Greater Manchester statistical information

• Includes over 10,000 organisations, 6% of the national sector
• Is the largest and most diverse outside London
• Is involved in health, housing, transport, employment, media, care, education, the environment, training, campaigning and much more
• Employs 36,000 paid staff (3% of the Greater Manchester workforce) and 1.2 million volunteers
• Owns assets worth £4 billion and has an annual income of £1.6 billion

- National data taken from The UK Voluntary Sector Almanac 2006 (NCVO) and apportioned based on size of population and sector.
- Size of sector in Greater Manchester from Spinning the Spiders Web (GMCVO for Voluntary Sector Support ChangeUp consortium, 2005).
- Draft GM Economic Development Plan (Manchester Enterprises 2004) shows there are 1,152,600 people employed in Greater Manchester.