ALMANAC 2017: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LATEST DATA ON THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR 5 JULY 2017
• Jack Egan Researcher, NCVO • Michael Birtwistle Public Services Policy Manager, NCVO
KEY THEMES • Income and spending in the sector • Net worth of the sector • Contribution to the economy and society • Policy implications
WHAT IS THE ALMANAC? The Almanac is a report on the state of civil society and the voluntary sector in the UK, looking at: • Finances – Charity accounts • Volunteering – Community Life Survey • Workforce – Labour Force Survey Two main products: • Website - data.ncvo.org.uk • Publication Published in April/May For enquiries contact the NCVO research team - research@ncvo.org.uk #NCVOAlmanac
THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE UK IS DIVERSE IN TERMS OF BOTH GEOGRAPHY AND SCOPE Key facts and voluntary sector figures Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission 165,801 Voluntary organisations Most common beneficiary groups*: Children and young people (98,110 organisations) The elderly (48,744 organisations) People with disabilities (45,978 organisations) #NCVOAlmanac
THE MAJORITY OF CHARITIES OPERATE LOCALLY, PARTICULARLY SMALLER ORGANISATIONS Area of operation of voluntary organisations in England and Wales by income band, 2014/15 (%) Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission Micro 79 12 3 5 Small 78 13 4 6 Medium 69 19 5 7 Large 60 26 7 8 Major 37 42 9 12 Super-major 2 81 2 14 Local National National and overseas Overseas #NCVOAlmanac
INCOME AND SPENDING IN THE SECTOR 7
THE LARGEST VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE FEW IN NUMBER BUT ACCOUNT FOR 80% OF SECTOR INCOME Proportion of voluntary organisations in the UK by number and income in 2014/15 broken down by size of organisation Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission Micro/small organisations (£0-£100k) …but only 5% of total income of the Make up voluntary sector 82% of the … but account for total number of 80% of voluntary organisations… total income of the Make up just 3% of voluntary sector the total number of voluntary organisations… Large to super-major organisations (£1m+) #NCVOAlmanac
INCREASES IN INCOME AND SPENDING SEEN LAST YEAR HAVE CONTINUED IN 2014/15 UK voluntary sector income and spending, 2000/01 to 2014/15 (£bn, 2014/15 prices) Source: NCVO, TSRC, Charity Commission 50 £45.5bn 45 £43.3bn 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Income Expenditure #NCVOAlmanac
LARGER ORGANISATIONS, PARTICULARLY SUPER- MAJOR, HAVE SEEN THE BIGGEST INCREASES IN INCOME Total income by size of organisation, 2008/09 to 2014/15 (£bn, 2014/15 prices) Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission 16 Major Large 12 Super- major 8 Medium 4 Micro/ small 0 #NCVOAlmanac
THE NUMBER OF ORGANISATIONS WITH AN INCOME OF OVER £100M IS ALSO INCREASING Number of super-major organisations, 2008/09 to 2014/15 Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission 45 42 40 40 33 33 33 35 29 30 26 25 20 15 10 5 0 #NCVOAlmanac
THE LARGEST PROPORTION OF VOLUNTARY SECTOR INCOME COMES FROM INDIVIDUALS… Voluntary sector income sources, 2014/15 (£bn) Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission Investment £3.3bn Private sector £1.9bn Voluntary sector 7% £4.0bn 4% 9% National Lottery £0.5bn 1% Individuals 45% £20.6bn Government 34% £15.3bn #NCVOAlmanac
…AND INCREASES IN INCOME FROM INDIVIDUALS ARE DRIVING THE INCREASE IN TOTAL SECTOR INCOME Sources of voluntary sector income, 2000/01 to 2014/15 (£bn, 2014/15 prices) Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission 25 £20.6bn 20 15 £15.3bn 10 5 £4.0bn 0 Individual Government Voluntary sector #NCVOAlmanac
DONATIONS PROVIDE THE LARGEST SHARE OF INCOME RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUALS Income from individuals breakdown, 2014/15 (£bn, %) Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission Earned income – activities for generating funds £4.3bn 21% Voluntary income - donations £7.6bn 37% Earned income total: 51% Voluntary income total: 49% 30% Earned income – charitable activities 12% £6.2bn Voluntary income – legacies £2.5bn #NCVOAlmanac
SINCE 2010/11 EARNED INCOME HAS GROWN MORE STEADILY THAN VOLUNTARY INCOME Earned and voluntary income from individuals, 2000/01 to 2014/15 (£bn, 2014/15 prices) Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission 12 £10.5bn 10 8 £7.6bn 6 4 £2.5bn 2 0 Total earned income Total donations Legacies #NCVOAlmanac
INCOME FROM GOVERNMENT MOVES CLOSER TO THE PEAK SEEN IN 2009/10 Government income from grants and contracts, 2001/01 to 2014/15 (£bn, 2014/15 prices) Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission 18 £15.7bn £15.3bn 16 14 12 10 11.3 10.1 9.2 12.5 12.2 12.4 12.8 5.8 12.2 11.9 6.9 12.1 5.6 8 5.4 4.9 6 4 6.2 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.7 2 4.2 3.2 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.5 0 Government grants Government contracts #NCVOAlmanac
THE LARGEST PROPORTION OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GO TO SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANISATIONS Government grants and contracts received by sub-sector, 2014/15 (£m) Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 Social services Health International Law and advocacy Employment and training Education Housing Culture and recreation Development Environment Government contracts (£m) Government grants (£m) #NCVOAlmanac
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE, INCOME FROM CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IS HIGHER THAN FROM LOCAL Government income local and central government, 2004/05 to 2014/15 (£bn, 2014/15 prices) Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission 9 £7.3bn 8 7 £7.1bn 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 Central Government Local Government #NCVOAlmanac
SMALLER ORGANISATIONS ARE THE LEAST LIKELY TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM GOVERNMENT Income from Government as a proportion of total income by size of organisation, 2014/15 (%) Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission 100 75 50 42 33 29 29 25 16 0 Micro/small Medium Large Major Super-major #NCVOAlmanac
CHARITIES SPEND THE MAJORITY OF THEIR MONEY ON DELIVERING THEIR MISSION Spending breakdown, 2014/15 (£bn, %) Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission #NCVOAlmanac
NET WORTH OF THE SECTOR 21
THE NET WORTH OF THE SECTOR HAS GROWN STEADILY OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS Voluntary sector assets, 2000/01 to 2014/15 (£bn, 2014/15 prices) Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission 140 £112.7bn 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 #NCVOAlmanac
SMALLER ORGANISATIONS ARE FAR LESS LIKELY THAN OTHERS TO HAVE FIXED ASSETS OR RESERVES Proportion of organisations with tangible fixed assets by size of organisation, 2014/15 (%) Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission 44% 98 100 91 of micro/small organisations 87 have no reserves 75 63 50 25 15 0 Micro/small Medium Large Major Super-major #NCVOAlmanac
CONTRIBUTION TO THE UK ECONOMY AND SOCIETY 24
LEVELS OF BOTH REGULAR AND LESS REGULAR VOLUNTEERING REMAIN STABLE Rates of formal volunteering, 2001 to 2015/16 (%) Source: Citizenship Survey, Community Life Survey 50 45 41% 40 35 30 27% 25 20 15 10 5 0 At least once a month At least once a year #NCVOAlmanac
HALF OF THOSE WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED IN THE LAST YEAR DID SO AROUND SPORTS OR ACTIVITIES Organisations/clubs/groups to which respondents who had formally volunteered at least once in the last 12 months gave unpaid help, 2015/16 (% of respondents) Source: Community Life Survey 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Sport/exercise Hobbies/recreation/arts/social clubs Religon Children's education/schools Youth/children's activities Health, disability and welfare Local or community groups The elderly The environment/animals Education for adults Safety, first aid Citizen groups Other Justice and human rights Trade union activity Politics #NCVOAlmanac
A LACK OF AVAILABLE TIME IS A KEY DRIVER OF PEOPLE STOPPING VOLUNTEERING Top five reasons for stopping volunteering in the last year, 2015/16 (%) Source: Community Life Survey 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Not enough time - due to changing home/work circumstances Due to health problems or old age Not enough time - getting involved took up too much time It was a one-off activity or event Lost interest #NCVOAlmanac
IN TERMS OF HUMAN CAPITAL, THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR EMPLOYS AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE Number of employees in Tesco, the voluntary sector, and the NHS in 2016 Source: Labour Force Survey, Tesco, NHS Since 2015, the voluntary sector’s workforce has increased by #NCVOAlmanac
VOLUNTARY SECTOR EMPLOYEES ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE FEMALE AND WORK IN SMALL ORGANISATIONS Gender of employees (% of total workforce) Source: Labour Force Survey 65% 35% #NCVOAlmanac
THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR CONTINUES TO MAKE A SIZEABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE UK ECONOMY… Source: World Bank, Office for National Statistics (ONS) In 2015, the estimated value of volunteering was £22.6bn #NCVOAlmanac
…AS WELL AS HELPING TO BUILD A MORE SOCIAL ECONOMY Key facts and voluntary sector figures Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission 165,801 Voluntary Organisations 853,000 Workforce 14.2million People volunteered at least once a month in 2015/16 #NCVOAlmanac
WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR VOLUNTARY SECTOR POLICY? #NCVOAlmanac
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