Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE ARK TRUST CIO

Providing access to and engagement with the arts and education for people with disabilities, older people and carers.Provide social support and activities, including holidays, for people with disabilities. Operate the community response volunteer network.Run Signal for Carers, providing support, information and activities for unpaid carers.Run a community shop and space, Forget-me-Knot

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£327	£322	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	480
31/03/22		£274	£285	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	405
31/03/21		£302	£302	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,800
31/03/20		£392	£370	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,800
31/03/19		£419	£380	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/18		£412	£365	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£423	£329	£94	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£286	£269	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15?		£184	£181	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£266	£265	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13		£271	£305	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12	*	£177	£205	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11		£168	£93	£75	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10		£65	£66	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09		£63	£73	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/08	*	£88	£77	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/07	*	£93	£92	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/06	*	£103	£109	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05?		£151	£138	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£76	£75	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 21 years

www.theark.org.uk

info@theark.org.uk

01344266899

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, Surrey, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
480 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Radio Marmalade
£9,450	18/11/2022	The funding will be used to develop the internet radio station making it more accessible to subscribers and volunteers. The funding will be used to update their website produce easy read guides and ....more The funding will be used to develop the internet radio station making it more accessible to subscribers and volunteers. The funding will be used to update their website produce easy read guides and allow broadcasting from home as well as creating new content to provide local information for people living with disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Project 73
£8,776	26/07/2017 12	This project will use the funding to provide weekly peer support and skills development sessions for adults with high functioning autism and Asperger’s. It will provide social activities for people ....more This project will use the funding to provide weekly peer support and skills development sessions for adults with high functioning autism and Asperger’s. It will provide social activities for people who do not have access to social support.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Ark Trust Ltd
£14,692	10/06/2015 24	The Ark Trust provides educational, support and day services for people with disabilities in Bracknell Forest and adjoining areas. It is seeking funding to ensure its user led ethos is integrated ....more The Ark Trust provides educational, support and day services for people with disabilities in Bracknell Forest and adjoining areas. It is seeking funding to ensure its user led ethos is integrated throughout its activities and structure

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

JOHN WINSTON HORBURY Appointed: 2022

JON CODD Appointed: 2020

PETER TOBIN Appointed: 2021

STEPHANIE GUEST Appointed: 2021

TOMMY DOCHERTY Appointed: 2020

ZOE ROBINSON Appointed: 2021

ANTONY ROBINSON (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Bank Manager

MURIEL HANLEY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Volunteer

NEIL MCGIFFEN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

SUSANNA TYRRELL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Volunteer

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/06/2003, number: 1098204

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR12: 16 days late, AR08: 98 days late, AR07: 73 days late, AR06: 253 days late,

Main office

Trax
Mill Ride
Off Fernbank Road
North Ascot
SL5 8JW

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF:(1) (I) FIRSTLY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR LONG TERM HEALTHCONDITIONS; AND(II) SECONDLY CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR LONG TERMHEALTH CONDITIONS; AND(III) THIRDLY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT ORTRAININGWHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND.(2) SUBJECT TO THE ABOVE, PEOPLE SIMILARLY QUALIFIED WHO ARE RESIDENTOUTSIDE OF THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND BY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE ARK.(3) TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE AREA OF OPERATIONOF THE CHARITY, FOR THE BENEFIT FOR THE PUBLIC AND TO ENSURE THE EQUALITY FOR ALL PEOPLE TOENGAGE IN CITIZENSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE BRACKNELL FOREST, READING, WOKINGHAM, SLOUGH, WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD AND SURREY

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