1,345
Estimated number of VCSE organisations
Including 617 registered organisations and 728 below-the-radar organisations not captured on formal registers.
Modelled estimates
The scale and contribution of the sector
Estimated totals for Bury’s VCSE sector. These are informed estimates from modelling and extrapolation — not exact counts.
£185m
Income in 2024/25
Estimated income generated by VCSE organisations.
£180m
Expenditure in 2024/25
Estimated expenditure by VCSE organisations.
667,045
Instances of support
Estimated contacts or episodes of support provided to people and communities each year.
35,700
Volunteers and trustees
An estimated 28,100 volunteers and 7,600 trustees or board members across the sector.
3.95m
Volunteer hours contributed
Across Bury, volunteers and trustees contribute around 75,900 hours each week. Over a year, this is equivalent to 3.95 million hours spent supporting organisations and communities.
£53.11m
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).
3,091
Full-time equivalent paid staff
Bury’s VCSE sector is estimated to employ 3,091 FTE paid staff, corresponding to approximately 4,079 individual employees.
£155.71m
Paid staff GVA
The estimated economic value generated each year through the services and activities delivered by FTE paid staff working in Bury’s VCSE sector.
