes and entertainment for the inhabitants of Etchinghill and surrounding district without distinction of sex or of political or religious opinion and other activities normally carried out in a village hall.

Latest Income: £36,338
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Greetland Community And Sporting Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure

We act as a general advice and community centre with various clubs and sports teams operating from the premises, gymnastics, badminton, football, dance classes. Small or large groups can be accommodated. We also have a bar and a function/meeting room, all with disabled access. We provide a mother and toddler group and baby exercise class.

Latest Income: £36,309
Areas of Operation: Calderdale
Status: Registered
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Nuneaton Bedworth And District Mencap Society

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

We provide a variety of social and leisure activities and opportunities for our members who have a learning disability and/or SEND needs (extended to family members, guardians, carers). This includes social activities, such as discos and games groups, as well as cooking groups to enhance life skills, as well as drama and arts groups to promote creativity and freedom of expression.

Latest Income: £36,245
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Moreton In The Marsh Young Farmers Club

Economic and community development, Leisure

To advance the education of members(aged 10 to 26) in agriculture,, country life and related subjects.Provide social welfare to such members and promote the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupations, to improve and develop the spiritual and mental capacities, self reliance and individual responsibilities

Latest Income: £36,196
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Felpham Memorial Village Hall

Animals, Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

The Hall Management Committee aims to provide an attractive, comfortable and well-maintained venue at reasonable hire rates for many local groups and organisations. These include fitness classes, 2 line dancing groups, art club, painting classes, 2 womens institutes, whist and bridge clubs, dog training, mothers and toddlers group, flower club & Regis players drama

Latest Income: £36,191
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Catisfield Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

the provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Catisfield area 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 inhabitants lives, and as a Memorial to Catisfield people who died in World War II.

Latest Income: £36,136
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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3rd Squirrels Heath (gidea Park Methodist) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

We are a Scout group which includes Beavers, Cubs, Sea Scouts and Explorer Scouts. We fund raise to pay for the upkeep of our scout group headquarters and to give our young people as many opportunties to attend various scouting activities i.e. camping

Latest Income: £36,111
Areas of Operation: Havering
Status: Registered
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Beighton Welfare Recreation Ground

Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

THE CHARITY PREMISES ARE USED BY VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS FOR SPORTING AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FOOTBALL, CRICKET, BOWLS, KARATE, KICKBOXING, CHEERLEADING AND TABLE TENNIS. THERE IS ALSO AN ANNUAL GALA DAY AND REGULAR CAR BOOT SALES. THE FUNCTION ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR HIRE BY THE PUBLIC FOR THINGS SUCH AS PARTIES AND WEDDINGS AND THE SEPARATELY RUN SOCIAL CLUB WHICH IS ON SITE CAN PROVID

Latest Income: £36,101
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Cutchi Sunni Muslim Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure, Religion

Advancement of Religion ActivitiesProvision of Social and Cultural ActivitiesProvision of Recreation activities for the Children, Youth, Adults, Elderly and DisabledProvision of Marriage, Death and Funeral ServicesAlleviation of PovertyProvision of Education, Advice and Information Service to the Community

Latest Income: £36,091
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Kingston And District Unit 203 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provision of help to young people in Surrey training in sailing, rowing, seamanship, navigation, drill,range shooting and related skills. Also training young people to carry out the military duties in connection with Remembrance and similar occasions.

Latest Income: £36,089
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Stagsden Community Centre And Recreational Association

Facilities, Leisure

The Charity provides social, cultural, educational and sporting activities for the residents of Stagsden. It provides and maintains the Village Hall as a high quality venue for these activities.

Latest Income: £36,086
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Great Houghton Playing Field Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

GHPFA manages and operates the Village Hall and Playing Field in Great Houghton, Northampton. Some of the activities include Village Cricket and Football Clubs, and a Tennis Club. Inside activities include the Womens Institute, Short Mat Bowls Club, Youth Club, Messy Church, Painting Group, Dance and Zumba Groups and other activities as requested and considered appropriate.

Latest Income: £36,065
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Treherbert (rhondda) Boys And Girls Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure

Football, Fitness Training,Pool, Table Tennis.

Latest Income: £36,062
Areas of Operation: Rhondda Cynon Taff
Status: Registered
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Sarisbury Parish Room

Facilities, Leisure

Provision & maintenance of the Parish Rooms for the use of inhabitants in the area of benefit without distinction of political or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures, classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation, with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £36,056
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Cornish Maritime Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure

Restoration and display of historic sailing vessels for the education of the public

Latest Income: £36,009
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Kennet Valley Community Association

Associations, Leisure

The advancement of education and provision of facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation with the object of improving the living conditions of local inhabitants.

Latest Income: £36,000
Areas of Operation: West Berkshire
Status: Registered
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Chapel House And District Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Leisure, Religion

provides a meeting facility for organisations on Chapel House and the surrounding area i.e.badminton, bowls, bingo, dancing,martial arts, mothers & tots, pantomime, playgroup, tai chi,Over 60's club, TWG, wine club. It also is available for private hire during the year.

Latest Income: £35,938
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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The Nottage Maritime Institute

Arts, Heritage, Leisure

Instruction by qualified persons, using Royal Yachting Association course materials, in teaching leisure sailors the theory of navigation, radio procedure and diesel engine maintenance. To hold courses on practical small wooden boat building. To maintain property at The Quay in Wivenhoe Essex as a base for the above and to maintain a small nautical library and museum.

Latest Income: £35,926
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Victory Sports Ground

Facilities, Leisure

A public park to be known as the "Victory Sports Ground" for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Borough of Southend-on-Sea and the recreation of the public.

Latest Income: £35,916
Areas of Operation: Southend-on-sea
Status: Registered
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Driffield Community Centre

Facilities, Leisure

The community centre allows hirings without distinction of political, religious or other opinions for meetings, lectures, educational and demonstrational instruction, recreation and leisure activities.

Latest Income: £35,910
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Mappleborough Green Village Hall

Facilities, Leisure

The Trust Deed dated 19 March 1947 declares that the hall shall be used as and for a Village Institute and for charitable purposes calculated to promote the spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical improvement and welfare and the reasonable recreational advantages and benefit of the residents in and about the Parish of Mappleborough Green.

Latest Income: £35,896
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
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.