CCEW Charity Commission profile

L'ARCHE

Registered charity 264166 · organisation 264166

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
24 July 1972
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01055041
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£22,162,065
Latest expenditure
£22,157,937
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: L'Arche National Office, Romero House, 55 Westminster Bridge Road, LONDON, SE1 7JB

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Building Communities with people who have learning disabilities

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received
19 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
19 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£22,162,065
Total Gross Expenditure
£22,157,937
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
10 April 2025
Date Accounts Received
10 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£19,674,508
Total Gross Expenditure
£20,568,928
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received
21 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
21 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£17,639,037
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,365,773
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received
19 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
19 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£16,178,937
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,793,305
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
26 May 2022
Date Accounts Received
26 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£14,693,623
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,378,137

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
19 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£22,162,065
Total Gross Expenditure
£22,157,937
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
324
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
17799790
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
4
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
315
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
10 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£19,674,508
Total Gross Expenditure
£20,568,928
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
256
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
15685847
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
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
320
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
21 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£17,639,037
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,365,773
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
256
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
12095747
Income From Government Grants
£3,016
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
312
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
19 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£16,178,937
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,793,305
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
287
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
14636446
Income From Government Grants
£32,031
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
309
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
26 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£14,693,623
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,378,137
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
278
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£9
Income From Government Contracts
13116307
Income From Government Grants
£115,410
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
395

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
19 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1330493
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
20820179
Income Investments
11393
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
22162065
Income Legacies
330515
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£420,508
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£21,603,382
Expenditure Other
134047
Expenditure Total
22157937
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
357037
Expenditure Support Costs
562267
Expenditure Depreciation
531607
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-4831
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£12,046,355
Assets Total Fixed
8665672
Assets Own Use
8567325
Assets Long Term Investment
98347
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,894,935
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,514,252
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£12,046,355
Creditors One Year Total Current
1402042
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
112210
Assets Cash
£1,459,425
Funds Endowment
24150
Funds Unrestricted
11505583
Funds Restricted
516622
Funds Total
12046355
Count Employees
498
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
10 April 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1551372
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
18106574
Income Investments
16562
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
19674508
Income Legacies
352000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£387,690
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£19,899,513
Expenditure Other
281725
Expenditure Total
20568928
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
335151
Expenditure Support Costs
835080
Expenditure Depreciation
491520
Gain Loss Investment
-13055
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,831,113
Assets Total Fixed
8995184
Assets Own Use
8892006
Assets Long Term Investment
103178
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,506,657
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,454,783
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£12,047,058
Creditors One Year Total Current
1232291
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
222492
Assets Cash
£874,183
Funds Endowment
34965
Funds Unrestricted
11505777
Funds Restricted
506316
Funds Total
12047058
Count Employees
518
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
21 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1421225
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
16176965
Income Investments
40847
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
17639037
Income Legacies
188000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£390,364
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£17,771,981
Expenditure Other
203428
Expenditure Total
18365773
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1248401
Expenditure Depreciation
404518
Gain Loss Investment
-31576
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,135,554
Assets Total Fixed
9050685
Assets Own Use
8934452
Assets Long Term Investment
116233
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,526,039
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,622,191
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£12,954,533
Creditors One Year Total Current
1400323
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
221868
Assets Cash
£2,474,850
Funds Endowment
61745
Funds Unrestricted
11891748
Funds Restricted
1001040
Funds Total
12954533
Count Employees
458
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
19 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1154691
Income Other Trading Activities
38601
Income Charitable Activities
14867345
Income Investments
5040
Income Other
113260
Income Total Income And Endowments
16178937
Income Legacies
1000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£404,140
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£15,389,165
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
15793305
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
123197
Expenditure Governance
118757
Expenditure Support Costs
522897
Expenditure Depreciation
409165
Gain Loss Investment
-22408
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,884,811
Assets Total Fixed
8578627
Assets Own Use
8430818
Assets Long Term Investment
147809
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,117,460
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,983,242
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£13,712,845
Creditors One Year Total Current
1738806
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
244436
Assets Cash
£4,497,532
Funds Endowment
96075
Funds Unrestricted
12469114
Funds Restricted
1147656
Funds Total
13712845
Count Employees
424
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
26 May 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1245144
Income Other Trading Activities
11580
Income Charitable Activities
13337743
Income Investments
330
Income Other
98826
Income Total Income And Endowments
14693623
Income Legacies
197691
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£335,389
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£14,042,748
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
14378137
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
152519
Expenditure Governance
101023
Expenditure Support Costs
436412
Expenditure Depreciation
392053
Gain Loss Investment
21610
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,401,252
Assets Total Fixed
9347914
Assets Own Use
9177697
Assets Long Term Investment
170217
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,822,221
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,820,514
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£13,349,621
Creditors One Year Total Current
1572905
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
247609
Assets Cash
£3,938,767
Funds Endowment
100275
Funds Unrestricted
12174960
Funds Restricted
1074386
Funds Total
13349621
Count Employees
443
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
106
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
L'ARCHE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1972-07-24T00:00:00
Charity Name
L'ARCHE
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2019-09-28T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
5021797
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1146607
Assoc Charity Name
THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ARK LTD

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18TH MAY 1972 AS AMENDED ON 25TH JANUARY 1978, 24TH JANUARY 1980, 25TH APRIL 1983 AND 27TH NOVEMBER 1993. as amended on 24 Feb 2018
Charitable Objects
THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED TO RELIEVE, ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AND ADVANCE RELIGION AMONG THE MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND FOR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
241441
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
L'ARCHE LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
2
Regulator Name
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Care Quality Commission

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Paying staff