Wave 9 Report March 2025

Paying the Price: VCSE Barometer Wave 9 Report

Our comprehensive analysis of cost-of-living impacts on the VCSE sector reveals brilliant insights for policy makers and sector leaders. This report examines how organisations are brilliantly adapting to economic pressures while maintaining their vital community services.

Wave 6 Report May 2024

VCSE Barometer Wave 6: Economic Pressures and Sector Strength

This wave explores how the VCSE sector is adapting to ongoing cost-of-living challenges and provides key insights for strategic resilience.

Barometer Wave 7 Final Report

VCSE Barometer: Final Results from Wave 7

This conclusive report presents headline findings from the seventh Barometer survey round, highlighting key challenges and innovation stories.

Tethered Fortunes Report

Tethered Fortunes: Navigating Uncertainty in the VCSE Sector

An analysis of how economic headwinds continue to challenge voluntary organisations and the strategies being deployed in response.

A Tale of Two Sectors Report

A Tale of Two Sectors: Diverging Challenges and Responses

This report explores the widening divide in experiences across VCSE organisations, with smaller charities facing mounting pressures while others begin to stabilise.

Shifting Out of Reverse Report

Shifting Out of Reverse: Forward Momentum in the Sector

This report captures the signs of recovery in the VCSE sector while addressing the persistent barriers that prevent true long-term sustainability.

Running Hot Report

Running Hot, Burning Out: Sector Pressures and Mental Health

Exploring how rising service demand and limited resources are affecting the wellbeing of VCSE sector workers and organisations nationwide.

Breaching the Dam Report

Breaching the Dam: Rising Demand and Organisational Strain

This report explores how a surge in community needs is overwhelming many VCSE organisations, highlighting the gaps in support and funding.

Hands in the Air Report

Hands in the Air: When Sector Optimism Meets Overwhelm

A look at how hope and determination persist in the VCSE sector despite increasing levels of fatigue, burnout, and overstretch among key workers.

Lights Out Report

Lights Out: Energy Costs and the Future of Community Services

This report examines the deepening energy crisis and its effects on the ability of VCSE organisations to operate community hubs, warm spaces, and vital local services.