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<p>The Office for Civil Society funds the NCS Trust through an annual agreement. This
provides a budget to cover NCS provider payments and a budget to cover NCS Trust's
operating costs.</p><p> </p><p>NCS Trust was incorporated on 1 October 2012 and its
first annual accounts were published on 31 March 2014. A summary of NCS marketing
as a proportion of total budget has been provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Programme
Year</p></td><td><p>Marketing spend</p></td><td><p>Total budget</p></td><td><p>Marketing
as % budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£4,075,751</p></td><td><p>£117,000,000</p></td><td><p>3.48%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£7,422,841</p></td><td><p>£155,000,000</p></td><td><p>4.79%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£11,036,607</p></td><td><p>£181,000,000</p></td><td><p>6.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£9,949,813</p></td><td><p>£181,000,000</p></td><td><p>5.50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£7,696,034</p></td><td><p>£178,000,000</p></td><td><p>4.32%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>An independent evaluation of the NCS programme commissioned from Kantar Public
by DCMS in 2016 found that for every £1 spent, NCS's programmes delivered up to £2.42
of benefits back to society.</p><p> </p>
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