THE ARK FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE

Charity number: 297935
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

General charitable purposes Education/Training Disability

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £355,665
Total expenditure: £324,148

Total income includes £203,149 from 1 government contract(s) and £45,890 from 6 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 November 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE ARK CENTRE (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Chris Towler Trustee 26 March 2024
None on record
Sarah Nicholson Trustee 10 July 2023
None on record
Leslie Robert Nicoll BEM Trustee 20 March 2023
NORTH ESSEX SUPPORT TEAM (N.E.S.T)
Received: On time
Jo-Anne Ainger Trustee 26 January 2022
None on record
CHRISTOPHER HASEMAN Trustee 01 March 2018
None on record
JOHN GOFF Trustee 10 January 2013
None on record
DIANA BREARLEY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £293.62k £310.07k £298.11k £313.36k £355.67k
Total expenditure £266.28k £262.82k £283.75k £336.62k £324.15k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £50.95k £203.15k
Income from government grants £162.61k £5.66k £19.00k £50.95k £45.89k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 15 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 09 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 06 February 2021 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 21 December 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9TH SEPTEMBER 1987

Charitable objects

(I) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMOND PERSONS RESIDENT OF WORKING IN HARWICH AND SURROUNDING AREA, WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. (II) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ABOVE PERSONS AND, IN PARTICULAR FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID PERSONS. (III) TO PROTECT THE GOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE ABOVE PERSONS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

HARWICH

Contact information

Address:
The Ark Centre
36 Main Road
HARWICH
CO12 3LU
Phone:
01255502063
Email:
enquiries@thearkcentregroup.co.uk
Website:

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