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Civil Society Organisations - UK

Dataset

Summary

Citation:
The University of Birmingham, released 12 December 2024, ONS SRS Metadata Catalogue, dataset, Civil Society Organisations - UK, https://doi.org/10.57906/2j3p-ts21

Documentation

Description:
The dataset we are working on will be publicly available as it contains data that are already in the public domain. The dataset which we will construct, working with ONS, will be available under secure conditions, after linkage to the Business Index. This dataset provides descriptive information on UK civil society organisations that exist (or have existed since 1997) as formally constituted entities taking a variety of legal forms. Researchers and commentators use a range of terms - the “third sector”, “civil society”, the “voluntary sector”, “social enterprise” are examples - for this population of entities, or subsets thereof. In broadly accepted international terminology relating to the third sector, attention focuses on institutions which are: non-profit; do not distribute surpluses to external stakeholders; private; independent of government; and have a significant element of voluntary action in their governance and activities. Data on these organisations are available through sector regulators, such as the financial conduct authority, or the various regulators of charities, as well as through Companies House. Data includes: geographical identifiers, date of registration and dissolution, and type of organisation. Types of entity considered are: registered charities; charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs); Community Interest Companies (CICs); Companies Limited by Guarantee (CLGs); and Registered Societies. Where available from open sources, data are also included relating to finances and personnel, including: numbers of staff and volunteers; total income and expenditure; breakdown of income sources, as provided by regulators; indications of receipt of grants from charitable foundations, and of contracts from public sector organisations. We have worked with ONS to merge this organisational database with the Business Index. This significantly augments the dataset we have constructed, since it will add employment, turnover and payroll information not available from any other source. It will therefore provide a novel source of data for analysts of the pattern, growth and change in the distribution of a wider range of third sector organisations than has been possible to date.

Coverage

Spatial

Spatial Coverage:
United Kingdom
Geographical Levels:
n/a

Temporal

Start Date:
01 January 1997
Latest Data:
31 December 2023
Frequency:
IRREGULAR
Distribution Release Date:
12 December 2024

Provenance

Source:
Linked

Access and Governance

Usage

Condition of Access:
Standard access conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Condition of Use:
Standard conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Resource Creator:
“Office for National Statistics”

Access

Access Service:
  • Safe Rooms, SafePods
  • Assured Organisational Connectivity – office based
  • Assured Organisational Connectivity – remote access
  • Safe Rooms
Jurisdictions:
  • GB-EAW
  • GB-SCT
  • GB-NIR
Data Controller:
The University of Birmingham
Access Level:
Access Level 3

Format and Standards

Languages:
en
Formats:
CSV