Coronavirus survey of social businesses in Wales

During the current coronavirus pandemic all social enterprise support organisations in Wales will continue to deliver their programmes of work, to the best of their ability. We want to do all we can to help your business through this crisis.

To help us to help you, we would be grateful if you could answer a few short questions. It will take you no more than 5 minutes.

Thank you.

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* 1. How many employees did you have on 28 February 2020?

1-5

6-10

11-25

26-50

51-100

100+

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* 2. Where in Wales are you based?

North West

North East

South West

South East

Mid

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* 3. How confident are you about the future of your business? (where 1 is not at all confident and 5 is very confident)

Not at all confident

Very confident

Not at all confident

Very confident

Please add a comment to explain your score

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* 4. What are the most urgent issues you are facing? (where 1 is not at all urgent and 5 is extremely urgent)

	Not at all urgent				Extremely urgent
Recruiting staff	Recruiting staff Not at all urgent	Recruiting staff	Recruiting staff	Recruiting staff	Recruiting staff Extremely urgent
Keeping customers updated	Keeping customers updated Not at all urgent	Keeping customers updated	Keeping customers updated	Keeping customers updated	Keeping customers updated Extremely urgent
Insurance for losses / business continuity	Insurance for losses / business continuity Not at all urgent	Insurance for losses / business continuity	Insurance for losses / business continuity	Insurance for losses / business continuity	Insurance for losses / business continuity Extremely urgent
Using technology in the workplace	Using technology in the workplace Not at all urgent	Using technology in the workplace	Using technology in the workplace	Using technology in the workplace	Using technology in the workplace Extremely urgent
Reconfiguring my business	Reconfiguring my business Not at all urgent	Reconfiguring my business	Reconfiguring my business	Reconfiguring my business	Reconfiguring my business Extremely urgent
Laying off staff	Laying off staff Not at all urgent	Laying off staff	Laying off staff	Laying off staff	Laying off staff Extremely urgent
Planning an AGM	Planning an AGM Not at all urgent	Planning an AGM	Planning an AGM	Planning an AGM	Planning an AGM Extremely urgent
Planning for unavailability or loss of key personnel and board members	Planning for unavailability or loss of key personnel and board members Not at all urgent	Planning for unavailability or loss of key personnel and board members	Planning for unavailability or loss of key personnel and board members	Planning for unavailability or loss of key personnel and board members	Planning for unavailability or loss of key personnel and board members Extremely urgent
Cash flow	Cash flow Not at all urgent	Cash flow	Cash flow	Cash flow	Cash flow Extremely urgent
Staff availability	Staff availability Not at all urgent	Staff availability	Staff availability	Staff availability	Staff availability Extremely urgent
Sourcing stock	Sourcing stock Not at all urgent	Sourcing stock	Sourcing stock	Sourcing stock	Sourcing stock Extremely urgent
Retaining staff	Retaining staff Not at all urgent	Retaining staff	Retaining staff	Retaining staff	Retaining staff Extremely urgent
Covering staff illness	Covering staff illness Not at all urgent	Covering staff illness	Covering staff illness	Covering staff illness	Covering staff illness Extremely urgent
Business rates	Business rates Not at all urgent	Business rates	Business rates	Business rates	Business rates Extremely urgent
Submitting corporate information	Submitting corporate information Not at all urgent	Submitting corporate information	Submitting corporate information	Submitting corporate information	Submitting corporate information Extremely urgent
Availability of volunteer staff	Availability of volunteer staff Not at all urgent	Availability of volunteer staff	Availability of volunteer staff	Availability of volunteer staff	Availability of volunteer staff Extremely urgent

Other issues (please list and explain how they are affecting your business)

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* 5. Please can you tell us how many staff are currently:

a. Still working in the business

b. Furloughed

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* 6. How likely are you to be making people redundant over the next three months? (where 1 is very unlikely and 5 is highly likely)

Very unlikely

Highly likely

Very unlikely

Highly likely

Please add a comment to explain your score

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* 7. Have you managed to access financial support for your business? Which programmes have you been able to access?

Please specify details of Trusts & Foundations, Social Investors or Bank Funding

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* 8. Our organisations provide specialist business advice to social enterprises and co-operatives. Our job is to help you during this crisis. What do you need us to help with?

Governance

Planning an AGM

Staff availability

Covering staff illness

Laying off staff

Recruiting staff

Retaining staff

Submitting corporate information

Accessing relevant funding

Capacity to deliver products / service

Effect of movement restrictions on business

Cash flow

Recruiting and managing volunteer staff

Reconfiguring my business

Business rates

Using technology in the workplace

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Together we are seeking to influence government, funders and others on your behalf. What do you need to happen to help your business during this crisis?

	Yes	Planning to	No	Not applicable
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Yes	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Planning to	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme No	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Not applicable
Statutory Sick Pay Relief	Statutory Sick Pay Relief Yes	Statutory Sick Pay Relief Planning to	Statutory Sick Pay Relief No	Statutory Sick Pay Relief Not applicable
Business Interruption Loan	Business Interruption Loan Yes	Business Interruption Loan Planning to	Business Interruption Loan No	Business Interruption Loan Not applicable
Deferring TAX and Income Tax payments	Deferring TAX and Income Tax payments Yes	Deferring TAX and Income Tax payments Planning to	Deferring TAX and Income Tax payments No	Deferring TAX and Income Tax payments Not applicable
HMRC Time to Pay Scheme	HMRC Time to Pay Scheme Yes	HMRC Time to Pay Scheme Planning to	HMRC Time to Pay Scheme No	HMRC Time to Pay Scheme Not applicable
Welsh Government Support	Welsh Government Support Yes	Welsh Government Support Planning to	Welsh Government Support No	Welsh Government Support Not applicable
Wales Economic Resilience Fund	Wales Economic Resilience Fund Yes	Wales Economic Resilience Fund Planning to	Wales Economic Resilience Fund No	Wales Economic Resilience Fund Not applicable
Third Sector Resilience Fund	Third Sector Resilience Fund Yes	Third Sector Resilience Fund Planning to	Third Sector Resilience Fund No	Third Sector Resilience Fund Not applicable
Local Government Initiatives	Local Government Initiatives Yes	Local Government Initiatives Planning to	Local Government Initiatives No	Local Government Initiatives Not applicable
Rate relief	Rate relief Yes	Rate relief Planning to	Rate relief No	Rate relief Not applicable
Covid-19 grants (local authority administered)	Covid-19 grants (local authority administered) Yes	Covid-19 grants (local authority administered) Planning to	Covid-19 grants (local authority administered) No	Covid-19 grants (local authority administered) Not applicable
Trusts and Foundations (please specify below)	Trusts and Foundations (please specify below) Yes	Trusts and Foundations (please specify below) Planning to	Trusts and Foundations (please specify below) No	Trusts and Foundations (please specify below) Not applicable
Social Investors (please specify below)	Social Investors (please specify below) Yes	Social Investors (please specify below) Planning to	Social Investors (please specify below) No	Social Investors (please specify below) Not applicable
Bank funding (please specify below)	Bank funding (please specify below) Yes	Bank funding (please specify below) Planning to	Bank funding (please specify below) No	Bank funding (please specify below) Not applicable

Coronavirus survey of social businesses in Wales

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* 1. How many employees did you have on 28 February 2020?

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* 2. Where in Wales are you based?

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* 3. How confident are you about the future of your business? (where 1 is not at all confident and 5 is very confident)

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* 4. What are the most urgent issues you are facing? (where 1 is not at all urgent and 5 is extremely urgent)

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* 5. Please can you tell us how many staff are currently:

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* 6. How likely are you to be making people redundant over the next three months? (where 1 is very unlikely and 5 is highly likely)

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* 7. Have you managed to access financial support for your business? Which programmes have you been able to access?

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* 8. Our organisations provide specialist business advice to social enterprises and co-operatives. Our job is to help you during this crisis. What do you need us to help with?

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* 9. Together we are seeking to influence government, funders and others on your behalf. What do you need to happen to help your business during this crisis?

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* 10. Do you have any other comments or suggestions to add?