Recreation LE105¶
Recreation is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Leisure category.
18,709 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 9.18% of all charities.
Keywords to find charities¶
UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.
The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:
\b(recreational|recreation|leisure|entertainment)\b
Distribution by size of charity¶
| Income band | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| Under £10k | 6,330 | 8.90% |
| £10k - £100k | 7,084 | 10.06% |
| £100k - £250k | 1,795 | 7.95% |
| £250k - £500k | 895 | 8.03% |
| £500k - £1m | 460 | 6.59% |
| £1m - £10m | 553 | 6.02% |
| Over £10m | 129 | 5.71% |
| Total | 17,246 | 8.91% |
Distribution by charity regulator¶
| Regulator | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| ccew | 12,482 | 7.27% |
| oscr | 5,757 | 23.03% |
| ccni | 470 | 6.70% |
| Total | 18,709 | 9.18% |
Ten largest charities (by income)¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY [Charity number: 222377] Provide support and advice services for people with a learning disabilty including care and support, advocacy, housing, leisure and employment. We work to improve services, challenge prejudice and directly support people to live their lives as they choose. We offer support through our website, printed resources and helpline. Our regional advisers offer direct support by phone, email and in person. |
£244,357,000 |
| Culture and Sport Glasgow [Charity number: SC037844] 4.1 To advance the arts, heritage, culture and science. 4.2 To advance education. 4.3 To advance public participation in sport which involves physical skill and exertion. 4.4 To advance health. 4.5 To promote civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector and/or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities. 4.6 To provide recreational facilities, and organise recreational activities, where such facilities/activities are available to members of the public at large with the object of improving their conditions of life. 4.7 To relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.8 To advance citizenship and community development (including urban regeneration) by harnessing the cultural and leisure assets of Glasgow, the contribution made by activities in furtherance of paragraphs 4.1 to 4.7, and a range of other measures, to increase vibrancy and promote positive perceptions of Glasgow as a place to work, live, study play, visit and invest - in a common effort with other public, private and third sector partners to address issues of social, economic and physical deprivation across the City of Glasgow, including health inequalities, social exclusion and unemployment. 4.9 To advance such similar charitable purposes as the directors may consider appropriate from time to time. through the provision of services (including those entrusted to it by Glasgow City Council) which contribute to advancing well-being (primarily the wellbeing of residents of Glasgow) including (i) the operation, management and development of museums, art galleries and other facilities which provide public access to collections of works of art, antiquities and objects of scientific interest. (ii) the development and delivery of arts and cultural activities and events, artistic programmes, scientific/research programmes and educational projects. (iii) the operation, management and development of libraries and the provision of library and archive services. (iv) the operation, management and development of indoor and outdoor sports facilities (including arrangements to facilitate access to such facilities by those on lower incomes or having special needs and to encourage wider participation in healthy exercise).(maximum text reached, further full information can be obtained directly from the Charity) |
£151,659,000 |
| Richmond Fellowship Scotland Ltd [Charity number: SC021621] The objects of the Society are the relief of those who are vulnerable and in need of support, care, advice or other assistance due to reasons of their vulnerability. The Society will or may do this through: - The advancement of health and well being. - The advancement of education. - The advancement of citizenship or community development. - The provision of recreational facilities or the organisation of recreational activities, with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. - The relief of those in need. This may be by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes. - The prevention or relief of povert |
£117,729,000 |
| Walk Wheel Cycle Trust [Charity number: SC039263] 2 Objects 2.1 The Objects of the Charity are the promotion of health and the protection of the natural environment, both in the UK and overseas, for the public benefit through the development in the community of, and the provision of safe routes, paths and facilities for, cycling, walking and other forms of low energy transport and to undertake and carry on projects and activities of a charitable nature which will assist in promoting healthy recreation, the protection of the environment and the conservation of energy resources. |
£110,673,000 |
| SRUC [Charity number: SC003712] The objects for which the Institution is established are, for the benefit of the public in Scotland and elsewhere, to advance education, science and environmental protection and improvement and in furtherance of these purposes the Institution will:- 4.1.1 equip, carry on, maintain and develop a college or school or schools having as its, or their, main objects the provision of tertiary education and in particular the teaching and study of, advice on and research into the Natural Economy and so improving knowledge, training and skill levels and encouraging entrepreneurial activity, and to provide appropriate business support, in Natural Economy-related opportunities across rural Scotland. 4.1.2 expand research and education capacity in relation to the Natural Economy, developing stronger partnership working between all stakeholders including public bodies. 4.1.3 support and encourage rural communities endowed with significant Natural Economy assets to develop sustainability and inclusivity based on those assets. and 4.1.4 encourage people and communities across Scotland to grasp the opportunities of the Natural Economy to deliver a green recovery based on high quality natural capital assets. 4.2 In this clause, as elsewhere in these articles, the expression “Natural Economy” and cognate words, where the context permits, means ecosystem services being agriculture, fishing and aquaculture, food and drink, energy (including renewables), forestry, logging, and manufacture of wood and tourism and generally any and all associated sciences, technologies, crafts and skills, and all matters of whatever nature related to the use of land and water resources, health (including animal health and veterinary services), all aspects of economics and socio-economics, leisure, leisure activities and industries, wildlife habitats, conservation, climate change, natural capital, biodiversity and game management, the rural way of life and environment and the sustainable use of natural resources. |
£84,723,000 |
| Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance [Charity number: SC037754] The Objects of the Alliance are:- 1. to spread and propagate the full Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and primarily but not exclusively the Foundational Truths hereinafter Fourthly set forth. 2. to demonstrate the full Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ by the relief of people who by reason of their disability, age, infirmity, sickness, social or economic circumstances or caring responsibilities have a need of health, social care or other related community services or recreational facilities by the provision of information, advice, support and other services and facilities calculated to relieve those needs. and 3. to demonstrate the full Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ by the advancement of education in such ways as may from time to time be charitable. |
£83,878,662 |
| Edinburgh Merchant Company Education Board [Charity number: SC009747] The Education Board?s Charitable Purposes are: (a) the advancement of education, particularly the education and advancement of children and young people. (b) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and science. (c) the advancement of public participation in sport. (d) the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. and (e) the advancement of citizenship or community development. |
£83,053,812 |
| THE CHARITIES PROPERTY FUND [Charity number: 1080290] THE FUND AIMS TO PROVIDE A HIGH AND SECURE LEVEL OF INCOME WITH THE PROSPECT OF GROWTH IN INCOME AND TO MAINTAIN THE CAPITAL VALUE OF ASSETS HELD IN THE FUND, THROUGH INVESTING IN A DIVERSIFIED UK COMMERCIAL PORTFOLIO. THE FUND INVESTS IN THE PRINCIPAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SECTORS: OFFICE, RETAIL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER (LEISURE, CAR SHOWROOMS). IT DOES NOT INVEST IN SPECULATIVE DEVELOPMENTS. |
£78,394,992 |
| THE HARPUR TRUST [Charity number: 1066861] A local foundation that uses the legacy of Sir William Harpur, the founder in 1566, to benefit the inhabitants of the Borough of Bedford through the promotion of education; the relief of poverty, sickness and distress; and the provision of recreational facilities with a social welfare purpose. |
£72,951,000 |
| MILLFIELD [Charity number: 310283] The education of children and young people within Millfield School and Millfield Prep School (including Pre-Prep); the development of associated extra-curricular activites; the operation of educational and recreational courses. |
£70,659,000 |
Ten random charities¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| HERITAGE BRIDGE CIO [Charity number: 1210336] Heritage Bridge CIO operates community centres and leases multiple community spaces to provide educational, social, and recreational activities. The organisation's activities include English language education, vocational skills training, IT training, health and wellness programs, and cultural events. We partner with local organisations to provide support services such as legal aid, counselling, |
£6,848 |
| 86TH LEICESTER (BUCKMINSTER BAPTIST) SCOUT GROUP [Charity number: 506006] Education including Young Leader training, basic life support. Faith activites, including attending church. Recreation including canoeing, camping, climbing, abseiling, football, games. Scouting activities including knots, backwoods cooking, badge work. |
£12,333 |
| VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS [Charity number: 304005] Provision of Village Hall and Recreation Ground |
£13,684 |
| Kidz United [Charity number: SC051366] The provision of recreational activities, or the organisation of such activities that are of benefit to our intended beneficiaries. The facilitation of peer support and interaction between families and children who access our activities. Our beneficiaries shall be families with children who have additional support needs and disabilities of all kinds and their siblings. |
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| THE NORTH EAST HINDU CULTURAL TRUST [Charity number: 1088351] To advance the education and to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for the recreation and other leisure-time activities for the Hindu community in the North East of England in the interests of their social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life. |
£21,332 |
| Heston Rovers Football Club [SCIO] [Charity number: SC050301] 4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To promote the advancement of public participation in sport and the provision of recreational activities or organisation of recreational activities, to encourage and promote the development of football for the benefit of the local community specifically but not exclusively, young persons. 4.2 The club will provide a safe and healthy environment promoting development of football and health through the provision of children's, youth and senior teams that foster fair play and participation for all, irrespective of race, colour, religion, sex, sexuality or disabilities. 4.3 The club shall encourage co-operation, respect for others, loyalty, acceptance of rules and decisions, personal responsibility, self-discipline and the need for team work. It must be a great place to volunteer and to be a part of, with an emphasis on fun, teamwork and mutual respect for one another 4.4 The club shall promote participation in football by. 4.4.1 Welcoming new players, irrespective of ability or physical condition and encouraging participation in all development activities of the Club. 4.4.2 Providing equal opportunities for successful participation by all sections of the community. 4.4.3 Assisting all players to improve their sporting skills and personal development through coaching, training and the opportunity to participate in football games, festivals or other tournaments, whether competitive or non-competitive in accordance with the Scottish Football Association's Player Pathway. 4.4.4 Providing all players with training by qualified coaches, irrespective of the player's level of skill. All training must follow Scottish Football Association guidance, allowing every individual the opportunity to benefit from football drills, game related practice and other development techniques. 4.4.5 Working closely with other agencies & organisations including schools, businesses, Police, and Dumfries and Galloway Council. 4.4.6 Promoting physical activity and a healthy lifestyle to all players. 4.4.7 Providing a pathway for younger players to the club's senior team. |
£106,550 |
| North Queensferry Community Trust [Charity number: SC042598] “The Charitable Purposes of the Trust (the 'Charitable Purposes') are: The Trust has been formed for the benefit and development of the communities within the electoral boundaries of North Queensferry Community Council (the 'Community') (the boundaries of which, at the time of the adoption of these Articles, are indicated outlined in red on the map at Schedule 2 hereof which is attached for information only), and of the public generally, with the Charitable Purposes listed in Articles 3.1 .1 to 3.1.8 below, to be exercised in accordance with the principles of sustainable development (where sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs) and to further the achievement of sustainable development. The Trust's main purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. The Charitable Purposes of the Trust are to: 3.1.1 provide or advance the accessibility of recreational facilities, and/or organise recreational activities which will be available to members of the Community and the public generally. 3.1.2 promote, manage and develop activities and projects for the benefit and development of the Community, and of the public generally. 3.3.3 advance of citizenship or community development, including rural or urban regeneration, within the Community. 3.1.4 advance educational opportunities in the Community. 3.1.5 advance environmental protection or improvement including preservation, sustainable development and conservation of the natural environment, the maintenance, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the Community and/or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other importance to the Community. 3.1.6 advance public participation in sport by members of the Community and the public generally. 3.1.7 advance the arts, heritage or culture for the benefit of members of the Community and the public generally. and 3.1.8 advance the health and wellbeing of members of the Community and the public generally” |
£29,985 |
| THE FIELDING RECREATIONAL TRUST FUND [Charity number: 702119] Provide financial assistance for members of St Marks Church and the Layton Community for recreational/church activities.To assist in the the upkeep and maintenace of the Curacy House |
£908 |
| RAMS RFC FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1209500] (a) promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing or assisting in providing facilities for playing rugby football ; (b) provide or assist in providing Facilities for sport of such persons who have need for such facilities by reason of youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances |
£5,096 |
| Laurencekirk Youth & Community Venture [Charity number: SC027588] The objects of the Company are to promote the benefit of the inhabitants, including visitors and tourists, of Laurencekirk and its environs, without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, by associating the Local Council, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation, in the interests bf social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life of the afore-mentioned inhabitants, visitors and tourist |
£11,828 |
