Circles South East

Analysis

Circles South East is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Didcot. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06490001). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Circles South East reported income of £994k and spending of £990k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £954k to £994k (+4.2%), an average of +1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Circles South East sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Downe Activity Centre (£993k), Child Migrants Trust (£994k) and Surrey County Scout Council (£993k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 3.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,818. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £104k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.