THE ARC

Registered charity 1165652 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

.To advance Christian Faith in accordance with the statement of belief.To advance Education in accordance with Christian principles.To promote and fulfil such other charitable activities beneficial to the community

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Latest income

£1.4m

Latest spending

£1.2m

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £184,462 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds increasing to £2,969,977. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to continue operating for at least twelve months and that the financial performance was satisfactory.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Payment to GPI Ltd

“The charity paid £37,286 (2023: £20,220) to GPI Ltd, a company owned by one of the trustees. GPI Ltd provides property sourcing and project management services in connection with the construction and renovation of properties owned or leased by the charity. All transactions were carried out at arm’s length. The trustee had no involvement in the selection, approval, or payment processes relating to these services. The arrangement was recorded in the charity’s register of interests and managed in line with the charity’s conflict of interest policy. Four employees of the charity were related to trustees and received total remuneration of £76,192 during the year (2023: £58,305 for three employees). Of this, £52,192 related to three employees connected to one trustee and £24,000 related to one employee connected to a second trustee. All were employed on standard terms and conditions and none held trustee positions. One trustee is also a paid employee of the charity. Their salary and expenses are disclosed in Note 9. No payments were made to them in their capacity as a trustee. All related party relationships were declared in accordance with the charity’s governing documents and conflict of interest policy. Where applicable, trustees withdrew from discussions and decisions in which they had a personal interest.” — page 33

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by AD Williams & Co. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2023) → 0 (FY2024).
Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2023) → no going-concern doubt (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£1.4m

Total spending

£1.2m

Reserves (reported)

£285k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (23/03/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Claude Colin Glen
Davis Kunihira · trustee of 1 other charity
Dinah Biidiah Laari
Leighsa Marianne Kelly
PETER NEMBHARD
Tracey Miller · trustee of 1 other charity
Yeukai Samantha Miranda

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Essex · Lewisham · Newham · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£1.4m	£1.2m
31/12/2023	£1.6m	£1.4m
31/12/2022	£994k	£919k
31/12/2021	£862k	£649k
31/12/2020	£741k	£543k

Common questions

Is THE ARC financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £184,462 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds increasing to £2,969,977. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to continue operating for at least twelve months and that the financial performance was satisfactory. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by AD Williams & Co.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£200k
THE SACKLER TRUST	1	£150k
THE NIGEL AND NICKY MAPP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£50k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£32k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£28k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST	1	£17k
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY	1	£15k
THE BOWERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STOCKTON ARTS CENTRE.

STOCKTON ARTS CENTRE income £2.0m
ARUN COMMUNITY CHURCH income £720k
The Ark Isleham income £668k
ARC (AXMINSTER) LTD income £114k
THE ARK MISSION AT TRINITY LIMITED income £165k
ANIMAL RESCUE AND CARE income £107k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ARC	£1.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STOCKTON ARTS CENTRE FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
ARUN COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£720k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Ark Isleham FY2024	£668k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ARC (AXMINSTER) LTD FY2024	£114k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ARK MISSION AT TRINITY LIMITED FY2024	£165k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt

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