The Ark Church (Huddersfield)

Analysis

The Ark Church (Huddersfield) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ark Church (Huddersfield) reported income of £115k and spending of £121k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £123k to £115k (-7.1%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Ark Church (Huddersfield) sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The G D Charitable Trust (£114k), The Ark Community Church (£115k) and Dignity (Worldwide) (£114k).