The Arc

Analysis

The Arc is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Arc reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £862k to £1.4m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Arc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jami Mosque and Islamic Centre (Birmingham) Trustees Limited (£1.4m), University Jewish Chaplaincy (£1.4m) and The Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, charitable activities 6.7% and investments 2.6%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £153k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.