4,313
Estimated number of VCSE organisations
Including around 2,155 registered organisations and 2,158 below-the-radar groups not captured on formal registers.
Modelled estimates
The scale and contribution of the sector
Estimated totals for Manchester’s VCSE sector. These are informed estimates from modelling and extrapolation — not exact counts.
£816.13m
Income in 2024/25
Estimated income generated by VCSE organisations.
£799.62m
Expenditure in 2024/25
Estimated expenditure by VCSE organisations.
2.59m
Instances of support
Estimated contacts or episodes of support provided to people and communities each year.
123,600
Volunteers and trustees
An estimated 99,000 volunteers and 24,600 trustees or board members across the sector.
14.14m
Volunteer hours contributed
Across Manchester, volunteers and trustees contribute around 271,900 hours each week. Over a year, this is equivalent to 14.14 million hours spent supporting organisations and communities.
£190.14m
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).
13,473
Full-time equivalent paid staff
Manchester’s VCSE sector is estimated to employ 13,473 FTE paid staff, corresponding to approximately 17,438 individual employees.
£678.70m
Paid staff GVA
The estimated economic value generated each year through the services and activities delivered by FTE paid staff working in Manchester’s VCSE sector.
