ARK UK PROGRAMMES
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Cash
£4.2M
+116.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.7M
+2.3% vs 2024
Employees
86
+13.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
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 | £2,777,000 | £2,793,000 | £3,596,000 | +28.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£11,482,000 | -£172,000 | +98.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £10,636,000 | -£10,898,000 | £218,000 | +102% | |
| Cash | £3,118,000 | £1,961,000 | £4,246,000 | +116.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,409,000 | £9,513,000 | £9,725,000 | +2.2% | |
| Net assets | £20,392,000 | £9,494,000 | £9,712,000 | +2.3% | |
| Equity | £20,392,000 | £9,494,000 | £9,712,000 | +2.3% | |
| Average employees | 76 | 76 | 86 | +13.2% | |
| Wages | £3,319,000 | £3,178,000 | £3,471,000 | +9.2% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -4.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -120.7% | -1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.1% | 0.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | 5.95x | — | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ARK UK PROGRAMMES 2010-09-01 → present
- ARK SCHOOLS 2006-09-12 → 2010-09-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have therefore concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “The opening of two new Ark Start nurseries (Ark Start John Keats - September 2025 and Ark Start Oval Day Nursery - January 2026) occurred since the year end, taking the total number of nurseries to seven.”
- “On 27 January 2026, Ark Start signed a five-year loan from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation for £865k to facilitate the expansion of the nursery programme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GODFREY, Kathryn Anna | Secretary | 2024-09-27 | — | — |
| FINK, Stanley, Lord | Director | 2006-09-19 | Sep 1957 | British |
| HELLER, Lucy Lauris | Director | 2010-09-01 | Feb 1959 | British |
| RUSSELL, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2026-02-01 | May 1968 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Stephen John | Secretary | 2006-09-12 | 2007-09-06 |
| DAWSON, Elizabeth | Secretary | 2020-02-19 | 2024-05-24 |
| GERALD, Diana Judith | Secretary | 2012-07-09 | 2015-02-09 |
| MANNION, Megan | Secretary | 2024-05-24 | 2024-09-27 |
| PINK, Simon Richard Anthony | Secretary | 2008-06-09 | 2012-07-01 |
| SANDALL, Michael | Secretary | 2015-02-09 | 2020-02-19 |
| SPIELMAN, Amanda Mary Victoria | Secretary | 2007-09-05 | 2008-06-09 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-09-12 | 2006-09-12 |
| BELLER, Ron Eric | Director | 2006-09-19 | 2013-09-01 |
| BERNSTEIN, Paul | Director | 2006-09-12 | 2010-10-21 |
| CLARK, Michael Benjamin | Director | 2019-01-24 | 2023-11-01 |
| DUNNING, Paul Fraser | Director | 2006-09-12 | 2017-07-12 |
| JENKINS, Nicholas David | Director | 2013-06-17 | 2016-11-14 |
| MARSHALL, Paul Roderick Clucas | Director | 2006-09-19 | 2013-09-01 |
| OLIVER, Katie Louise | Director | 2023-10-12 | 2026-02-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Anthony Geraint | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2013-09-01 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-09-12 | 2006-09-12 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-09-12 | 2006-09-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Return For Kids (Ark) | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 full | |
| 2024-05-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.