CIRCLES SOUTH EAST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 28 March 2008
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06490001
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £993,789
Latest expenditure: £990,397
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: BAPTIST HOUSE LTD, 129 BROADWAY, DIDCOT, OX11 8XD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.circlessoutheast.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The object of the charity is to relieve the needs and promote the rehabilitation, treatment, education and care of persons who have committed, or who are likely to commit offences, particularly sexual offences, against others, and the families of such persons and others affected by such offences.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 12 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 12 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £993,789
Total Gross Expenditure: £990,397

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £962,463
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,011,897

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £975,763
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,010,146

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 9 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £969,174
Total Gross Expenditure: £921,721

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 11 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 11 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £954,154
Total Gross Expenditure: £843,453

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 12 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £993,789
Total Gross Expenditure: £990,397
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 337152
Income From Government Grants: £212,733
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 363

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £962,463
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,011,897
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Contracts: 183793
Income From Government Grants: £208,820
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 529

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £975,763
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,010,146
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Grants: £445,423
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 566

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £969,174
Total Gross Expenditure: £921,721
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £10
Income From Government Grants: £451,001
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 580

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 11 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £954,154
Total Gross Expenditure: £843,453
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Grants: £390,547
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 543

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 12 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 31647
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 961541
Income Investments: 601
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 993789
Income Legacies: 2818
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £990,397
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 990397
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3551
Expenditure Support Costs: 73406
Expenditure Depreciation: 1542
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £104,059
Assets Total Fixed: 3395
Assets Own Use: 3395
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £245,833
Assets Total Liabilities: £145,169
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £104,059
Creditors One Year Total Current: 145169
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £46,342
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 104059
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 104059
Count Employees: 21
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 54915
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 906899
Income Investments: 649
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 962463
Income Legacies: 54554
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,011,897
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1011897
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2578
Expenditure Support Costs: 66931
Expenditure Depreciation: 2352
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £95,789
Assets Total Fixed: 4937
Assets Own Use: 4937
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £144,733
Assets Total Liabilities: £49,003
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £100,667
Creditors One Year Total Current: 49003
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,306
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 95789
Funds Restricted: 4878
Funds Total: 100667
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 858683
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 116750
Income Investments: 330
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 975763
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,010,146
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1010146
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2576
Expenditure Support Costs: 73928
Expenditure Depreciation: 3488
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £150,101
Assets Total Fixed: 7290
Assets Own Use: 7290
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £186,074
Assets Total Liabilities: £43,263
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £150,101
Creditors One Year Total Current: 43263
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £91,380
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 150101
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 150101
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 898289
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 70885
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 969174
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £921,721
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 921721
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2162
Expenditure Support Costs: 73313
Expenditure Depreciation: 5376
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £184,484
Assets Total Fixed: 9258
Assets Own Use: 9258
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £233,675
Assets Total Liabilities: £58,449
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £184,484
Creditors One Year Total Current: 58449
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £161,681
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 184484
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 184484
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 11 August 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 886598
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 67556
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 954154
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £843,453
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 843453
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2122
Expenditure Support Costs: 66848
Expenditure Depreciation: 5389
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £137,031
Assets Total Fixed: 12361
Assets Own Use: 12361
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £181,002
Assets Total Liabilities: £56,332
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £137,031
Creditors One Year Total Current: 56332
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £123,087
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 137031
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 137031
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CIRCLES SOUTH EAST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2008-03-28T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31/01/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/03/2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09/10/2012
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS AND PROMOTE THE REHABILITATION, TREATMENT, EDUCATION AND CARE OF PERSONS WHO HAVE COMMITTED OR ARE LIKELY TO COMMIT OFFENCES, PARTICULARLY SEXUAL OFFENCES, AGAINST OTHERS AND THE FAMILIES OF SUCH PERSONS AND OTHERS AFFECTED BY SUCH OFFENCES.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE: THROUGHOUGT ENGLAND.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 525581
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CIRCLES SOUTH EAST

Charity Name Id: 525736
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HTV CIRCLES

Charity Name Id: 329075
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HTV CIRCLES

Charity Name Id: 329062
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HAMPSHIRE AND THAMES VALLEY CIRCLES OF SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management