• In 2017/18, the majority of small charities (85%) reported that they expected demand to continue to increase over the next 12 months.
  • They were more likely to be expecting an increase in demand for their services than in previous years.
  • Similarly, a majority of small charities reported that demand for their services had increased over the past 12 months in 2015, 2016 and 2017/18 respectively.