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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 9446 Civil Society Organisations, United Kingdom, 1997-2023: Secure Access 944610.5255/UKDA-SN-9446-1 Office for National Statistics <a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/uk-government-licensing-framework/crown-copyright/" target="_blank">© Crown copyright</a>. The use of these data is subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">UK Data Service End User Licence Agreement</a>. Additional restrictions may also apply. Office for National Statistics UK Data Service 23 October 2025 LEARNED SOCIETIESCOMPANIESVOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONSBUSINESS CLOSURESBUSINESS FORMATIONCHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS Business/industrial management and organisation <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><div>This dataset provides descriptive information on UK civil society organisations that exist (or have existed since 1997) as formally constituted entities taking a variety of legal forms. Researchers and commentators use a range of terms; the 'third sector', 'civil society', the 'voluntary sector' and 'social enterprise' are examples for this population of entities, or subsets thereof.</div><div><br></div><div>In broadly accepted international terminology relating to the third sector, attention focuses on institutions which are: non-profit; do not distribute surpluses to external stakeholders; private; independent of government; and have a significant element of voluntary action in their governance and activities. Data on these organisations are available through sector regulators, such as the financial conduct authority, or the various regulators of charities, as well as through Companies House.</div><div><br></div><div>Data includes date of registration and dissolution and acronyms denoting the type of organisation. The types of entity considered are: registered charities; charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs); Community Interest Companies (CICs); Companies Limited by Guarantee (CLGs); and Registered Societies. The data also contains an ENTREF variable, which when linked to the Business Structure Database (BSD) will add employment, turnover and payroll information not available from any other source. It will therefore provide a novel source of data for analysts of the pattern, growth and change in the distribution of a wider range of third sector organisations than has been possible to date.&nbsp;</div> United Kingdom Institutions/organisationsNational UK civil society organisations that exist (or have existed since 1997) as formally constituted entities taking a variety of legal forms. Numeric Cross-sectional (one-time) study No sampling (total universe) Compilation/Synthesis <p>The Data Collection is available to users registered with the UK Data Service.</p><p>Commercial use is not permitted.</p><p>Use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. Registered users must apply for access via a DEA Research Project Application.</p><p>Registered users must complete the Safe Researcher Training course and gain <a href="https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/digitaleconomyact-research-statistics/better-useofdata-for-research-information-for-researchers/" target="_blank">DEA Accredited Researcher Status</a>.</p><p>Registered users must be based in the UK when accessing data.</p><p>The Data Collection must be accessed via a secure connection method in a safe environment approved by the UK Data Service.</p> See <restrctn> https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 9446 2025-10-28T05:43:17Z ddi:codebook:2_5