Recreation
1,116 charities in Wales list this theme. Their combined income in their latest year was £177 million. From 2021 to now, funders have given at least £103.1 million to 356 of them.
Who funds it
The funders that have given most to charities on this theme, from 2021 to now.
| Funder | Kind | Given | Charities funded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £20,220,457 | 256 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | National Lottery | £10,350,973 | 29 |
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £10,183,866 | 33 |
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | Council | £9,898,536 | 2 |
| Sport Wales | Other public body | £3,121,763 | 5 |
| Arts Council of Wales | Other public body | £3,070,465 | 9 |
| Postcode Community Trust | Other | £2,418,227 | 67 |
| UK Government | UK government | £2,312,805 | 9 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | Trust or foundation | £1,761,000 | 54 |
| Prifysgol Aberystwyth | Trust or foundation | £1,688,000 | 1 |
See every funder of this theme.
By kind of funder
| Kind | Given | Share of all money given |
|---|---|---|
| National Lottery | £33.8 million | 33% |
| Council | £17.7 million | 17% |
| Trust or foundation | £17.4 million | 17% |
| Other | £12 million | 12% |
| Welsh Government | £10.2 million | 10% |
| Other public body | £8.6 million | 8% |
| UK government | £2.7 million | 3% |
| NHS | £665,365 | 1% |
Given each year
By the year of each grant, or of the charity's accounts that record it. The latest year looks low because many charities have not yet filed accounts for it.
| Year | Given |
|---|---|
| 2026 | £5,116,086 |
| 2025 | £29,312,955 |
| 2024 | £24,062,107 |
| 2023 | £28,698,116 |
| 2022 | £6,295,972 |
| 2021 | £9,608,952 |
Charities given the most
Money given to each charity from 2021 to now, across every theme it works on.
| Charity | Given |
|---|---|
| Aneurin Leisure Trust | £12,869,855 |
| Ethnic Youth Support Team | £5,592,249 |
| The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales Limited | £5,449,636 |
| Tylorstown Welfare Hall Limited | £5,064,881 |
| Pontypridd Young Men's Christian Association | £4,000,186 |
| Social Farms and Gardens | £3,419,335 |
| Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham | £3,295,186 |
| Newport Live | £2,907,150 |
| Swansea YMCA | £1,978,764 |
| The Venture (Wrexham) Limited | £1,803,294 |
Largest charities
By income in their latest year. See every charity on this theme.
| Charity | Their income |
|---|---|
| King's School | £17,787,000 |
| Newport Live | £11,165,058 |
| Aneurin Leisure Trust | £10,591,593 |
| Celtic Leisure | £9,360,885 |
| Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru | £6,695,000 |
| The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales Limited | £5,286,256 |
| Torfaen Leisure Trust Limited | £5,255,739 |
| Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust Limited | £4,202,864 |
| The Community Foundation in Wales | £3,188,872 |
| National Zoological Society of Wales | £2,488,597 |
Where they are based
The council area of each charity's contact address. Many charities work well beyond the area where their address is.
| Council area | Charities | Their income |
|---|---|---|
| Powys | 120 | £10.1 million |
| Cardiff | 83 | £28.7 million |
| Pembrokeshire | 79 | £4.6 million |
| Carmarthenshire | 74 | £7 million |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 63 | £6.9 million |
| Monmouthshire | 57 | £1.9 million |
| Neath Port Talbot | 56 | £11.8 million |
| Bridgend | 56 | £7.3 million |
| Gwynedd | 55 | £5.2 million |
| Swansea | 51 | £8.9 million |
| Ceredigion | 50 | £6.6 million |
| Conwy | 50 | £6.9 million |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 44 | £2.5 million |
| Wrexham | 44 | £7.5 million |
| Flintshire | 43 | £20 million |
| Caerphilly | 39 | £2 million |
| Denbighshire | 39 | £2.3 million |
| Isle of Anglesey | 33 | £1.5 million |
| Newport | 32 | £14.6 million |
| Torfaen | 28 | £7.8 million |
| Blaenau Gwent | 11 | £12 million |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 9 | £872,898 |
Where these figures come from
- Charities, their themes and their income: the register of charities, Welsh charities registered now, loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Given: for each charity, whichever shows more of what its accounts say each funder gave it and what the funder published to 360Giving, never the two added together. How we work out what funders give.
- Charities' accounts: read from the accounts they filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader, up to 2 November 2026. AI can misread a table, so check a charity's accounts before relying on a figure.
- 360Giving: grants funders published to 360Giving, loaded by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026. Only some funders publish there.