Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 1

Poor Liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 3

ARK UK PROGRAMMES

Ark UK Programmes has the principal objective of advancing the education of the public. It acts as a 'seed-bed' for creating and testing new Ark programmes and supporting other ventures to launch and scale.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 14 years
(17 years as a company)

www.arkonline.org

info@arkonline.org

02031160800

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/08/22	£5,734	£5,191	£543	£0	£9,756	£38	0.1	54
31/08/21	£5,278	£5,859	£-581	£0	£9,437	£53	0.1	52
31/08/20	£6,897	£6,196	£701	£54	£9,233	£41	0.1	63
31/08/19	£5,512	£4,809	£703	£0	£8,449	£46	0.1	52
31/08/18	£3,705	£4,166	£-461	£0	£7,599	£53	0.2	43
31/08/17	£4,842	£4,877	£-35	£0	£7,851	£50	0.1	38
31/08/16	£2,226	£2,305	£-79	£0	£7,368	£57	0.3	28
31/08/15	£9,043	£8,882	£161	£46	£8,024	£55	0.1	42
31/08/14	£6,107	£5,536	£571	£25	£7,479	£43	0.1	39
31/08/13	£3,355	£3,610	£-255	£5	£6,477	£31	0.1	19
31/08/12	£5,603	£5,171	£432	£12	£7,161	£0	n/a	40
31/08/11	£6,672	£4,804	£1,868	£7	£6,546	£4	0	24

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

54 employees

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£100,000	15/02/2019	Core Costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-66

KATIE OLIVER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Programme Director

MEGAN MANNION Appointed: 2023

LUCY HELLER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Managing Director

LORD STANLEY FINK, Occupation: Chief Executive Public Company, Other trusteeships: OXFORD CENTRE FOR HEBREW AND JEWISH STUDIES, ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH NEUROLOGISTS, ABSOLUTE RETURN FOR KIDS (ARK),

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/09/2010, number: 1137932
Registered at Companies House on 12/09/2006, number: 05932797

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

Absolute Return for Kids
The Yellow Building
Monsoon Building
1 Nicholas Road
LONDON
W11 4AN

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE WORLD

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