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absolute return for kids (ark)

The charity supports children and young people. Absolute Return For Kids (ark) is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in India, South Africa, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Ark is an education charity that exists to make sure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a great education and real choices in life. Ark incubates, launches and scales ventures that share our mission and values.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£31,018,000
Latest Expenditure
£32,351,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 101.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £30,566,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £244,000
Other Income £208,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £31,500,000
Raising Funds £851,000
Governance £372,000
Grants to Institutions £27,939,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£31,018,000£32,351,000£31,500,000£3,616,000£3,616,00032 / 0
2023£25,363,000£28,681,000£27,890,000£2,983,000£1,929,00042 / 0
2022£24,388,000£24,150,000£23,265,000£35,035,000£35,035,000110 / 0
2021£35,012,000£25,305,000£23,959,000£32,615,000£32,600,000105 / 0
2020£13,687,000£16,057,000£15,474,000£2,010,000£2,010,00044 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers