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Registered charity · No. 1017650

Start Circle of Friends

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Start Circle of Friends is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives.

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What are the key facts about Start Circle of Friends?

Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31
£12,641
Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31
£20,269
Registered charity number
1017650
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Stokenham
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Start Circle of Friends (number 1017650) 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 Start Circle of Friends do?

The purchase of medical equipment for the benefit of the patients of the Chillington Health Centre, the provision of a Patient Transport Service.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Start Circle of Friends

Answers Start Circle of Friends gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Start Circle of Friends's highest-paid staff paid?

Start Circle of Friends's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

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 Start Circle of Friends 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

Start Circle of Friends's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
S C O F
Where it says it operates
Devon

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

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 Start Circle of Friends registered for?

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Why is there no Clarity Score for Start Circle of Friends yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Start Circle of Friends. 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 Start Circle of Friends a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Start Circle of Friends as a registered charity (number 1017650) 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 Start Circle of Friends's charity number?
Start Circle of Friends's charity number is 1017650. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1017650?
Search 1017650 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 Start Circle of Friends do?
The purchase of medical equipment for the benefit of the patients of the Chillington Health Centre, the provision of a Patient Transport Service.
Does Start Circle of Friends have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Start Circle of Friends. 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 Start Circle of Friends?
Start Circle of Friends's website listed in our register data is http://www.stokenham-pc.gov.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 Start Circle of Friends's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Start Circle of Friends's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. 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 Start Circle of Friends?
The register records Start Circle of Friends 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 Start Circle of Friends's trustees paid?
Start Circle of Friends's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Start Circle of Friends registered as a charity?
Start Circle of Friends was entered on the register on 24 February 1993.

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.