The Ark Family Resource Centre

Analysis

The Ark Family Resource Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harwich. It was registered in November 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02162724). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ark Family Resource Centre reported income of £391k and spending of £322k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £310k to £391k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Ark Family Resource Centre sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carers Isle of Wight (£391k), Clear Sky Children's Charity (£391k) and Basildon Community Transport Services Ltd (£391k).