1,847
Estimated number of VCSE organisations
Including 712 registered organisations and 1,135 below-the-radar organisations not captured on formal registers.
Modelled estimates
The scale and contribution of the sector
Estimated totals for Bolton’s VCSE sector. These are informed estimates from modelling and extrapolation — not exact counts.
£235m
Income in 2024/25
Estimated income generated by VCSE organisations.
£230m
Expenditure in 2024/25
Estimated expenditure by VCSE organisations.
828,176
Instances of support
Estimated contacts or episodes of support provided to people and communities each year.
46,900
Volunteers and trustees
An estimated 36,600 volunteers and 10,300 trustees or board members across the sector.
5.08m
Volunteer hours contributed
Across Bolton, volunteers and trustees contribute around 97,700 hours each week. Over a year, this is equivalent to 5.08 million hours spent supporting organisations and communities.
£68.34m
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).
3,880
Full-time equivalent paid staff
Bolton’s VCSE sector is estimated to employ 3,880 FTE paid staff, corresponding to approximately 5,100 individual employees.
£195.45m
Paid staff GVA
The estimated economic value generated each year through the services and activities delivered by FTE paid staff working in Bolton’s VCSE sector.
