THE ARK CHURCH

Registered charity 1101101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Working with children, young people, students, orphans and children with cancer in a practical way.Meeting the spiritual needs of our congregation and community.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH 2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS IN AND FROM YORKSHIRE

Area of benefit: NORTH YORKSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £77,639 and expenditure decreased to £57,358, resulting in a positive cash flow and a closing balance of £27,993.87. The trustees report that the church has never been late with any payment and acknowledges financial pressure on households due to the cost of living. The accounts were examined by an independent examiner who confirmed no material matters came to their attention.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paul Andersonchair
• Karen Ann Bruin
• Richard Timothy Ayres

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: City Of York · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).