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Circles of Support and Accountability

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Circles of Support and Accountability is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment.

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What are the key facts about Circles of Support and Accountability?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£387,781
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£413,919
Registered charity number
1122641
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Abbey Square
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Circles of Support and Accountability (number 1122641) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Circles of Support and Accountability do?

Circles UK is a national charity which facilitates the development of Circles of Support and Accountability ( Circles) and ensures quality standards and safety in this work. Circles are a community-based programme working closely with statutory services, helping known sex offenders live offence-free lives. Circles UK provides training, guidance, applying national standards to member Projects

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Circles of Support and Accountability

Answers Circles of Support and Accountability gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Circles of Support and Accountability's highest-paid staff paid?

Circles of Support and Accountability's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £90,001–£100,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£90,001–£100,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Circles of Support and Accountability as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Circles of Support and Accountability's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
06457347 (Companies House)
Also known as
Circles UK
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body; Other Charitable Activities.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Circles of Support and Accountability registered for?

Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employment

Why is there no Clarity Score for Circles of Support and Accountability yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Circles of Support and Accountability. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Circles of Support and Accountability a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Circles of Support and Accountability as a registered charity (number 1122641) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Circles of Support and Accountability's charity number?
Circles of Support and Accountability's charity number is 1122641. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1122641?
Search 1122641 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Circles of Support and Accountability do?
Circles UK is a national charity which facilitates the development of Circles of Support and Accountability ( Circles) and ensures quality standards and safety in this work. Circles are a community-based programme working closely with statutory services, helping known sex offenders live offence-free lives. Circles UK provides training, guidance, applying national standards to member Projects
Does Circles of Support and Accountability have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Circles of Support and Accountability. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Circles of Support and Accountability?
Circles of Support and Accountability's website listed in our register data is http://www.circles-uk.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Circles of Support and Accountability's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Circles of Support and Accountability's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £90,001–£100,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Circles of Support and Accountability?
The register records Circles of Support and Accountability as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Circles of Support and Accountability's trustees paid?
Circles of Support and Accountability's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Circles of Support and Accountability registered as a charity?
Circles of Support and Accountability was entered on the register on 6 February 2008. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06457347).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.