Mapping and analysing the third and civil society sectors
Uses of the data
Others are already building on this data — here’s where.
| Organisation | Publication | How the database is used | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) | UK Community Needs Index 2025 | Supplies the “third sector organisations per 100,000 population” indicator in the Active and engaged community domain | Technical methodology paper (PDF) |
| 3ni (National Network for Neighbourhood Improvement), with OCSI | Social Capital Score (June 2026) | Supplies the “third sector organisations per 100,000 population” indicator in the Bridging dimension | Technical methodology paper (PDF) |
| Find that Charity | Find that Charity | Supplies the description shown on Community Interest Company profiles, drawn from the activities and use-of-surplus statements in our CIC Founding Purposes dataset (example profile) | CIC Founding Purposes guidance notes |
Data resources
| Name | Description | Guidance | Version | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCSS Organisation Register | A deduplicated list of all formally registered UK third and civil society sector organisations. Records are compiled from official registers of ten UK regulators, including the Charity Commission for England and Wales, Companies House, and Care Quality Commission. | Guidance notes | Jul 2026 | Download |
| Charity Financial Records | Longitudinal financial data for registered charities, including income, expenditure and balance sheet items, mapped to the organisational register. | Guidance notes | Jul 2026 | Download |
| Nonprofit Financial Records | Financial data for Community Interest Companies and other nonprofit companies, extracted from accounts filed at Companies House. | Guidance notes | Jul 2026 | Download |
| TCSS Procurement Records (payments) | Payment-level records of public spending with third sector and civil society organisations, drawn from central government, NHS and Contracts Finder open data. | Guidance notes | Jun 2026 | Download |
| TCSS Contracts Finder Records | Contract-level data on awarded public contracts published on Contracts Finder, enriched with the project’s supplier classification. Covers contracts awarded to all suppliers, with civil society organisations identified. | Guidance notes | Jun 2026 | Download |
| CIC Founding Purposes | What each Community Interest Company promised to do for its community — the founding-purpose statement filed at incorporation (Form CIC 36) or on conversion to CIC status (Form CIC 37): who will benefit, what activities it will undertake, and how any surplus will be used. | Guidance notes | Jul 2026 | Download |
| CIC Board of Directors | Organisation-level summaries of the boards of directors of Community Interest Companies, extracted from official filings to Companies House. | Guidance notes | Mar 2026 | Download |
Last edited: 23 July 2026. TCSS = Third and Civil Society Sectors.
Disclaimer
Data resources are provided “as is” for research and analysis purposes. The project team does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the source data. Issues with the underlying data should be directed to the original data owners; the relevant regulators are listed in each dataset’s guidance notes.
Use cases and limitations
Intended uses: Academic research, policy analysis, understanding sector patterns (geography, finances, employment), and cross-sector linkage analysis.
Limitations: No individual contact information is included; address fields in the Organisation Register are sourced from publicly available regulatory data. Detailed use cases and limitations are provided in each dataset’s guidance notes.
Collaboration
We welcome collaboration with researchers interested in using the data for their own analyses, or in contributing to the project’s data infrastructure. If you are interested in working together, please contact research@brawdata.com.