Ark on the Edge

Analysis

Ark on the Edge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop Auckland. It was registered in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ark on the Edge reported income of £12k and spending of £25k, spending 207% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6,645 to £12k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 172%. Over the whole period it spent 290% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Ark on the Edge sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brackley Hogwatch (£12k), Cure4dm (£12k) and Central Sussex Beekeepers Association (£12k).

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.