Five hundred and eighty-eight civic and community bodies across twelve sub-sectors. The biggest cohorts: 206 charities and non-profits — weighted toward patient-support, family welfare, and disability inclusion — 130 clubs and associations led by youth and scouting, 76 government services, and 51 utilities (23 in waste-and-recycling). —
531 organisations are counted with Community & Public Services as their primary sector — 15% of everything with a sector on record, and the 2nd largest of 16. An estimated 84% of the sector is counted, measured against an independent listing rather than assumed.
The 588 listed on this page and the 531 counted above are different claims, not a discrepancy: this page lists everyone who works in Community & Public Services; the census counts those whose primary sector it is.
A founding year on record for 319 of 531 Community & Public Services organisations (60%)
| Founding era | Organisations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| pre-1800 | 25 | 8% |
| 1800s | 30 | 9% |
| 1900–49 | 27 | 8% |
| 1950–79 | 38 | 12% |
| 1980–99 | 44 | 14% |
| 2000–09 | 44 | 14% |
| 2010–19 | 79 | 25% |
| 2020s | 32 | 10% |
Counts organisations still trading that publish a founding year; older firms are likelier to do so — survivorship and reporting bias at once.
The earliest founding year on record in this sector is 1030, published by St Peter's Church. A floor date: the oldest we have found, not the oldest on the island.
206 charities and non-profits — weighted toward patient-support (18), family welfare (15), and disability inclusion (10).
The oldest, Guernsey Chamber of Commerce, dates to 1808; the newest, 2026. Between them, 130 clubs weighted toward youth and scouting.
Seventy-six of 588 public-service entries are administrative — 56 States bodies, 9 statutory regulators, 10 parish douzaines.
Fifty-one operators — 23 in waste and recycling, seven fuel distributors, and single-provider monopolies for electricity, water, and gas.
Forty-five of the 594 community & public entries curate heritage — 17 sites, 9 museums, 11 tour operators, eight States-run.
Forty-five congregations — the oldest dating to 1787, the newest to 2010, with Anglican parish churches and a Methodist cluster at the core.
Twenty-seven social services — sixteen States entities, plus charities and statutory bodies — weighted toward family support and disability.
Nineteen of 588 community and public bodies handle emergency response — eight charities, five States entities, one volunteer unit.
Sixteen public services — five specialist clinical, five paediatric public health — Princess Elizabeth (1949) to Le Mignot (2008).
Twelve bodies form the Bailiwick's justice apparatus — nine States entities, three statutory regulators, all but one in St Peter Port.
Four operators covering air, sea, road and terminal — the oldest (Aurigny) since 1968, the newest (Buses.gg) since April 2025.
Three libraries: Guille-Allès (1882) and Priaulx (1889) in St Peter Port, plus Alderney's volunteer-run branch.
Tagged in Community & Public Services but not in one of the sectors above.