ABSOLUTE RETURN FOR KIDS (ARK)
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Cash
£22M
+13.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£42M
+12.8% vs 2024
Employees
116
+7.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.4M
+85.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£9,279,000 | -£1,387,000 | +85.1% | |
| Net profit | £9,273,000 | -£6,663,000 | £4,809,000 | +172.2% | |
| Cash | £29,393,000 | £19,488,000 | £22,201,000 | +13.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £89,813,000 | £78,064,000 | £78,098,000 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £44,308,000 | £37,645,000 | £42,454,000 | +12.8% | |
| Equity | £44,308,000 | £37,645,000 | £42,454,000 | +12.8% | |
| Average employees | 125 | 108 | 116 | +7.4% | |
| Wages | £6,098,000 | £5,223,000 | £5,611,000 | +7.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.3% | 61.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.17x | 1.12x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have considered the risks facing the charity, the forecast of cash flows, and the level of reserves and are satisfied that Ark will be able to meet all financial obligations as they fall due over the next 12 months following approval of the accounts and therefore conclude that the charity is a going concern.”
Group structure
- ABSOLUTE RETURN FOR KIDS (ARK) · parent
- Ark UK Programmes 100%
- EdCity Development Limited 100%
- EdCity Office 100%
- EdCity Management Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Post year end, Ark has signed a lease with EdCity Office for the 4th floor of 1EdCity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GODFREY, Kathryn Anna | Secretary | 2024-09-27 | — | — |
| CLAKE, Anthony Peter | Director | 2018-11-08 | Apr 1980 | British |
| FINK, Stanley, Lord | Director | 2004-04-26 | Sep 1957 | British |
| MARSHALL, Paul Roderick Clucas | Director | 2002-11-13 | Aug 1959 | British |
| WACE, Ian Gerald Patrick | Director | 2002-11-13 | Jan 1963 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNSTEIN, Paul | Secretary | 2009-01-29 | 2009-03-24 |
| BRADLEY, Steven John | Secretary | 2002-11-13 | 2003-03-11 |
| BROWN, Stephen John | Secretary | 2006-03-03 | 2009-01-30 |
| DAWSON, Elizabeth | Secretary | 2020-02-19 | 2024-05-24 |
| MANNION, Megan | Secretary | 2024-05-24 | 2024-09-27 |
| SANDALL, Michael | Secretary | 2009-03-24 | 2020-02-19 |
| VIGGERS, Gordon David | Secretary | 2003-03-11 | 2006-03-03 |
| BUSSON, Andre Arpad Pascal Cyril | Director | 2002-11-13 | 2015-11-16 |
| DUNNING, Paul Fraser | Director | 2002-11-13 | 2017-08-02 |
| GORTON, David Michael | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2010-03-15 |
| GUNDLE, Kevin Roy | Director | 2002-11-13 | 2018-07-31 |
| JENKINS, Nicholas David | Director | 2012-09-25 | 2016-07-05 |
| MOSES, Jennifer | Director | 2002-11-13 | 2018-04-07 |
| MYNERS, Paul, Lord | Director | 2010-11-30 | 2011-07-06 |
| PLATT, Michael Edward | Director | 2009-06-30 | 2015-11-16 |
| TOMLINSON, Blaine John | Director | 2002-11-13 | 2016-07-05 |
| WILLIAMS, Anthony Geraint | Director | 2010-09-28 | 2019-03-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.