State of the Sector Survey

Person completing this form:

SECTION A – Demand & Organisational Situation

A1. How would you describe your organisation’s current situation?
A2. Demand over the past 12 months
A3. Expected demand over the next 12 months
A4. Reasons demand is changing (tick all that apply)

SECTION B – Finance & Resilience

B1. Financial position over the past 12 months
B2. Expected financial position over the next 12 months
B3. Actions taken due to rising costs (tick all that apply)
B4. Sustainability of contracts with councils/NHS
B5. Approximate months of unrestricted reserves

SECTION C – Workforce & Volunteers

C1. Staffing situation
C2. Main staffing challenges (tick all that apply)
C3. Volunteer numbers compared with last year
C4. Volunteer challenges (tick all that apply)

SECTION D – Community Needs & Local Picture

D2. Are you seeing changes in the profile of people you support?
D3. Which groups are hardest to reach? (tick all that apply)

SECTION E – Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

E1. How prepared do you feel for LGR? (1 = Not at all prepared, 5 = Fully prepared)
E2. Have you had any direct communication about LGR?
E3. Main concerns about LGR (tick all that apply)

SECTION F – Support Needs & Priorities

F1. What support from Communities 1st would help you most next year? (tick all that apply)
F2. Top three priorities for your organisation next year

SECTION G – Admin

G1. Role of person completing the survey