VCSE Survey 2026
  • Local Access: Social Economy Evaluation

    Introduction

    Thank you for participating in this survey. We are The Good Economy, a social impact advisory firm dedicated to enhancing the role of business and finance in inclusive and sustainable development. We are working with the six Local Access Programmes to evaluate their impact on the local social economy. To do so, we are gathering information from VCSE organisations in each location who have and have not benefitted from the Local Access Programme.  


     
    Please provide responses to the following questions about your organisation in as much detail as possible. The results of the survey will only be used on an aggregate basis to understand general trends and changes in the local social economy. As such, any individual organisational details will not be revealed in our analysis. However, if you would prefer not to include the name of your organisation when completing the survey, please write the first and last letter of your organisation and a number between 1-10 (e.g. The Good Economy may be TY1). This will only be used for data identification and analysis purposes. 


     
    Data collected will not be used by The Good Economy for any other purposes other than those described in our contract with Access, to conduct a social economy evaluation for the Local Access Programme or shared with parties other than Access and the Places. 

     

     
    If you have any questions or concerns, please contact astrid@thegoodeconomy.co.uk. 

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  • Your organisation

  • 1. Which of the following do you think best describes your organisation?

  • 2. Is your organisation a registered charity?
  • 3. What is the main issue or area your organisation focuses on? Please select the primary outcome area:

  • Is this an estimation?
  • 5. Do you own any property assets?
  • Property assets could be a building that you use as an office or for service delivery.

  • 7. Do you engage with the Local Authority/Council in your area? If so, please explain in what ways.
  • 8. How would you rate your organisations' current level of resilience (cope with unexpected challenges)? Please provide an explanation for your response in the text below.
  • 9. Has your organisation received support from the Local Access Programme?
  • Organisation team

  • 14. How would you rate the capacity of your team to deliver services which meet local demand?
  • Financials

    The following section is about the financial performance of your organisation. This information will only be used to understand general trends and changes in income across organisations in your Place. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact astrid@thegoodeconomy.co.uk.
  • 15. What was your organisation's revenue for the last financial year (2024-2025)?
  • 16. What are the main sources of your revenue? Please specify with rough proportions by %.
  • Please specify the type of donations.

  • Please specify the type of trading revenue.

  • 17. What was your organisation's profit before tax for the last financial year (2024-2025)?
  • Funding sources

  • 18. Has your organisation taken on any form of repayable finance / social investment in the past?
  • Repayable finance includes loans or other money that your organisation must pay back. Social investment is a form of repayable finance given by investors who want to help social organisations grow — such as buying a building, developing services, or improving financial sustainability.

  • 19. If yes, please describe the following:

  • 20. Has your organisation taken on social investment from the Local Access Programme? Please describe.
  • 21. How confident do you feel with the terminology and process of applying for repayable finance / social investment / blended finance?
  • 22. Would your organisation be likely to take on repayable finance / social investment in the next 5 years? Please provide a rationale for your response.
  • Thank you for completing this survey.

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