Ark UK Programmes

Analysis

Ark UK Programmes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05932797). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Ark UK Programmes reported income of £7.3m and spending of £7.4m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5.3m to £7.3m (+37%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 221%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ark UK Programmes sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rikkyo School in England Trust (£7.2m), Beachborough School Trust Limited (£7.3m) and Fordham University UK Charitable Trust (£7.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 50%, donations and legacies 48% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £439k. Reserves of £9.7m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 85 people.