1,337
Estimated number of VCSE organisations
Including 475 registered organisations and 862 below-the-radar organisations not captured on formal registers.
Modelled estimates
The scale and contribution of the sector
Estimated totals for Rochdale’s VCSE sector. These are informed estimates from modelling and extrapolation — not exact counts.
£113m
Income in 2024/25
Estimated income generated by VCSE organisations.
£109m
Expenditure in 2024/25
Estimated expenditure by VCSE organisations.
480,100
Instances of support
Estimated contacts or episodes of support provided to people and communities each year.
31,700
Volunteers and trustees
An estimated 24,300 volunteers and 7,400 trustees or board members across the sector.
3.30m
Volunteer hours contributed
Across Rochdale, volunteers and trustees contribute around 63,400 hours each week. Over a year, this is equivalent to 3.30 million hours spent supporting organisations and communities.
£44.33m
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).
1,893
Full-time equivalent paid staff
Rochdale’s VCSE sector is estimated to employ 1,893 FTE paid staff, corresponding to approximately 2,539 individual employees.
£95.36m
Paid staff GVA
The estimated economic value generated each year through the services and activities delivered by FTE paid staff working in Rochdale’s VCSE sector.
