Sources
Figures and their sources
| Claim | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation budget convention | 6 to 8 per cent of programme cost | The Evaluator, "How much does evaluation cost in the UK?" (March 2026) |
| Evaluation budget a £60,000 grant carries | about £4,200 | Arithmetic: 7 per cent of £60,000 |
| Day rates for evaluation work | £250 to £350 for data collection and delivery support; £350 to £500 for an experienced evaluator; £500 to £700 and more for specialist evaluation including economic impact | The same article, checked against it on 12 September 2026 |
| One focus group session | £1,500 to £4,000 | The same article |
| Charities with employee numbers on the register | 13,103 of 171,188 | Our analysis of the Charity Commission register of charities in England and Wales, March 2026 extract |
| Registered charities in England and Wales | 171,188 | Charity Commission register of charities, March 2026 extract |
| About 7p in every grant pound set aside for evaluation (in the trailer) | 6 to 8 per cent, shown at its midpoint | The Evaluator article above |
| A week of a specialist, or one focus group, on a £60,000 grant (in the trailer) | About £4,200 to spend; five days at £700; one focus group up to £4,000 | The Evaluator article above: 7 per cent of £60,000, the top of the specialist day-rate band, and the top of the focus group range |
| The appraisal on screen (in the trailer) | Illustrative figures | A worked example made for illustration: a £60,000 befriending programme with forty people a year. It is not a real programme or a result, and the screen says so |
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