1,936
Estimated number of VCSE organisations
Including 859 registered organisations and 1,077 below-the-radar organisations not captured on formal registers.
Modelled estimates
The scale and contribution of the sector
Estimated totals for Salford’s VCSE sector. These are informed estimates from modelling and extrapolation — not exact counts.
£328m
Income in 2024/25
Estimated income generated by VCSE organisations.
£321m
Expenditure in 2024/25
Estimated expenditure by VCSE organisations.
1.05m
Instances of support
Estimated contacts or episodes of support provided to people and communities each year.
53,200
Volunteers and trustees
An estimated 42,200 volunteers and 11,000 trustees or board members across the sector.
5.96m
Volunteer hours contributed
Across Salford, volunteers and trustees contribute around 114,600 hours each week. Over a year, this is equivalent to 5.96 million hours spent supporting organisations and communities.
£80.16m
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).
5,393
Full-time equivalent paid staff
Salford’s VCSE sector is estimated to employ 5,393 FTE paid staff, corresponding to approximately 6,966 individual employees.
£271.67m
Paid staff GVA
The estimated economic value generated each year through the services and activities delivered by FTE paid staff working in Salford’s VCSE sector.
