What is the VCSE in Gloucestershire?
Measuring the total volume of VCSE organisations is a big challenge. This is because many organisations operate without a constitution or any formal registering process. This means they do not appear on any formal register like Companies House or the Charity Commission – in this respect these organisations operate Below the Radar (BTR) and are hard to accurately count.
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NCVO research conducted by Southamton University indicates that there will be around 3.66 BTR orgs per 1000 people. Based on a Gloucestershire population of 633,558 we estimate that there are 2316 BTR organisations.