ARK OF HOPE FOUNDATION FOR ALL NATIONS

Registered charity 1161228 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARK OF HOPE FOUNDATION

Charity Objects: AS AN EXPRESSION OF CHRISTIAN FAITH, TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, PARTICULARLY AMONG WOMEN FROM BAME BACKGROUNDS, REFUGEES, AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH SAFE ACCOMMODATION, SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CULTURALLY COMPETENT FOOD BANK FOR FAMILIES, COUNSELING, EDUCATION, TO RELIEVE WOMEN SURFFERING FROM HOMELESSNESS

Objects

AS AN EXPRESSION OF CHRISTIAN FAITH AND VALUES, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION; WHO ARE HOMELESS OR ON THE VERGE OF BEING MADE HOMELESS; THOSE TRAPPED IN PROSTITUTION OR THE SEX TRADE OR THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN IMPRISONED.

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

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Registered contact address: Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£206k
Latest spending
£110k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £96,408 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income rising to £206,127. Unrestricted funds stood at £103,143, including a liquid cash balance of £43,906, which trustees consider sufficient to meet approximately three months of core operating expenditure. The charity holds a long-term loan of £57,107 and has acquired a freehold property valued at £137,655.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted reserves to enable the charity to continue its charitable activities and meet its ongoing financial commitments in the event of unforeseen circumstances (held: £103k)
“The trustees' policy is to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to enable the charity to continue its charitable activities and meet its ongoing financial commitments in the event of unforeseen circumstances.”
Per its FY2026 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 9
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ark Of Hope Foundation For All Nations (matched by registered charity number).

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 £120k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Stoke-on-trent City · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£206k£110k
31/03/2025£55k£44k
31/03/2024£27k£13k
31/03/2023£10k£10k
31/03/2022£11k£11k

Common questions

Is ARK OF HOPE FOUNDATION FOR ALL NATIONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £96,408 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income rising to £206,127. Unrestricted funds stood at £103,143, including a liquid cash balance of £43,906, which trustees consider sufficient to meet approximately three months of core operating expenditure. The charity holds a long-term loan of £57,107 and has acquired a freehold property valued at £137,655. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ARK OF HOPE FOUNDATION FOR ALL NATIONS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ARK OF HOPE FOUNDATION FOR ALL NATIONS as a grant recipient include THE S M B TRUST, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE S M B TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£1kCompassionate Support

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/07/2026£151kArk of Hope Refuge & Community Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2025£20kCOMMUNITY FOOD RELIEF
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£9kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund12/08/2024£20kCommunity Food Relief
The National Lottery Community Fund12/05/2023£10kCOMMUNITY FOOD RELIEF
The National Lottery Community Fund07/01/2022£10kCovid 19 Food Relief For Ethnic Minorities
The National Lottery Community Fund02/12/2020£10kFoods relief for vulnerable families of ethnic minorities.
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2018£9kLiving well
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2015£10kHope
The National Lottery Community Fund06/11/2009£10kOpen Door

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOPE FOR THE NATIONS CHILDRENS CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ARK OF HOPE FOUNDATION FOR ALL NATIONS£206k—0above—no doubt
HOPE FOR THE NATIONS CHILDRENS CHARITY FY2025£64k—0unclear—no doubt
FOUNDATIONS FOR HOPE FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED FY2024£537k—0unclear4.0%no doubt
SOURCE OF HOPE LIMITED FY2025£148k—0unclear—no doubt
HANDS OF HOPE FY2025£267k—0unclear—no doubt

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