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.
