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The reach and growth of CSSN
Current members, the people they serve, the capacity they bring, and how quickly the network and website are growing — all from live records.
Updated 11 November 2026, 15:29 from current member records.
Last-12-month engagement reported by 68 members
Active grass-roots members since July 2026 · 12 allies
Reported by 69 members · 254 paid staff
Unique visitors in the last 30 days · 34,020 page views
New members in the last 30 days ↑ 8% · 18 weeks as a live network
Unique visitors vs the previous 30 days (27,144 → 18,020)
Pending registrations · 96 already approved
Members offering peer support · 65 newsletter sign-ups
Membership growth
Cumulative active community members by month. 31 organisations have joined in the last 90 days.
Website reach
Unique non-bot visitors recorded on the CSSN website each month.
What members offer each other
Peer support already pledged at registration — the practical value of the network beyond a mailing list.
10 English regions represented · 20 demographic gaps identified · 9 members based in more deprived districts
Geographical spread
Member organisations across England, based on the address given at registration or on their profile.
By region
Places mentioned most
Members by area
How many people members serve
From the registration question “How many people your organisation currently supports/serves?” Last-12-month engagement reported by 68 members: 195,355 people. Size bands from 66 members cover about 334,657–1,519,850 people.
Types of organisation
How current members said their group is set up.
Demographics currently covered
Groups members say their organisation already works with. This is separate from the gaps they want to improve. Existing registrations did not include this question, so the chart fills in as members update their profile.
Demographic gaps to improve
Groups members said they would like to reach better. These are not the groups they already cover. Each bar is the number of current members who selected that gap.
People served by location
Last-12-month engagement figures, attributed to the organisation’s recorded base. Where a member only gave a size band, that range is shown separately. These totals are not split across demographic groups.
| Region | Members | People engaged (last 12 months) | Size-band range |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 20 | 52,080 from 19 members | 237,002–1,136,300 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 7 | 42,005 from 7 members | 15,201–60,750 |
| North West | 7 | 28,500 from 7 members | 12,400–56,000 |
| South East | 15 | 24,680 from 15 members | 28,702–120,100 |
| East Midlands | 1 | 12,000 from 1 member | 10,000–50,000 |
| South West | 8 | 10,650 from 7 members | 14,701–61,050 |
| North East | 2 | 8,500 from 2 members | 7,000–15,000 |
| England (area unspecified) | 8 | 6,940 from 8 members | 2,651–5,650 |
| West Midlands | 1 | 5,000 from 1 member | 5,000–10,000 |
Places with a reported reach
| Place | Members | People engaged (last 12 months) |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 1 | 30,000 |
| Bromley | 3 | 20,300 |
| Derrbyshire | 1 | 20,000 |
| Lewisham | 3 | 13,100 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 12,000 |
| Sheffield | 2 | 10,030 |
| Cumbria | 4 | 6,000 |
| Birmingham | 1 | 5,000 |
| Tyne And Wear | 1 | 5,000 |
| London | 6 | 3,925 |
| Stockton On Tees | 1 | 3,500 |
| Palmers Green | 1 | 3,000 |
| Cornwall | 1 | 3,000 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 2,500 |
| Bristol | 1 | 2,000 |
| Henley | 1 | 2,000 |
Demographics covered by location
Groups members in each area said they already work with. Each chip is a count of organisations, not a count of people.
Demographic gaps by location
Gaps members in each area said they want to improve. Each chip is a count of organisations, not a count of people. We do not divide an organisation’s beneficiaries across the groups they selected.
Members and areas of deprivation
Member bases matched to the English indices of deprivation 2025 local authority summaries (File 10, lower-tier districts). Rank 1 is the most deprived local authority in England on that measure. This shows where organisations are based, not whether the people they serve are deprived.
of 70 members, using a postcode or a recognisable local authority / town.
Members based in a local authority among the most deprived fifth in England (rank of average rank).
Members based in a district that contains at least one neighbourhood in the most deprived 10% nationally.
| Local authority | IMD 2025 rank | Neighbourhoods in most deprived 10% | Members | People engaged | Demographic gaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 8 of 296 | 42.8% | 1 | 5,000 | Families People with disabilities/lasting health conditions Racial, ethnic or national communities Women +3 more |
| Nottingham | 18 of 296 | 30.7% | 1 | 12,000 | Armed Forces Leavers Children 11-17 Low income Unemployed/labour market returners |
| Rochdale | 19 of 296 | 31.1% | 1 | 1,500 | Other |
| Bradford | 23 of 296 | 36.9% | 1 | 30,000 | Children 5-10 Children 11-17 |
| Lewisham | 46 of 296 | 1.7% | 4 | 21,500 | Low income Families Global majority People with disabilities/lasting health conditions +12 more |
| Hounslow | 49 of 296 | 2.0% | 1 | 700 | Children 5-10 Children 11-17 Families People with disabilities/lasting health conditions +1 more |
| Folkestone and Hythe | 66 of 296 | 7.5% | 1 | 1,000 | LGBTQIA+/or any group within this Parents & Guardians Racial, ethnic or national communities Young adults 18-25 |
| Greenwich | 74 of 296 | 0.0% | 3 | 1,105 | Racial, ethnic or national communities Children 11-17 Global majority Young adults 18-25 +5 more |
| Kirklees | 85 of 296 | 13.5% | 1 | 945 | |
| Cornwall | 86 of 296 | 3.3% | 2 | 3,600 | Global majority Racial, ethnic or national communities Young adults 18-25 |
| Sheffield | 90 of 296 | 21.9% | 2 | 10,030 | Global majority Low income Asylum Seekers and/or Refugees Families +2 more |
| Cumberland | 98 of 296 | 10.2% | 1 | 500 | Families Parents & Guardians People with disabilities/lasting health conditions Young adults 18-25 +1 more |
| Croydon | 105 of 296 | 3.5% | 2 | 1,250 | Young adults 18-25 Low income LGBTQIA+/or any group within this Men +4 more |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 108 of 296 | 1.7% | 1 | 1,000 | Global majority Men Older People |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 119 of 296 | 19.4% | 1 | 3,500 | |
| Bristol, City of | 123 of 296 | 11.2% | 1 | 2,000 | Children 11-17 LGBTQIA+/or any group within this Racial, ethnic or national communities |
| Leeds | 124 of 296 | 17.2% | 2 | 900 | Families Older People Parents & Guardians People with disabilities/lasting health conditions +4 more |
| Brighton and Hove | 143 of 296 | 7.9% | 1 | 0 | |
| North Tyneside | 145 of 296 | 8.3% | 1 | 5,000 | Asylum Seekers and/or Refugees Global majority Racial, ethnic or national communities |
| High Peak | 167 of 296 | 5.1% | 2 | 21,000 | Young adults 18-25 Racial, ethnic or national communities Low income Unemployed/labour market returners |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 169 of 296 | 5.0% | 1 | 50 | Other |
| Chichester | 177 of 296 | 0.0% | 1 | 300 | Families Parents & Guardians People with disabilities/lasting health conditions Racial, ethnic or national communities |
| Worthing | 185 of 296 | 0.0% | 1 | 500 | Older People People with disabilities/lasting health conditions Racial, ethnic or national communities Young adults 18-25 |
| North Yorkshire | 189 of 296 | 2.6% | 2 | 330 | Children 5-10 Children 11-17 Families Young adults 18-25 +8 more |
| Adur | 192 of 296 | 0.0% | 1 | 2,000 | |
| Sevenoaks | 206 of 296 | 1.3% | 1 | 300 | Children 11-17 Young adults 18-25 Low income |
| Tunbridge Wells | 212 of 296 | 0.0% | 2 | 1,350 | Asylum Seekers and/or Refugees Boys Children 11-17 Families +12 more |
| Wiltshire | 219 of 296 | 0.7% | 2 | 500 | Racial, ethnic or national communities Young adults 18-25 Families Global majority +4 more |
| Tonbridge and Malling | 235 of 296 | 0.0% | 2 | 530 | Children 11-17 Children 5-10 Global majority Families +3 more |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 237 of 296 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | |
| Bromley | 248 of 296 | 0.5% | 4 | 20,400 | LGBTQIA+/or any group within this Young adults 18-25 Armed Forces Leavers Men +6 more |
| Buckinghamshire | 250 of 296 | 0.0% | 1 | 500 | |
| Cheltenham | 251 of 296 | 2.6% | 1 | 2,500 | Armed Forces Leavers Asylum Seekers and/or Refugees Boys People with disabilities/lasting health conditions +2 more |
| South Gloucestershire | 253 of 296 | 0.0% | 1 | 2,000 | Global majority Older People Racial, ethnic or national communities |
| Woking | 258 of 296 | 0.0% | 1 | 1,500 | Asylum Seekers and/or Refugees Global majority LGBTQIA+/or any group within this Racial, ethnic or national communities |
| City of London | 267 of 296 | 0.0% | 4 | 3,125 | Global majority LGBTQIA+/or any group within this People with disabilities/lasting health conditions Racial, ethnic or national communities +11 more |
| Winchester | 268 of 296 | 0.0% | 1 | 1,000 | Men Parents & Guardians Racial, ethnic or national communities Low income |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 285 of 296 | 0.0% | 1 | 1,200 | |
| South Oxfordshire | 287 of 296 | 0.0% | 1 | 2,000 | People with disabilities/lasting health conditions Racial, ethnic or national communities Young adults 18-25 Low income |
IoD 2025 ranks 33,755 neighbourhoods (LSOAs). Most CSSN registrations give a town or a partial address, so this page uses the official local-authority summary: useful for comparing districts, not for saying a specific street or beneficiary is deprived. The Indices also cannot identify deprived people, measure affluence, or be split across the demographic groups an organisation selected. Explore the source data on the Local Deprivation Explorer.
These totals use existing member and registration answers only. Individual contact details and free-text answers are not shown. Visit the members directory for public profiles.