The Ark Angel Trust

Analysis

The Ark Angel Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bude. It was registered in May 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Ark Angel Trust reported income of £36k and spending of £38k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £45k to £36k (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Ark Angel Trust sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ the Rock International Ministry (£36k), Carmel Baptist Chapel (£36k) and Tendring Deen and Education Trust (£36k).

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.