West of England’s Voluntary Sector 2016
*From the combined data of five voluntary sector surveys carried out in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, and Bath and North East Somerset in 2016.
Top 10 areas of support:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Volunteering Social activities
Most supported: Families
Health and social care
&
Information/signposting
parents
Community development Recreation/leisure Employment/skills/training Adult learning
Disabled, socially excluded or vulnerable people.
People with mental health issues
BME Communities
Arts/culture Community buildings/venues
62% of organisations use volunteers and each benefits from an average of
Most organisations (57%) have between
1-10 staff members and 69% have up to 50 volunteers
73
hours
of volunteer time each week!
64%
22% expect income to go up, 22% down and 47% expect it to remain the same as last year.
have been operating for more than
10 years!
West of England’s
Voluntary Sector 2016 cont...
Range of annual Income: £10k - £100k (31%)
£
£100k - £500K (18%)
More than £500K (14%)
Austerity has had the double impact of reducing grant reducing (52%) and increasing the level (60%) and complexity (44%) of client demand.
Less than £10k (30%)
Don’t know (7%)
VCSE response to pressures:
69% 42% 57%
are collaborating with other organisations.
64%
said it was “possible”or “very likely” that they will have to use their reserves in the coming year to support operations.
West of England Civil Society Partnership:
Regard themselves as a social enterprise.
Plan to increase the number or level of services they provide this year.