MILLER'S ARK

Registered charity 1105059 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ANIMAL TOUCH

Animal therapy for people with ill health, physical and mental disabilities

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE AGED, CHILDREN AND THOSE WITH PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, AND THOSE SUFFERING ILL HEALTH, BY THE PROVISION OF ANIMALS TO ENABLE THEM TO INTERACT AND COME INTO CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE ANIMALS IN AN EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE THEIR SICKNESS AND THE DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£64k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had net funds of £21,000 at the end of the financial year, a decrease from £55,051 the previous year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Free reserves are maintained at a level to cover management, administration, and support costs, with no specific monetary target defined in the policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (56% of income)
“Donations and legacies 29,450”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient funds to cover management, administration and support costs (held: £21k)
“It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain the free reserves of the charity at a level to provide sufficient funds to cover management, administration and support costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£29k£64k
31/03/2024£53k£77k
31/03/2023£25k£50k
31/03/2022£33k£54k
31/03/2021£67k£61k

Common questions

Is MILLER'S ARK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had net funds of £21,000 at the end of the financial year, a decrease from £55,051 the previous year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Free reserves are maintained at a level to cover management, administration, and support costs, with no specific monetary target defined in the policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.