ARKBOUND FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1173072
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our activities widen access to literature and improve diversity within publishing. We run projects that empower people from disadvantaged backgrounds and deprived communities to get their voices heard, mentor aspiring authors so that they can produce books that are widely read and which dispel negative stereotypes, as well as supporting books with important social and environmental themes.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 20 October 2024

Total income: £276,473
Total expenditure: £226,321

Total income includes £85,000 from 5 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

72 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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 May 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
James Martin Dempsey Chair 14 September 2020
None on record
Daniel Joshua Nawaz Trustee 29 October 2024
None on record
Dr Renuka Thakore Trustee 30 May 2023
None on record
Dr Rula Al Abdulrazak Trustee 04 October 2022
None on record
Amanda Thomas Trustee 15 March 2019
None on record
WALTRAUD POSPISCHIL Trustee 17 May 2017
AMBITION LAWRENCE WESTON
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 20/10/2020 20/10/2021 20/10/2022 20/10/2023 20/10/2024
Total gross income £72.57k £110.35k £159.35k £211.24k £276.47k
Total expenditure £41.98k £91.67k £138.19k £241.41k £226.32k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £85.00k

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 20 October 2024 06 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 20 October 2024 06 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 20 October 2023 09 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 20 October 2023 09 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 20 October 2022 24 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 20 October 2022 24 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 20 October 2021 29 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 20 October 2021 29 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 20 October 2020 30 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 20 October 2020 30 October 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 May 2017 as amended on 02 Aug 2020 as amended on 08 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

a. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION for the public benefit by working with people across the UK of all age groups who are socially excluded on the grounds of disability, poverty, criminal background, ethnicity or any other characteristic, and to relieve the needs of these groups to assist them to integrate more effectively into society, particularly by:- i. Empowering these groups through workshops and events to convey their personal stories in a way that can be understood and appreciated by the wider community. ii. Providing mentoring whereby individuals from these groups can fairly access the means to publish their work for the wider community to read and to develop their writing skills in a manner that improves their wellbeing. iii. Providing a means by which these groups can convey their stories through books and the media at large, thereby helping to tackle stigma, misunderstanding and discrimination. iv. Engaging these groups in discussions regarding climate change and the environment and promoting good environmental practice and awareness of related issues b. FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION: For the public benefit to promote learning for people of all age-groups from disadvantaged backgrounds through the continued development of their individual capabilities, competencies, skills and understanding in subjects of educational value.

Contact information

Address:
Arkbound Foundation
Future Leap
The Old Chapel
16 Oakfield Road
BRISTOL
BS8 2AP
Phone:
0117 4637197
Email:
info@arkfound.org
Website:

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