ARK RESETTLEMENT SERVICES
Registered charity 1158515 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Ark Resettlement Services is a charity dedicated to reducing reoffending across London. ARK supports and houses ex-offenders on release from prison when they are at risk of homelessness. We focus on individuals who are marginalised, most excluded from other services and who need support to meet their basic human needs, and stability to address their offending and/or substance use.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £148,294 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £1,685,822. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £403,526, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover operating costs for a typical six months. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of operating costs (held: £404k)
“The Trustee's policy is that the charity will build up free reserves sufficient to cover the charity's operating costs for a typical 6 months”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by AGP Consulting. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £629k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£49k
Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (59% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Andrew Linton · trustee of 1 other charity
- Gilbert Stowe
- Helena Sutcliffe
- Jan Louise Jenkins
- Martin Ford
- Nicholas Purchase
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ARK RESETTLEMENT SERVICES financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £148,294 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £1,685,822. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £403,526, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover operating costs for a typical six months. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by AGP Consulting.
Who funds ARK RESETTLEMENT SERVICES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ARK RESETTLEMENT SERVICES as a grant recipient include FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, CHK Foundation.
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