1,626
Estimated number of VCSE organisations
Registered charities and societies, Community Interest Companies, community groups, clubs and associations, and below-the-radar organisations not captured on registers.
Modelled estimates
The scale and contribution of the sector
Estimated totals for Trafford’s VCSE sector. These are informed estimates from modelling and extrapolation — not exact counts.
£211.92m
Income in 2024/25
Estimated income generated by VCSE organisations.
£207.50m
Expenditure in 2024/25
Estimated expenditure by VCSE organisations.
738,087
Instances of support
Estimated contacts or episodes of support provided to people and communities each year.
42,000
Volunteers and trustees
An estimated 32,900 volunteers and 9,100 trustees or board members across the sector.
4.56m
Volunteer hours contributed
Across Trafford, volunteers and trustees contribute around 87,700 hours each week. Over a year, this is equivalent to 4.56 million hours spent supporting organisations and communities.
£61.33m
Replacement cost of volunteering
The estimated cost of replacing time contributed by volunteers and trustees with paid labour at the Real Living Wage (£13.45 per hour).
3,516
Full-time equivalent paid staff
Trafford’s VCSE sector is estimated to employ 3,516 FTE paid staff, corresponding to approximately 4,595 individual employees.
£177.12m
Paid staff GVA
The estimated economic value generated each year through the services and activities delivered by FTE paid staff working in Trafford’s VCSE sector.
