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THE ARK COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1132161 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Ark conducts weekly church services, prayer meetings, training and youth work. The church supports Christian evangelistic and humanitarian initiatives amongst the homeless and disadvantaged in the UK and abroad. The Ark also runs a Foodbank supporting families referred to us by local schools, and gives grants to those suffering hardship.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£115k
Latest spending
£98k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £16,447 for the year, with total income of £114,622 and expenditure of £98,175. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £69,435, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months of primary expenditure. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of primary expenditure (held: £69k)
“The policy is to keep a minimum of three months of primary expenditure on hand.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustees' remuneration paid in the year was £56,063. One trustee was re-imbursed for expenses paid in the year in their role as an employee.
“Trustees' remuneration paid in the year was £56,063 (2024: £60,353)” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees and related parties made donations in the year totalling £26,162
“Trustees and related parties made donations in the year totalling £26,162 (2024: £21,506)” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£115k£98k
31/07/2024£102k£93k
31/07/2023£88k£83k
31/07/2022£83k£80k
31/07/2021£71k£72k

Common questions

Is THE ARK COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £16,447 for the year, with total income of £114,622 and expenditure of £98,175. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £69,435, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months of primary expenditure. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
COLLECTIVE FUTURES (CIO)1£95k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
CHK Foundation1£20k
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£20k
THE JOHNSON FOUNDATION1£10k
THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST1£9k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEW BRIGHTON ST. JAMES WITH EMMANUEL1£560

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ARK FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ARK COMMUNITY CHURCH£115k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ARK FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025£391k—0below—noted
WIRRAL CHURCHES' ARK PROJECT FY2025£1.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE ARK MISSION AT TRINITY LIMITED FY2024£165kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
ARK COMMUNITY CHURCH SUTTON COLDFIELD FY2025£203k£41,6880unclear—no doubt
CHURCH FOR ALL NATIONS INTERNATIONAL FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.