1,804
Estimated number of VCSE organisations
Including 542 registered organisations and 1,262 below-the-radar organisations not captured on formal registers.
Modelled estimates
The scale and contribution of the sector
Estimated totals for Wigan’s VCSE sector. These are informed estimates from modelling and extrapolation — not exact counts.
£145.10m
Income in 2024/25
Estimated income generated by VCSE organisations.
£141.28m
Expenditure in 2024/25
Estimated expenditure by VCSE organisations.
615,000
Instances of support
Estimated contacts or episodes of support provided to people and communities each year.
41,700
Volunteers and trustees
An estimated 31,800 volunteers and 9,900 trustees or board members across the sector.
4.29m
Volunteer hours contributed
Across Wigan, volunteers and trustees contribute around 82,500 hours each week. Over a year, this is equivalent to 4.29 million hours spent supporting organisations and communities.
£57.62m
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).
2,416
Full-time equivalent paid staff
Wigan’s VCSE sector is estimated to employ 2,416 FTE paid staff, corresponding to approximately 3,213 individual employees.
£121.70m
Paid staff GVA
The estimated economic value generated each year through the services and activities delivered by FTE paid staff working in Wigan’s VCSE sector.
