1,819
Estimated number of VCSE organisations
Including 707 registered organisations and 1,112 below-the-radar organisations not captured on formal registers.
Modelled estimates
The scale and contribution of the sector
Estimated totals for Stockport’s VCSE sector. These are informed estimates from modelling and extrapolation — not exact counts.
£180m
Income in 2024/25
Estimated income generated by VCSE organisations.
£176m
Expenditure in 2024/25
Estimated expenditure by VCSE organisations.
708,700
Instances of support
Estimated contacts or episodes of support provided to people and communities each year.
44,300
Volunteers and trustees
An estimated 34,200 volunteers and 10,100 trustees or board members across the sector.
4.68m
Volunteer hours contributed
Across Stockport, volunteers and trustees contribute around 90,000 hours each week. Over a year, this is equivalent to 4.68 million hours spent supporting organisations and communities.
£62.95m
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).
3,012
Full-time equivalent paid staff
Stockport’s VCSE sector is estimated to employ 3,012 FTE paid staff, corresponding to approximately 4,000 individual employees.
£151.73m
Paid staff GVA
The estimated economic value generated each year through the services and activities delivered by FTE paid staff working in Stockport’s VCSE sector.
