Mapping and analysing the third and civil society sectors
About our data
This project produces a range of open data resources that support research on the UK’s third sector and civil society. These resources include a comprehensive register of organisations drawn from multiple regulatory sources, longitudinal financial records for charities and nonprofit companies, and records of public procurement contracts awarded to civil society organisations. All datasets are linked through a common organisational identifier, enabling cross-resource analysis.
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 | Mar 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 | Mar 2026 | Download |
| Nonprofit Financial Records | Financial data for Community Interest Companies and other nonprofit companies, extracted from accounts filed at Companies House. | Coming soon | Feb 2026 | Download |
| TCSS Procurement Records | Records of public procurement contracts and grants awarded to third sector and civil society organisations, drawn from open contracting and grants data. | Guidance notes | Feb 2026 | Download |
| CIC 36 Forms | Beneficiaries, activities and use of surplus from incorporation documents of Community Interest Companies. One row per company, up to ten activities per record. | Guidance notes | Feb 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: 26 February 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.