01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 9 January 2003
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04589451
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £6,410,000
- Latest expenditure
- £7,486,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 1 Edcity Walk, Edcity, LONDON, W12 7TF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.arkonline.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Ark is an education charity that exists to make sure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a great education and real choices in life. Ark incubates, launches and scales ventures that share our mission and values.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,410,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,486,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £31,018,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £32,351,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £25,363,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £28,681,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £24,388,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,150,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £35,012,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25,305,000
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,410,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,486,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £31,018,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £32,351,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £25,363,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £28,681,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,234,766
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £24,388,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,150,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £12
- Income From Government Grants
- £905,278
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 29 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £35,012,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25,305,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £10,231,486
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5707000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 365000
- Income Other
- 338000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6410000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £685,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,801,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7486000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 3621000
- Expenditure Governance
- 277000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2655000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1484000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -1000
- Reserves
- £4,023,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 15785000
- Assets Own Use
- 4000000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 11785000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,223,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £16,985,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,023,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 10841000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 6144000
- Assets Cash
- £3,182,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2969000
- Funds Restricted
- 1054000
- Funds Total
- 4023000
- Count Employees
- 31
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 30566000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 244000
- Income Other
- 208000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 31018000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £851,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £31,500,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 32351000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 27939000
- Expenditure Governance
- 372000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 372000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1971000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -5000
- Reserves
- £3,616,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19917000
- Assets Own Use
- 1000000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 18917000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,706,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £25,007,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,616,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 13981000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 11026000
- Assets Cash
- £3,648,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2562000
- Funds Restricted
- 1054000
- Funds Total
- 3616000
- Count Employees
- 32
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 21855000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 209000
- Income Other
- 3000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 22067000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £791,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £27,890,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 28681000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3386000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1651000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,929,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 22022000
- Assets Own Use
- 1000000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 21022000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £16,622,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £35,661,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,983,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 31542000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4119000
- Assets Cash
- £11,989,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1929000
- Funds Restricted
- 1054000
- Funds Total
- 2983000
- Count Employees
- 42
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 11654000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2474000
- Income Investments
- 616000
- Income Other
- 9644000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 24388000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £885,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £23,265,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 24150000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 62000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 258000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1959000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1755000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 427000
- Reserves
- £35,035,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 41783000
- Assets Own Use
- 12030000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 29753000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £38,970,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £45,718,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £35,035,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 36641000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 9077000
- Assets Cash
- £23,891,000
- Funds Endowment
- 6055000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4161000
- Funds Restricted
- 24819000
- Funds Total
- 35035000
- Count Employees
- 110
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 29 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 30279000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 790000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3177000
- Income Investments
- 549000
- Income Other
- 217000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 35012000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £640,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £23,959,000
- Expenditure Other
- 706000
- Expenditure Total
- 25305000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 59000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 262000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1595000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 4070000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -155000
- Reserves
- £32,600,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 37991000
- Assets Own Use
- 3700000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 34291000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £20,662,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £26,038,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £32,615,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 23378000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2660000
- Assets Cash
- £15,967,000
- Funds Endowment
- 6338000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2486000
- Funds Restricted
- 23791000
- Funds Total
- 32615000
- Count Employees
- 105
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- South Africa
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- India
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Uganda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ABSOLUTE RETURN FOR KIDS (ARK)
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2003-01-09T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 NOVEMBER 2002
- Charitable Objects
- FOR SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.
- Area Of Benefit
- ANY PART OF THE WORLD
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures