Arc Initiative

Analysis

Arc Initiative is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Arc Initiative reported income of £56k and spending of £35k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2025, income grew from £20k to £56k (+178%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 271%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Arc Initiative sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Housley Bequest Limited (£56k), Eye Opportunity Group (£56k) and Plymouth Ladies Charity Club (£56k).