THE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE (UK)

Registered charity 1135828 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Friendship Circle provides recreational programmes and activities for people who are isolated from the community due to their infirmity and disablement. Examples include events and outings, arts, crafts, cookery, trips etn. We have a buddy programme and our users to community volunteers who will visit them at their homes or take them out with a view to building friendships.

Causes: Disability · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£621k
Latest spending
£536k
Registered
2010

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£621k
Total spending
£536k
Cost of raising funds
£32k
Reserves (reported)
£337k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bury · Cheshire East · Manchester City · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£621k£536k
31/12/2023£445k£479k
31/12/2022£394k£422k
31/12/2021£493k£295k
31/12/2020£291k£231k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2024£20kHobbies4Life
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2022£10kFit For Life
Sport England27/06/2022£4kJubilee Fund - Project SweatAll
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2021£10kStay Connected Campaign Version 2
UK government29/06/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund28/02/2019£10kWeekly Art Therapy.