Our weekly survey is designed to take the temperature of the civil society sector as the COVID-19 crisis continues to unfold, monitoring the pressures being faced by charities and voluntary organisations across the country and understanding how the picture is changing over time. Over the course of 9 & 10 June 2020, a total of 231 respondents filled in the survey. The respondents were split between 77 ‘small’ charities (annual income of less than £500,000), 127 ‘medium’ sized charities (income between £500,000 and £10 million) and 27 ‘large’ charities (income of £10 million or more).
Commenting on the findings Anoushka Kenley, Research & Policy Director of Pro Bono Economics, said:
“With incomes being squeezed and demand for support being elevated, we already know that UK charities face a very significant funding gap – around £10 billion in the next six months according to our estimate. This week’s survey shows no let up in the challenges for the sector.
“There has been a marked increase in respondents saying they’ve applied for funding from the government’s rescue package, but this appears to have done little to change sentiment about either the scale of the problem being faced or the adequacy of the government response.
“It remains the case that nine-in-ten charities expect COVID-19 to damage their ability to meet their objectives in the coming six months, more than half have cut back on their activities and around one-in-ten expect to go out of business.”
Notes: 09/10 June = 231 responses. Past weeks: 261, 323, 196, 406, 126, 433 responses respectively.
Source: Charity responses to PBE & Civil Society Media survey.
Notes: 231 responses, comprising 77 ‘small’ and 154 ‘all other’.
Notes: 231 responses.
Notes: 231 responses. Respondents were asked to tick all options that applied.
Notes: 231 responses, comprising 77 ‘small’ and 154 ‘all other’. Respondents were asked to tick all options that apply.
Source: Charity responses to PBE & Civil Society Media survey
Notes: 09/10 June = 231 responses. Past weeks: 261, 323, 196 responses respectively.
Notes: 09/10 June = 231 responses. Past weeks: 261, 323, 196, 406 responses respectively.