1,467
Estimated number of VCSE organisations
Including 590 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 Oldham’s VCSE sector. These are informed estimates from modelling and extrapolation — not exact counts.
£132m
Income in 2024/25
Estimated income generated by VCSE organisations.
£128m
Expenditure in 2024/25
Estimated expenditure by VCSE organisations.
564,100
Instances of support
Estimated contacts or episodes of support provided to people and communities each year.
35,200
Volunteers and trustees
An estimated 27,100 volunteers and 8,100 trustees or board members across the sector.
3.72m
Volunteer hours contributed
Across Oldham, volunteers and trustees contribute around 71,500 hours each week. Over a year, this is equivalent to 3.72 million hours spent supporting organisations and communities.
£49.96m
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).
2,227
Full-time equivalent paid staff
Oldham’s VCSE sector is estimated to employ 2,227 FTE paid staff, corresponding to approximately 2,999 individual employees.
£112.18m
Paid staff GVA
The estimated economic value generated each year through the services and activities delivered by FTE paid staff working in Oldham’s VCSE sector.
