ABSOLUTE RETURN FOR KIDS (ARK)
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Ark is an education charity that exists to make sure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a great education and real choices in life. Ark incubates, launches and scales ventures that share our mission and values.
Latest income
£6.4m
Expenditure
£7.5m
Financial year end
2025-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £35.0m | £25.3m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £24.4m | £24.1m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £25.4m | £28.7m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £31.0m | £32.4m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £6.4m | £7.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £5.7m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £365k |
| Total income | £6.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £6.8m |
| Raising funds | £685k |
| Grants to institutions | £3.6m |
| Governance | £277k |
| Total expenditure | £7.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £4.0m |
| Total funds | £4.0m |
| — restricted | £1.1m |
| — unrestricted | £3.0m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £4.0m |
| Cash | £3.2m |
People
| Employees | 31 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.