The Third Sector in Southend on Sea Landscape review and critical issues Alison Semmence – Chief Executive SAVS
The evidence base • 360 SAVS members invited to participate, 41 responded including all the larger bodies • The data is based on the 2014-15 financial year but the trends reported continue • 23 respondents had income over £100k
Composition of the sector Type of Organisation Group worked with Transport 0% Victims of Arts Substance Crime Other 2% Misuse Anyone Other Advocacy Bereavement 2% 6% 3% 9% 13% 9% 2% BME Sport 7% Older People 2% 10% Community Homeless Group 4% Carers 9% 9% Social Care 10% Counselling Men 6% Children Criminal 10% 7% Justice 2% Information Education, 17% Women Disability Employment, 10% 10% training Mental Health 6% Health 11% 7% Environment Faith Learning Youth Groups 1% Housing 1% Difficulty 3% 5% 6%
Selection of key achievements Supported the elderly to Volunteer "form filling" Saved 9 lives and remain safe, healthy programme completed rescued 140 people last and independent at 1300 successful benefit year home forms amounting to £4.3m income for older people in Southend Helped 15 women break Helped 5 clients become Helped children through the barriers to debt free in our first reconnect with exercise year separated parents Helped people gain Transformed lives Brought diverse benefits and support through helping with communities together that allow independent recovery and entry to through friendship living employment projects
Income – 2014-15 Key facts Critical issues The sector is heavily • dependent on income from Income from Income from Respondents Respondents public bodies which are outside outside total income total income Southend £5.6 Southend £5.6 themselves under funding £15.8 million £15.8 million million million pressure The CCG accounts for just • 2% of the sector’s income Southend Southend Council grants Council grants Income fell by Income fell by Funding for key work is • and contracts and contracts 8% between 8% between account for account for 2013-14 and 2013-14 and being cut e.g. total one third of one third of 2014-15 2014-15 Dementia Community total income total income contract was £210k now £150k
Financial health of the sector Key facts Critical issues The sector is struggling • financially and drawing on 13 of the 41 13 of the 41 35% of 35% of reserves to make ends respondents had respondents had respondents respondents insufficient insufficient meet. This is not reported falling reported falling income in 2014- income in 2014- income income sustainable 15 to cover costs 15 to cover costs Financial pressures are • exacerbated by funding 39% of 39% of respondents respondents insecurity All but one met All but one met anticipate anticipate the funding gap the funding gap Several respondents financial financial • from reserves from reserves difficulties in the difficulties in the commented that local near future near future authority contracts do not cover costs
Demand Critical issues Key facts • If current trends continue the sector will The sector provides support The sector provides support 30% of respondents report 30% of respondents report (direct and indirect) to over (direct and indirect) to over not be able to meet rising demand for services rising demand for services 38,000 people 38,000 people additional demand for services Causes of increased demand Causes of increased demand • Cuts to statutory services given: given: 80% - general increase in 80% - general increase in client base client base are increasing the On average demand is On average demand is 60% - increased complexity 60% - increased complexity estimated to have increased estimated to have increased of caseload of caseload by 30% by 30% complexity and volume 33% - cutbacks in statutory 33% - cutbacks in statutory services services of the sector’s caseload
Workforce Key facts Critical issues The sector makes an important • contribution to the local economy The 41 respondents The 41 respondents but there are real concerns about The 41 respondents The 41 respondents have over 1650 active have over 1650 active employ 657 full time employ 657 full time the volunteer workforce. volunteers working in volunteers working in equivalent people equivalent people Southend Southend Many volunteers are elderly • themselves and it is difficult to attract younger people As casework becomes more • Volunteers at the 41 Volunteers at the 41 complex volunteers need different respondents respondents Most organisations Most organisations contribute about contribute about skills, which are often in short would like more would like more 205,000 hours each 205,000 hours each volunteers but few volunteers but few supply year – with an year – with an report any increase in report any increase in economic value of economic value of interest in interest in Younger people are using • about £2.5 million about £2.5 million volunteering volunteering each year (using each year (using volunteering as a pathway to paid average weekly pay) average weekly pay) work which impacts on the sustainability of some service provided
Tackling the A&E crisis The sector wants to make a But there are barriers which contribution need to be overcome Funding is rarely available • Keeping people Keeping people 25 out of 41 25 out of 41 out of A&E out of A&E respondents respondents for preventative work through through could make a could make a providing providing contribution to contribution to There would need to be information, information, • alleviating A&E alleviating A&E education and education and pressures pressures investment in skills support support Volunteer workforce would • Helping secure Helping secure need to expand as already Extra support to Extra support to successful successful people with people with discharge discharge working at full capacity mental health mental health alleviating bed alleviating bed issues preventing issues preventing blocking and blocking and inappropriate inappropriate True costs of care need to • preventing preventing demands on A&E demands on A&E readmission readmission be met by commissioners
Outcomes delivered Improved safety, Increased motivation, Increased referrals of understanding of risk quality of life, social individuals living in most and provided safe interaction and deprived areas or who accommodation to effective management have multiple risk prevent further of health condition factors incidents of domestic violence Asylum seekers feel People remain at home Less social isolation more secure and valued and are independent and able to contribute to community Greater community People becoming free of Improved child welfare cohesion debt and learning to budget for the future
The sector is changing Critical issues Strategic response Reconfiguration could mean • a reduction in services to Reconfiguration Reconfiguration harder to reach groups Business development Business development 10 organisations are 10 organisations are reconfiguring their reconfiguring their 5 organisations are 5 organisations are service offer, cutting service offer, cutting looking to develop new looking to develop new Organisations may be • back on range or quantity back on range or quantity services or expand into services or expand into of services provided of services provided new areas new areas drawn to areas where there is funding thus increasing competition Income generation Income generation All organisations are fishing 13 organisations are 13 organisations are Technological Technological • looking at new ways to looking at new ways to developments developments generate income generate income in the same pool for funds 2 organisations are 2 organisations are including setting up including setting up looking into improving looking into improving shops, applying for more shops, applying for more their online / telephone their online / telephone whether that is the grants, charging grants, charging activity activity strategies and improved strategies and improved fundraising activities fundraising activities Council, charity shops or donations
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