Less than half of local charities confident of long-term survival 

Site Admin • 6 May 2018

source: UKFundraising
published: 27 April 2018

Demand for services is up and continues to rise but few charities feel sufficiently resourced to meet it, with less than half confident of their survival beyond the next five years, a report from Localgiving has found.

Localgiving’s latest Local Charity and Community Group Sustainability Report , presented to voluntary sector bodies including NCVO, IoF, DCMS, SCC, Lloyds Foundation and DSC on 26 April, is based on 686 responses from local charities and community groups, and highlights the growing challenges faced by many.

It reveals that while only 47% of local charities and community groups are confident they will survive beyond five years, 78% of groups have seen an increase in demand for their services over the past 12 months with 85% of these groups predicting a further increase in demand over the coming year.

However, only 14% feel they have sufficient resources to meet it.

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