Registered Charity No: 1098204
THE
The Ark Trust CIO
Trustees, Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 31st March 2024
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Contents
Charity Information
Page I
Trustees, Report
Page 3
Statement of Financial Activities
Page 15
Notes to the Financial Statements
Page 21
Glossary
Independent Examiner's Report

Charity Information
Charity Number
1098204
Addre55
TRAX, Mill Ride (off Fernbank Road), North Ascot, Berkshire,
SL5 8JW
Trustees
Jon Codd (re-elected 18th January 20241
Tommy Docherty
Stephanie Guest (re-elected 18th January 20241
Muriel Hanley
John Horbury
Neil McGiffen
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Antony Robinson {Chair}
Zoe Robinson Ire-elected 18th January 20241
Peter Tobin
Susanna Tyrrell
Management
Andrea Mccombie, Chief Executive
Bankers
Banks look after our money
CAF Bank
HSBC UK
Redwood Bank Limited
25 King's Avenue
9 High Street
The Nexus Building, Broadwav
West Malling
Bracknell
Letchworth Garden City
Kent
Berkshire
HertFordshire
ME194JQ
RG12 IDN
SG6 3TA
Independent Examiner
Sandra Fogwill, Camberley, Surrey, GU17 OBN
Sandra checks the money we received is spent how we said it was and that we have
followed all the rules.
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Trustees, Report
Some words in this report might be difficult to understand. To help we have added a
glossary (list of words and their meanings) to the end of this report.
Strurture, Governance and Management
Since 25th August 2020 the Ark has been registered as a
Charita ble Incorporated Organisation {CIOI - It has, however, been
a local charitable organisation for 40 years.
The Ark has a constitution. These are the rules that say what the
charity does and how it is run.
The trustee5 delegate responsibility for the day-to-day operations
and management of the charity to the Chief Executive.
Every year. at the AGM, members can put themselves forward to
be elected and appointed to the trustee board. The board can also
co-opt (ask people to join) the board during the year if needed.
The maximum number of trustee5 the charity can have is 12.
Training and support for new trustees is provided and all trustees
must have a satisfactory DBS check before their appointment is
finalised.
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All trustees give their time for free.
As a u5er-led organisation, we work towards 75% of the trustee
board being people who could use the charitvs services or access
it's activities.
Voting membership of The Ark costs £10 lone off payment). In the
event of The Ark stoppingi thi5 membership fee is each memberf5
maximum contribution.
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Risk Management
Risk management means that we have thought about things that
could affect The Ark and found ways to reduce any possible risk.
The most serious risks to the charity are:
Loss of key staff
Loss of key contracts
Incident or accident in the building/community activity
Car accident (volunteer driver project)
Changes in legislation
Mistake or error in the advice or support given
Misconduct or safeguarding issue
Data Security breach
Fraud or theft
A future pandemic Icovid or other virus)
Public Benefit
The trustees confirm they have complied with their duty to have
due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the
Charity Commission and have kept this in mind when planning the
services and activities of the charity.
Social Value
The Ark takes into account the wider economic, social and environmental impact of it's
actions and, through it's Social Value Policy, works towards ensuring these are positive.
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Fundraising Policy
The Ark is a member of the Fundraising Regulator who provide
advice and guidance for charities when raising funds Imoneyl.
FR
F-LNI ()JTrAie
REGULATOFt
The Ark does not pay professional fundraisers, individuals or
companies to raise money for the charity-
When fundraising or asking for contributions towards activities,
The Ark 15 mindful that many people who use ivs services and
attend activities are vulnerable and may also have a limited
income.
The Ark does. when appropriate, raise funds from the public. We
also have a donation button on our website.
Volunteers
Our volunteers provide many hours of support and help and they
are an essential part of the team.
During the year our volunteers provided 3,373 hours to support
our local covid vaccination centre, 2,025 volunteer car journeys,
604 community response tasks Ipicking up prescflptions, shopplng
etc.) as well as supporting our befriending project, our social
groups and helping to run our shopi Forget-me-Knot.
The (Jueen's Award
for Voluntary Servi
One of our volunteers gifted us access to an online volunteering
management platForm, Assemble, which they helped to develop,
and this allows US to keep track of all our applications, DBS checks
and training. Potential volunteers can access information on volun-
teer roles and apply online from a link on our website.
ASSEMBLE
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Volunteer Spotlight
Jackie joined u5 as a volunteer during the pandemic as a community response area
coordinator as well as undertaking tasks herself. She then also became a volunteer at
the vaccine centre when it fully opened in January 2021. Jackie continues to volunteer
with us as well as getting involved in other volunteering in the community with her dog
Bailey, who has become a therapy dog visiting local schools.
olunteering has been the m05t wonderful & humbling thing I have ever done,
combining my love of social uctivities and need to help people get the best out of every
day. Thank you so much everyone ot The Arkfor mt7king it t711po55ible.-
When Jackie mentioned to her husband Paul, who was retired, that the Ark was looking
for volunteer drivers he jumped at the chance as he loved driving. After completing his
DBS and necessary training he started to volunteer in February 2023 and reached over
500 driving jobs in a yearl
"I now enjoy the same Sense offulfilment ond value to the
community Q5 Jackie doe5. Ifeel proud thot I'm oble to help
elderly residents go out to socialise and love hearing their
stories about their journey ond experiences living in
Bracknell."
Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge and thank the following groups and organisations for
providing funding and other support during the year.
8oily Thomas Charitable Trust
Berkshire Community Foundation
Berkshire Primory Care
BrGcknell Forest Council
Micr050ft
Multiply Fund
National Lottery (Awardsfor All)
Porgiter Trust
Frimley HeL71th and Care IntegrGted Care System Screwfix Foundation
Google
Tesco, Bag5for Life
Gu Honey
Te5co, Martins Heron. Brocknell
iNet Telecoms Ltd
Winkfield Purish Council
Wokefield Golf Club
Levelling Up Fund
London Heart5
The charity would also like to acknowledge and thank the individuals who have donated
to our work during the year.
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Objectives and Aims
The Ark's objectives, our purpose, is to..
Work with people in the South East of England with
disabilities and/or long term health conditions, with carers of
people with disabilities and/or long term health conditions
and with young people who are not in education,
employment or training.
Support the community and voluntary sector in the area of
operation of the charity, forthe benefit of the public and to
ensure the equality for all people to engage in citizenship.
The Ark aims to:
Advocate the value of and to enhance the lives of disabled
children, young people and adults by providing access to and
engagement with creative arts, digital and new media.
To use the creative arts, digital and new media as 3 means to
inform and offer training to the wider community on
disability Issues.
To provide information, advice and support to voluntary
sector groups and individuals.
To promote User Led Organisations.
As well as making sure projects, services and activities meet our objectives and aims, it IS
ve
important that people who use our services are involved in the planning,
development, delivery and evaluation of these too.
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Achievements and Perfomiance
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Arts, Education & Workshops
Over the year we have continued to run, loosely based on
academic term times, drama and crafty coffee. These are all up to
capacity Ifulll. We would like to put on additional sessions in these
but, mainly due to the lack of availability of the R-BUS, this is not
possible.
This transport issue has also had a negative impact on shorter
courses or one-off workshops. We are members of the Bracknell
Forest Learning Disability & Autism Partnership and have raised this
issue and highlighted it as a barrier for people wanting to attend all
workshops, activities and social events not just the Ark's.
Festival Green Machine
During the year we attended 3 festivals; Teddy Rocks, Rock 'n' Ribs
and Boomtown. From feedback. next year we will focus on the
smaller festivals, like Teddy Rocks, so we can provide people with
the opportunity to access festivals of different types of music or
focus-such as the Bear Grylls Gone Wild festivals.
This year also saw the first Green Machine wedding.
Congratulations to Simon and Claire who first met as festival
volunteers.
Forget-me-Knot
In some ways it has been a difficult year for Forget-me-Knot as
Costs, including the rent and electricity, have gone up while shop
sales have gone down.
We also use Forget-me-Knot as a space for social and activity
groups such as Knit & Natter and Carers Craft and these are very
.11 L&L I, ￿ _7J popular. It is also our meeting place when we arrange our regular
local litter-picks and the monthly dementia carer advice drop-in
service, held in partnership with Bracknell Dementia Advisory
Service.
Next year we will be finishing the installation of the communitv
defibrillator and increasing the number of groups that meet at
Forget-me-Knot.
We will also be conducting a review with all staff and shop
volunteers to look at ways to reduce costs, increase sales
including online as well as looking to see if it will be possible to
turn an area of the shop into a café and snack bar.
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Friday Night Project
This weekly disco remains very well attended with on average 60-
70 people attending every week. Fancy Dress and Party nights
{Halloween, Valentine's Day, Christmas etc.) are very popular!
We found out. through the local press, that the venue we have
used for over 14 years, was at risk. A search for a venue large
enough, in the Bracknell or Wokingham area, available every week
was started, while lobbying Wokingham Council Iwho own the
venue). We have received assurance that we will be able to stay if
St Crispin's School take over the lease of the building.
HIVE projects
Befriending
Funded by Frimley ICB'S Innovation fund, we have been providing
befriending and other support to help decrease loneliness and
social isolation in the under 75s.
J Community Response
Although this project no longer receives any funding, the charity is
committed to continuing to run a scaled down service providing
emergency, short term support; this is not intended to be a
replacement for hospital discharge or social care support-which
should be arranged and funded by the local authority and NHS.
The volunteer network provided 604 support tasks including
shopping, prescription collection and foodbank parcel delivery
during the year to local residents unable to leave their homes due
to ill health.
Voccinotion Centre Support
The volunteer network continues to support our local vaccination
centre with all vaccine programmes, not just Covid. It has also
helped support other clinics-such as the recent Prostrate Cancer
screen ing providing 3373 hours of volunteering.
Berkshire Primary Care {the local GP Federation organisationl cover
the costs of managing these volunteers.
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HIVE projects {continued)
Volunteer Transport
The volunteer transport project has had a busy yearl 2025 journeys
have been made, supporting 137 local residents to access social
clubs, day centres, visit friends, attend the dentist etc.
Over the year 21 volunteer5 have been involved, supported by Ark
staff who coordinate the admin and undertake a55essmentS.
Night Owls
.7 We have continued to offer a Night Owls event every month over
the past year. Bowling, Laserquest and nightclubbing continue to be
popular events. We've also included some new types of events
such as Reading Pride and a karaoke evening. This has given people
the opportunity to attend an evening out doing something they've
not experienced before and to decide if they like it or not.
Next year we hope to recruit new volunteers, particularly drivers,
so that we can increase the number of transport places we can
offer.
As a Berkshire wide social group, we hope to include more events
outside of Bracknell, Wokingham and Reading.
Night Owls group l olwoys enjoy the outings...My highlight wos
when we did the nightclub outing. The cinema and fongs outing
Wt75 goodfun...Every occasion is very well plonnedfor the
group (Ryan)
Out and About
Trips or activities are held monthly and are balanced between
those activities that are free/have a small cost such a5 picnic or
walks in the local area, with the more expensive day trips such as
theme parks or the theatre.
These trips are always fully booked as we can only transport a small
group, and we often have to run a waiting list.
Future plans include another weekend break as the one to Bath
was so popular.
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Project 73 & Project 73+ (social groups for autistic adults receiving
minimal or no social care support)
P73
Due to reduction in the size of the group, it now meets fortnightly
with additional day trips to Comic Con up to twice a year.
The numbers have been falling because:
Original members are now becoming too old to attend {upper
age limit of 351
Transport, particularly after 9pm when there is a reliance on
parents
Introduction of subs to help with staff costs after initial
funding finished
Lack of appropriate signposting from local authority
Positively, at the end of the year, we had 3 requests for more
information on this group. We have also made sure professionals,
such as social prescribers, are aware of the group and who it is
aimed at.
P73+
A monthly meet up for those aged 30 and over. The venue is South
Hill Park bar, which works well, and the group will sometimes,
weather permitting, also go for a walk and occasionally pop into
another local pub to play pool.
Although the group is currently small, up to 6, everyone who comes
has told us that they really benefit from the evening once a month.
We are also encouraging those from Project 73 to transition before
they are 35,. they can attend both groups between 30-35.
Radio Marmalade
Last year Radio Marmalade secured funding from the National
Lottery 'Awards for All, programme to support the purchase of new
equipment and the development of a user's guide, radio
broadcasting lesson materials and website development.
Two of the trustees, Neil and Tommy, with the support of 2
members of staff, led on the project and the station was
relaunched in November 2023 with a 73 hour sponsored live
broadcast.
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51GNAL4Carers
SIGNAL provides information, advice and support to unpaid carers
Ifamily/friendsl. By the end of the year 935 carers la n increase of
19% on last yearl and 80 recent ex-carers were registered with the
service alongside 32 professionals.
. ￿ Our focus has been on community engagement as well as
supporting individual carers with information, advice, signposting,
referrals to other services as well a5 support with benefi't
applications. Sharon Bowden, the Carer5 Support Worker. was
nominated for a Pride of Bracknell award by many of the carers she
has supported land won the Gold award at the start of April 2024).
As well as being a Carers Trust network partner, the issues faced by
carers and the people they support are highlighted at multi-agency
meetings/forums such as the Safeguarding Partnership Board and
in work streams such as the development of Bracknell's new All
Age Carers Strategy.
Warm Welcome
With the support from the Berkshire Community Foundation we
have been able to continue to run this free weekly session for
people over 55.
It is a chance to meet and chat with other people, take part in
activities such as bingo, craft and puzzles, and an opportunity to get
information and advice from staff.
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'There are no strangers here,. Only friends you haven't yet met. '
William Butler Yeats
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Future plans
Over the last 3 years the organisation has received support from
covid related funding streams which are no longer available. Like
many charities, we are also seeing increased demand for our
services and rising costs-such as utilities.
During the next year we will:
Work with the Royal Holloway University of London on a
research project to evaluate our social acts'vitie5 such as
Friday Night Project and Night Owls. This will help us show
potential funders the benefits of these groups and activities.
Look at what we are spending our money on to deliver our
activities, support, services and projects and to see if there
are ways we can reduce our costs.
Decide if we will tender again for the Carers Support contract
(the current contract ends on 31st December 20241.
SIGNAL4Carers is supporknng more and more people but the
contract value has not increased for several years and may
even be reduced next time.
ROYAL
HOLLOWAY
UNIVERSITY
OF LONDON
Look at ideas to increase Forget-me-Knot's income as it is
struggling to meet it's running costs, especially with the
increases in the cost of electricity and rent.
Look at how we can continue to and increase working in
partnership with other organisation5 and charitie5. This could
be to share or reduce costs or maybe to apply for funding
together.
Forgel*me,kn#L
Celebrating the King's Coronation
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Statement of Financial Activities.
Financial review
The financial results for the year met the trustees, expectations.
The prudence of recent years. financial policy to build up to the
optimum (best} amount of unrestricted reserves means the charity
again enters the next financial year in a strong position to be able
to survive any continuing negative financial impacts of the cost of
living crisis.
Statement of Trustee5' re5pon5ibilitie5
The charitvs trustees must make sure that the charity keeps a
record of the money it gets in and the money it spends.
Each year the charity must prepare their accounts and get them
audited or examined by someone who is not part of The Ark. This
means that someone who knows a lot about money, like an
accountant, makes sure the accounts are okav.
In preparing these accounts, the Trustees follow best practice and:
Select suitable accounting policies and then follow them
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent
Financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011
The trustees are also responsible for protecting the assets of The
Ark. Assets means a useful or valuable thing.
Under section 144 of the Charitie5 Act 2011 the trustees consider
that although an audit is not required for this year, an independent
examination is needed.
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Remuneration policy for key management personnel
No employees received employee benefits {excluding employer
pension costs) of more than £60,000 for the reporknng period.
Investment policy
The trustees have the power to invest the charitls funds and have
made the decision, at this time. to take no risks financially and
have placed £85,000 into a high interest, go day notice account.
During this year a further £85,000 was placed in 3 l year fixed rate
account, which matures at the end of April 2024.
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Reserve5 policy
The Optimum, or best, level of reserves is based on 6 months
turnover (income) minimum and no more than 9 months.
Restricted reserves do not count towards this figure. We end this
year with unrestricted reserves of £183,629 (which includes an al-
location of £53,194 to cover redundancy and wind up costs if the
charity was to close suddenlyl, which, although lower than last
year, puts the charity in a good position going into 2024125.
Restricted funds
Restricted funds are used for specific purposes as laid down by the
donor or contracting party. Expenditure which meets these
criteria is charged to the fund together with a fair allocation of
management and Support costs. Where funds are not specifically
allocated against expenditure in that year the balance is deferred
and added to the balance brought forward on the restricted funds.
It will be used in future years in line with the restrictions placed bv
the donor or stipulated in the contract.
Particulars of any outstanding Guarantee given by the charity
The trustees declare that the charity has given no guarantee
where potential liability 15 Outstanding at the date of the
statement of assets and liabilities other than the restricted funds
detailed in the income and expenditure statement and mentioned
above. This includes financial support received to the following
projects: Community Defibrillator, Night Owls {Stay Up Latel,
Transport, Befriending and Workshops.
Particulars of any outstanding debt
The trustees declare that the charity has no outstanding debts
which are secured by an express Charge on any of the assets of the
charity at the date of the statement of assets and liabilitie5.
DEBT
Financial outlook
2024125 will continue to be challenging for many cha rities; in
many ways more difficult than the13st 4 years. The trustees and
CEO will work hard to seek alternative funding to subsidise
charitable work streams and to reduce costs, whilst still continuing
to support the increased needs of its beneficiaries.
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The Ark Trust CIO
Statement of financial activities for the 12 months ended 31st March 2024
Unrestricted
Restrlcted funds Total funds 2024 Total funds 2023
fund5 2024
2024
Income from:
Donatsons and leg?cies
Donations & Eifts
Grants
3,725
3,318
7,043
9,313
2,100
116,465
118,565
156,213
40
Membership subs
Chtyritable Octivities
Activity & holiday fee5
Contracts
49,601
49,601
43,056
3,400
80,000
83,400
98,515
Other trading activitye5
Interest income
2,960
2.960
1,674
Sale of fixed asset Isurplusl
Shop sales
Less.. COGS
600
24.045
24,045
18,428
Total incorning resource5
84,533
199,783
284,316
326.839
Resources expended
Staff & professionalfees
Activity & project delivery
Management/back office
42,731
113,924
156,655
167,454
58,394
8,245
153,982
212,376
227,675
Utilities & communications
9,438
17,683
10,772
Activity & holiday cost5
General overheads
3,068
8,880
14,799
17,867
11,987
17,307
26,187
31,638
Equipment & repairs
Transport & vehicle costs
Rent, rates & insurance
2.200
5,249
7,449
16,044
394
9,464
9,8S8
1,825
Total resources expended
215 846
313 633
322 155
Surplus/loss
-13,254
-16,063
-29,317
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The Ark Trust CIO
Statement of financial activities for the 12 months ended 31st March 2024 continued..
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Net incoming resources
April 1, 2023
Transfers betweerk funds
196,883
37,899
234,782
Surplus at March 31, 2024
-13.254
-16.063
-29,317
Funds at March 31, 2024
183.629
21,836
205,465
Breakdown of unrestricted reserves allocation
Allocated/committed
53,194
Unallocated/Free
130,435
Total
183,629
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Where our money comes from {£284,316}
Donations i Gr2nts i ActrditYlHol￿aY Fees i Contracts i Iniere$i Income * Shop Salés
Howwe spend our moneyl£313,633)
$18M' A¢iiiryly & Prq*¢t Delivery * staff". Manag*m$ni/88¢kOttr¢&
Utilities & Cominunication
Aciiviiy & Holidaycosis
Gtner&ioverhesJds
Equipmanr& Repairs
Transporr&vehi¢le Costs
Reni. Rates & Ingurance
Although we spent more money than money received in the year, this was expected
and over half of it was from the restricted fund.
We still have healthy reserves.
Restricted £21,836. Allocated £53.194. Free/Unrestricted £130.435 - Total £205, 465
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The Ark Trust CIO
Balance sheet as at 31st March 2024
2024
2023
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets
22,409
31,030
Current Assets
Debtors
16,817
7,826
Cash at bank and in hand
206,414
256,850
Prepayments and accrued income
229,684
272,156
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year
6,293
6,733
Accruals and deferred income
46,628
68,404
Net Current Assets le55 liabilities
183,056
203,752
Totsl Assets less liabilities
205 465
234 782
ReseNes
Unrestricted fund
130,435
159,500
Allocated/committed funds
53,194
37,383
Restricted fund
Total reserve$
205 465
234 782
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Notes to the Financial Statements
These are the statements we have to make when wefile Isendl
our accounts to the Charity Commission. They are not easy to
read. If you would like to know more so you can understand
them, please contact the Ark office who will arrange for you to
have a briefing session.
easy
Basis of preparation
Basi5 of accounting
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statements of Recommended
Practice.. Accounting and Reporting by Charitie5 preparing their accounts in accordance
with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland
IFRS 1021, the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1st
January 2015.
Asset5 and liabilities are initially recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise
stated in the relevant notelsl to these accounts.
The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
Going concern
These accounts are prepared on a going concern basis; the charity ha5 sufficient resource5
and the trustees have no reason to believe that the charity will not continue to operate
next year or for the foreseeable future.
Cht7nge of accounting policy
The financial statements have been prepared to give a 'true and fairf view and no changes
have been made to the accounting policies adopted.
Change to accounting estimates and material errors
No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period13.46 FRS 102
SORPI.
No material prior year errors have been identified in the reporting period {3.47 FRS102
SORPI
Interest receivable
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable; this is upon notification of
the interest paid/payable at the bank.
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Income
Recognition of income
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities {SoFAI when:
The charity becomes entitled to the resources
It is more likely than not that the charity will receive the resources
The monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability
Offtetting
There has been no offsetknng of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless
required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP.
Volunteer help
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in
the trustees, annual report.
Expenditure and liabilities
Liobility recognition
Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or
constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the
obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Governance and sUPPOrt costs
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activities on a basis
consistent with the use of resources.
Redundancy cost
The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period.
Creditors
The charity ha5 creditors which are measured at settlement amounts le5S trade discounts.
Provisionsfor liabilities
A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured
at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date.
Debtors
Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition
at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity.
Subsequently, they are measured at the cash value or other consideration expected to be
received.
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Assets
Tangiblefixed assets for use by chority
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £750.
They are valued at cost.
The depreciation method is straight line, spread across the assets. usef ul life taking into
account any residual value.
Motor
Fixtures &
Equipment
Vehicles
Fitttngs
Cost or Value
At 1st April 2023
17.5LY)
28,618
16,759
Additions
Disposals
At 31st March 2024
17,500
28,618
16,759
Depre£iation
At 1st April 2023
3,500
14,676
13,671
Adjustments for disposals
Charge for the period
1,750
4,641
2,230
At 31st March 2024
5,250
19,317
15,901
Net Bookvalues
At the start of the year
14.000
13,942
3,088
At the end of the year
12,250
9,301
858
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Taxation
The charitable status of the organisation has been confirmed by the Inland Revenue. This
means that the charity is not liable to corporation tax on its surplus or gains to the extent
that they are applied for charitable purposes.
Trustees remuneration. expenses and related party transaction
None of the trustees received any remuneration for their role during the year and there
were no related party transactions. Trustees are offered reimbursement for travel
expenses incurred-to remove any barrier to prevent attendance at meetings.
Independent Examinerfs Report
The Independent Examiner's report to the Trustees of The Ark Trust CIO is attached to this
report.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee's report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity trustee board by the following trustees:
Name:
Signature:
Date:
021, 124
Name: Sbetknw Gu(5
Signature:
Contact information
Tel 01344 266899
Email info@theark.org.uk
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Glossa
Advocate - promote, speak up for.
Appointed - chosen to become a trustee.
A55urance- been told something to make us confident about what will happen, like a promise.
Charities Act 2011- An Art or law that says how charities must be run and how they must operate.
Charity Commi$5ion
Cittzenship - people working together to make positive differences to the society in which they live-
locally, nationally and globally.
Complled- met the requirements.
Contract value- How much we get paid for delivering a contract, like SIGNAL4Carers.
DBS Check - Disclosure and Barring Servlce check, is a criminal record check that employersl
volunteer managers can request as part of the recruitment process.
Deferred - to put off or delay to a later time.
Delegate- to give responsibility and authority to someone.
Donor- a person or an organisation that gives money to the charity.
Economic, social and environmental impact- how the charity benefits local people financially
Imoneyl. their community and the environment.
Evaluate- to look at how goodlbad something is.
Express charge- using a large item, such as a building or vehicle you own, to
guarantee a debt.
Fixed rate- the amount of interest paidldue remains the same for an agreed amount of time.
Guarantee - to promise or make a binding agreement.
Matures- some savings accounts pay the interest at the end of an agreed amount of time Ithis is
when the account matures) - as long as you haven't taken any money out.
Prudence- being careful with money and financial declsions.
Public benefit- a legal requirement that the charity's work must benelit the public.
-Bus- Bracknell Forest Council's learning disability transport service.
Remuneration- How much people Istaffl are paid.
ReseNes - money set aside in case needed or to spend at a future time.
Social Value- the positive impact on people and communitles.
Statement of assets and liabilities- this tells us what we have Imoneyi Item51 and what we owe to
others.
Subsidise- fundlcover the costs of.

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of 66The Ark Trust CIO
I report on the financial statements of the company for the year ¢nded 31 March 2024. To the
fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than
the charity and the charity trustees &s a body, for my work.
R￿pectiVe responsibilities of trustees and ¢xgminer
The tn￿teeS are ttsponsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an
audit is not requiTed for this year under section 144(2) of the Charilies Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)
and that an independent examination is needed. The chaTity's gross income exceeded £250,000
and l am qualified to undertske the examination by being a qualified member of Chartered
Institute of Management Accountants.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is
eligible for independent examination, it is rny responsibility to=
examine the account5 under section 145 of the 2011 Act
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity
Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention
Basis of independent Cxaminer's report
My examination was Ca￿led out in accordance with the 8eneral directions given by the Charity
Commission. An exatnination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity
and a comparison of th¢ accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration
of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you as
trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the
evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether
the accounts present a 'true and fair view. and the report is limited to those matters set out in
the ststement below.
Independent cy2miner's statement
In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention..
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material Tespect the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Companies Act
2011
to prepare Financiat Statements which accord with the accounting records, and
comply with the accounting requiTements of the Cornpanies Act 2011.
have not been met. or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn order to enable a proper understanding
of the accounts to be reached.

Name: S Fogwill
Relevant professional qualification or body: Chartwed Institute of Management Accountants
Address: 24 Woodville Close, Blackwater, Camberley. GU17 OBN
Date: 7 NOVem￿r 2024