1,289
Estimated number of VCSE organisations
Including 412 registered organisations and 877 below-the-radar organisations not captured on formal registers.
Modelled estimates
The scale and contribution of the sector
Estimated totals for Tameside’s VCSE sector. These are informed estimates from modelling and extrapolation — not exact counts.
£78.06m
Income in 2024/25
Estimated income generated by VCSE organisations.
£75.52m
Expenditure in 2024/25
Estimated expenditure by VCSE organisations.
391,699
Instances of support
Estimated contacts or episodes of support provided to people and communities each year.
28,978
Volunteers and trustees
An estimated 21,953 volunteers and 7,025 trustees or board members across the sector.
2.93m
Volunteer hours contributed
Across Tameside, volunteers and trustees contribute around 56,347 hours each week. Over a year, this is equivalent to 2.93 million hours spent supporting organisations and communities.
£39.41m
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).
1,327
Full-time equivalent paid staff
Tameside’s VCSE sector is estimated to employ 1,327 FTE paid staff, corresponding to approximately 1,821 individual employees.
£66.85m
Paid staff GVA
The estimated economic value generated each year through the services and activities delivered by FTE paid staff working in Tameside’s VCSE sector.
