Slider defaults reflect UK charity sector averages. Adjust to match your organisation for a more accurate estimate.
for a 50-person charity, driven primarily by turnover, productivity loss, and absence
A typical full programme investment for your size is around £0 per year. The estimated cost above is 0× the programme cost.
Most charities find that the pension and benefits savings identified in the Review more than cover the programme cost in year one, meaning the savings can be redirected to programme delivery.
Four cost categories, each estimated using widely accepted research figures applicable to UK organisations. These are averages, your specific number will differ. The Charity Wellbeing Review finds the real one.
Number of staff × turnover rate × (75% of average salary). Replacing an experienced charity professional typically costs 50% to 200% of annual salary in recruitment, onboarding, and productivity loss during transition. The charity sector specifically tends toward the upper end given the difficulty of recruiting mission-aligned talent.
Approximately 25% of UK employees report financial worries affecting their performance, costing roughly three hours of focused output per week per affected person. In charity work, this often translates into slower programme delivery and weaker funder relationships.
UK average sickness absence is 9.4 days per employee. Roughly 20% of that absence is linked to stress and financial pressure. Daily salary cost × stress-linked absence × workforce size. Charity teams tend to be small, which makes each absent day proportionally more disruptive.
Average UK employer spends roughly £800 per employee per year on benefits, and around 15% of that is typically unused or poorly understood. For charities, that waste is doubly painful: it's money that could have gone to programme delivery or staff retention.
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