CIRCLES SOUTH WEST

Registered charity 1138726 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

CIRCLES SOUTH WEST IS A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMME WHICH WORKS CLOSELY WITH STATUTORY SERVICES, HELPING KNOWN SEX OFFENDERS LIVE OFFENCE-FREE LIVES.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 34% to £548,241, while expenditure rose to £552,117, resulting in a net deficit of £3,876. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £34,127, which is below its stated policy target of £39,750, and the trustees confirm that cash resources are sufficient to meet future liabilities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Quartet Community Foundation — “Quartet Community Foundation” (source page)
• South Gloucestershire Council — “South Gloucestershire Council” (source page)
• Garfield Weston Foundation — “Garfield Weston Foundation” (source page)
• Paul Hamlyn Foundation — “Paul Hamlyn Foundation” (source page)
• Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner — “Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner” (source page)
• Lloyds Bank Foundation — “Lloyds Bank Foundation” (source page)
• A B Charitable Trust — “A B Charitable Trust” (source page)
• The Sir James Reckitt Charity — “The Sir James Reckitt Charity” (source page)
• Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner — “Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner” (source page)
• Wiltshire and Swindon Police & Crime Commissioner — “Wiltshire and Swindon Police & Crime Commissioner” (source page)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Kieran McCartanchair
• Dr Cody Porter
• Ian Keys · trustee of 1 other charity
• Marcella Mathis
• Paul Alexander Douglas
• Peter Estall
• STEPHEN ASHTON BA HONS
• Sophie Rigali
• Stephen Barry
• TIM PRICE

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

Operates in: Bristol City · Cornwall · Devon · Dorset · Gloucestershire · Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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