Circles South West

Analysis

Circles South West is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Circles South West reported income of £548k and spending of £552k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £505k to £548k (+8.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Circles South West 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Link Visiting Scheme (£544k), President of the Regimental Institution of the Infantry Training Centre (£553k) and The Grimsby Pastures for the Benefit of the Enrolled Freemen of Grimsby (£538k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £34k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.