Achievements
VAST Contribution to the Local Economy:
- Over £5m brought in over the past 3 years
- £2m in the past 12 months
- 51 jobs created directly
- 275 Jobs secured or created in the sector
- 229 Volunteers Placed
- At min wage rate that’s a contribution of over £950,000
Support Provided
- 36 new organisations developed
- 921 advice sessions with groups
- Over 7,000 hours development support
- Over 3,500 hours advice on Funding
- Over 5,000 information enquiries dealt with
- 300 hours one-to-one business support
Representation
- 641 partnerships / Networking meetings facilitated
- Over 1,900 hours in Networking meetings
- 15 Consultation events facilitated
- 31 local and national consultation responses submitted on behalf of the sector
- 1,471 networking sessions at the Dudson Centre
Value For Money
- £90,000 Grant from City Council secured £2m
- That’s a return of 2200% on local investment
- 7,000 hours support = £4 per hour only
- Over 5,000 information enquiries dealt with
- 71 employees & 22 Volunteers
- Dudson Centre – Successful Social Enterprise Self Sufficient no public funding
