Recreation LE105¶
Recreation is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Leisure category.
18,677 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 | 6,337 | 8.90% |
| £10k - £100k | 7,062 | 10.03% |
| £100k - £250k | 1,763 | 7.86% |
| £250k - £500k | 886 | 8.00% |
| £500k - £1m | 464 | 6.66% |
| £1m - £10m | 553 | 6.02% |
| Over £10m | 129 | 5.74% |
| Total | 17,194 | 8.88% |
Distribution by charity regulator¶
| Regulator | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| ccew | 12,478 | 7.27% |
| oscr | 5,728 | 22.96% |
| ccni | 471 | 6.74% |
| Total | 18,677 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Whiterose Administration & Social Centre (SCIO) [Charity number: SC048578] The organisation's purposes are: The provision of recreational facilities with the object of improving the conditions of life for people residing within the G31 and G32 areas of the City of Glasgow The advancement of community development by providing amenities where residents of the G31 and G32 areas of the City of Glasgow can come together to meet and socialise, thereby fostering an increased sense of community. |
£148,091 |
| Oban Festive Lights SCIO [Charity number: SC052649] The organisation's purposes are for the advancement of citizenship and community development for the people of Oban and surrounding area by: (a) Providing, purchasing, maintaining,installing, removing and storing festive lights on an annual basis for public benefit. (b) Advancing community development by working with third sector community organisations, private businesses, and the public to promote participation and encourage volunteering in fundraising activities to deliver and develop the scope of Oban Festive Lights. (c) 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. |
£24,230 |
| HETHERSGILL NEW VILLAGE HALL [Charity number: 516179] The purpose of a village hall for the use of inhabitants of the Parish of Hethersgill & neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, political, religious or other opinions, and in particular for the use of meetings, classes, lectures & other forms of recreation & leisuretime activities. Operates as Hethersgill Parish Hall and its management committee are trustees of the charity. |
£5,558 |
| R.D.A. Causeway Coast & Glens Ltd [Charity number: NI106687] RDA Coleraine provides recreational and therapeutic riding opportunities for persons with a disability living in Coleraine and surrounding districts (now combined as the Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council Area). |
£113,355 |
| Heirs of Abba [Charity number: SC053981] Heirs of Abba Christian Community SCIO purposes: A. The advancement of Christianity. - Promoting the Christian faith through education, evangelism, and community outreach - Providing opportunities for spiritual growth, worship, and fellowship - Supporting missionary work and charitable activities locally and globally B. The relief of poverty. - Providing financial assistance, food, and clothing to individuals and families in need - Supporting charitable initiatives and organizations that address poverty and social inequality C. The Provision of Recreational Activities and Promotion of Self-Development. - Organizing community events, activities, and initiatives that promote social interaction, mutual support, and collective growth - Providing educational programs, workshops, and resources that promote spiritual growth, self-awareness, and self-improvement. - Delivering recreational activities and facilities that enhance overall well-being and quality of life. |
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| AYLESBURY GATEWAY CLUB [Charity number: 1047384] The object of the charity is to provide leisure activities for people with learning disabilities from Aylesbury and the surrounding area, including regular social evenings, theme park and theatre outings, as well as special evenings of entertainment. |
£7,484 |
| LLAY MINERS' WELFARE INSTITUTE AND RECREATION GROUND [Charity number: 524064] To provide a social welfare centre and recreation grounds for the use of its beneficiaries with the object of improving the conditions of life for the benficiaries. This is done via the provision of sporting, recreational and social facilities. |
£64,799 |
| PLUS (Forth Valley) Ltd [Charity number: SC003945] 1) Without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race, political, religious or other opinions, to advance education and personal and social development through the promotion of local play, recreational, leisure and social activities for children and adults with disabilities thus providing them with appropriate social opportunities essential for their personal development and improvement of the quality of life of the children and adults and their families. (2) The advancement of education, expertise and best practice in the personal and social development of children and adults with disabilities through the delivery of training courses, seminars and conferences. (3) To assist the development and provision of services for children and adults with disabilities. |
£1,270,939 |
| HAPPY TEARS FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1196826] Happy Tears Foundation promotes the well-being of vulnerable, deprived, and disadvantaged people living in Leeds and West Yorkshire by advancing education, relieving poverty and improving their welfare through community-based activities in collaboration with organisations with similar interests. We also promote African Culture, Sports, Healthy Living, and social, recreational and sporting events. |
£16,320 |
| SWARRATON AND NORTHINGTON VILLAGE HALL [Charity number: 301964] A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF SWARRATON & NORTHINGTON IN THE COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE WITHOUTH DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS |
£13,362 |
