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26 Chapter 3 - Mapping the ChallengersChart 6 – Challenger group origin compared with formality (legal status)Unconstituted group5931Constituted group5016Bottom upPartnershipTop downRegistered company4919Charity705470% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%The origin of a group influences the amount of independence it has in its own decision making, andthe groups of top down origin are less likely to have full autonomy, many being constrained by thepolicies of their parent organisation. Constrained independents are groups that voluntarily affiliatethemselves to another organisation, such as a local environmental group deciding to identifythemselves with the Friends of the Earth network. In doing so, they gain an identity and supportfrom the parent organisation, but the group itself makes decisions about its activities and methodsof working, within the constraints imposed by the parent organisation. Autonomous sub-groups aregroups formed within a community organisation (such as a faith group) but which are not affiliatedto the parent. They retain an identity inherited from the parent body. Dependent sub-groupsinclude branches of organisations set up by national bodies, which take their direction and activitiesfrom their parent group, and core grant funded bodies dependent on a parent organisation forcontinued support.Chart 7 – Group autonomy, 315 proposalsDependent subgroup7%Partnership6%Autonomous subgroup3%Constrainedindependent20%Independent64%AutonomyNo. ofProposalsIndependent 202Constrained63independentAutonomous sub-group 9Dependent sub-group 21Partnership 20Total 315Appleby Ltd July 2009