Introduction
Charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises are integral to individuals and communities throughout Buckinghamshire. There are approximately 2,465 charities registered in Buckinghamshire (CharityBase, 2022) and 2,218 other civil society organisations (Community Impact Bucks, 2019) including social enterprises, voluntary groups, sports clubs and other ‘formal’ not for profits. It is hard to calculate the size of the the VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise) sector because many voluntary organisations and community groups are not registered with the Charity Commission, and do not need to publish reports or accounts, making data collection difficult. Of the charities that are registered in Buckinghamshire, most are small with an income of under £100,000 per year. There are also more charities registered per 1,000 residents in Buckinghamshire compared to England as a whole.
Some of this data has been gathered from funders in Buckinghamshire including the Rothschild Foundation, Heart of Bucks, Leap, Fairhive (formerly VAHT) and Red Kite. The Bucks Data Exchange hopes to continue gathering data from other Buckinghamshire based funders, to improve our understanding of funding and the charitable sector in the county.
Data
Largest charities
This table provides information on the 20 largest registered charities operating in Buckinghamshire. It contains their latest reported annual income, a link to their website and the number of staff and volunteers they have.
Charity delivery approach
This data shows the different methods of operation that registered charities in Buckinghamshire undertake. Charities can use a range of methods to deliver support to their beneficiaries and this chart does not necessarily reflect all the different types of work that charities do.
Charity beneficiaries
This chart shows the groups of people that charities in Buckinghamshire seek to support. Charities can benefit many different groups of people and this chart does not necessarily reflect all the groups that charities work with.
Geographic Local Charity Focus
This chart shows where charities that benefit a specified local area in Buckinghamshire are based. Some registered charities, particularly smaller ones, have a local focus and specify the area that they seek to support, while other Buckinghamshire based charities operate nationally or internationally. Charities with a national and international focus are not included in this dataset.
Annual charity income
This chart shows how the annual income of charities is distributed according to a range of income bands, giving an indicator of the size of registered charities in Buckinghamshire. The chart also contains comparative data on the proportion of registered charities that fall into the same income bands across England and Wales.
Value of Bucks grants given
This chart contains the total value of grants awarded by some of the key funders in Buckinghamshire, to Buckinghamshire based organisations. It shows how much funding grant makers have given away in the past few years.
Size of Bucks grants given
This data shows the size of grants given by some of the key funders in Buckinghamshire to Buckinghamshire based organisations. It gives an indication of how much funding these grant makers are giving out, and how big their awards are.
Number of Bucks grants given
This chart shows the total number of grants given by some of the key charitable funders in Buckinghamshire to Buckinghamshire based organisations. It gives an indication of how active these grant makers are and how many different projects they have supported over the past few years.
