More than just a Number:  Themes and trends in charity registrations

Chart 1: declared income of new charities as recorded in published accounts

Income

No. of charities

Percentage of charities

Zero
5
0.7
Under 5k
31
4.3
5k-10k
143
20.1
10k-25k
162
22.7
25k-100k
148
20.8
100k-500k
156
21.9
500k-1M
24
3.4
Over 1M
44
6.2

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Chart 2: who the charities serve

Who the charities serve

Code

Description

No. of charities

Percentage of charities

207 General public/Mankind
1707
57
201 Children/Young people
1557
52
203 People with disabilities
719
24
205 Other charities/Voluntary bodies
686
23
202 Elderly/Old People
657
22
206 Other defined groups
404
13
204 People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
362
12

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Chart 3: how the charities operate

How the charities operate

Code

Description

No. of charities

Percentage of new charities

Percentage of all registered charities

310 Other charitable activities
254
8
10
309 Acts as umbrella or resource body
268
9
9
303 Provides other finance
327
11
4
308 Sponsors or undertakes research
342
11
7
301 Makes grants to individuals
576
19
21
304 Provides human resources
632
21
23
302 Makes grants to organisations
746
25
30
305 Provides buildings/facilities/open space
963
32
31
307 Provides advocacy/advice/information
1039
35
21
306 Provides services
1786
59
34

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Chart 4: region of operation

Region of Operation

Number of charities

Percentage

London
352
11.73
South East
312
10.39
North West
207
6.9
East of England
179
5.96
South West
168
5.6
Yorkshire and the Humber
147
4.9
West Midlands
144
4.8
East Midlands
112
3.73
Wales
80
2.66
North East
62
2.07

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Chart 5: income of survey respondents

Income

No. of respondents

Percentage of respondents

Zero
1
0.8
£1 - £10,000
43
36.1
£10,001 - £25, 000
34
28.6
£25, 001 - £100,000
29
24.4
£100,001 - £500,000
8
6.7
£500,001 - £1 million
3
2.5
More than £1 million
1
0.8

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Chart 6: sources of income

Sources of income

Number

Percentage

Donations and/or legacies
80
67.2
Earned income through rent of buildings, land, equipment etc
16
13.4
Grants from charitable trust or foundation
37
31.1
Investments and/or trading
9
7.6
Membership fees/subscriptions
33
27.7
Public sector grants
27
22.7
Public sector contracts
9
7.6
Other
16
13.4
Don’t know
2
1.7

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Chart 7: confidence in future funding

Confidence level

Number

Percentage

Very confident
60
50
Quite confident
56
47
Not very confident
2
2
Not at all confident
0
0
Don’t know
1
1

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Chart 8: has your organisation experienced any difficulties in recruiting trustees?

Number

Percentage

Yes
8
6.7
Some
19
16.0
No
88
73.9
Don’t know
4
3.4

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Chart 9: methods of trustee recruitment

Method of recruitment

Number

Percentage

External advertisement – in the press
6
5.0
External advertisement - on the web
9
7.6
Internal recruitment (i.e. existing staff, volunteers or members)
67
56.3
It recruits users/beneficiaries
26
21.8
Personal connections (friend, family member, work colleague etc)
57
47.9
Trustee brokerage service
1
0.8
Word of mouth
38
31.9
Don’t know
3
2.5
Other
9
7.6

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Chart 10: does your organisation deliberately recruit trustees with certain, specific types of knowledge and skills?

Extent to which skilled trustees are deliberately recruited

Number

Percentage

Yes – we deliberately target areas in which the trustee board needs development
35
29.4
To some extent – our recruitment is targeted to a certain degree on what skills are needed, but not comprehensively so
51
42.9
No – as yet, we don’t target trustee recruitment in this way, although we may do so in future
32
26.9
Don’t know
1
0.8

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Chart 11: Does your organisation deliberately recruit trustees from diverse backgrounds (eg black and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, young people, refugees and asylum seekers)?

Extent to which trustees from diverse backgrounds are targeted

Number

Percentage

Yes
27
22.7
To some extent – but not very deliberately or systematically
44
37.0
No, we don’t do this at the moment, but we would consider it in future
26
21.8
No, we don’t do this now and we do not plan to do it in future
22
18.5

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Chart 12: does your organisation offer training and support to trustees, especially those that are new to the role?

Extent to which training and support is offered

Number

Percentage

Yes, we offer comprehensive training and support
24
20.2
To some extent – we offer some training and support, but it needs to be developed further
48
40.3
No, as yet we do not offer training and support, but we would consider developing this in future
43
36.1
No, we don’t do this now and we do not plan to do it in future
4
3.4

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Chart 13: top priority area in which respondents indicated their board would like to increase its level of knowledge and expertise

Number 1 priority

Number

Percentage

Campaigning
5
4.2
Charity law/regulation
25
21.0
Commercial/entrepreneurial expertise
3
2.5
Communications/PR/marketing
6
5.0
Financial management & accounting
8
6.7
Fundraising
45
37.8
HR/employment law
2
1.7
Strategic planning & business development
15
12.6
Other (please specify)
3
2.5
None of the above
6
5.0
Don’t know
1
0.8

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