# The Ark

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC049574
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Aug. 28, 2019
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC049574


## Contact

- **Address:** The Ark, The Games Club , C/O Jewel Miners Club, 56 Duddingston Park South, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH15 3LJ
- **Website:** arkgames.club



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended'

**What the charity does:** We are a charity that gives community bonding and development through the use of table top games, roleplaying games and board games.  We act as a befriending charity as well as a community development one.  We put on regular events to encourage people to mix and combat loneliness in shared hobbies.  We are looking to get a new premises in 2025 as our old premises closed after covid and has never recovered.  We are looking to relaunch in the Niddrie and Craigmiller area which has a huge poverty problem which we can help.

**Objectives:** The organization is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are:  the provision of recreational facilities or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2024 | £0 | £0 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC049574/files/2024-07-01-accounts.pdf) (35.7 KB) |
| July 1, 2023 | £0 | £73 |  -  |  -  |  |
| July 1, 2022 | £355 | £83 |  -  |  -  |  |
| July 1, 2021 | £375 | £2471 |  -  |  -  |  |
| July 1, 2020 | £8360 | £6431 |  -  |  -  |  |