Noah's Ark Children's Venture

Analysis

Noah's Ark Children's Venture is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cirencester. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03325597). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Noah's Ark Children's Venture reported income of £236k and spending of £256k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £209k to £236k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Noah's Ark Children's Venture sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gamfam (£235k), The Pearson Centre for Young People (£237k) and The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust (£234k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.