A riskier role for charities

Click here to download the Guardian Society write-up of the roundtable (PDF) on voluntary organisations and bidding for public services contracts. NCVO's UK Civil Society Almanac , formed the key discussion points: • Around a third of charity funding comes from government sources, accounting for £13.9bn in 2009-10. • Charities' income from statutory grants has declined steadily from a peak of £5.3bn in real terms in 2003-04 to £3bn in 2009-10. • There has been an increase in contract income for charities, from £4.3bn in 2000-01 to £10.9bn in 2009-10. • Income for charities from statutory bodies' contracts has increased by 157% in 10 years. Roundtable report commissioned by Seven Plus and controlled by the Guardian. Discussion hosted to a brief agreed with Ecclesiastical Insurance . Paid for by Ecclesiastical Insurance.