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Registered charity (CIO) · Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Ark

Shrewsbury Ark is a registered charity (number 1163476) based in Shrewsbury, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Emily Jane Bell since 2018. Latest income £254k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

The objects of the CIO are to relieve persons in need, in particular people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, by offering care, compassion and support including but not limited to:(1) The operation of a day centre providing support for daily...

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £254k (2024)
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About

What it does
Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Shropshire
Website
www.shrewsburyark.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2015

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£254k£351k
  • 2023£393k£330k
  • 2022£313k£301k
Earlier years
  • 2021£302k£234k
  • 2020£330k£215k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

The objects of the CIO are to relieve persons in need, in particular people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, by offering care, compassion and support including but not limited to:(1) The operation of a day centre providing support for daily needs; and(2) The provision of services tailored to support each individual’s needs.

Grants received

13 grants · £213,750 total

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Top funders

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

5.8y median 4.5y
average tenure
23y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (5)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Other Charitable Purposes 9General Charitable Purposes 3Arts/culture/heritage/science 2Education/training 2Religious Activities 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1Professional services 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£254k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1163476
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Association Registered 08 Sep 2015 as amended on 19 Feb 2026 as amended on 16 Apr 2026
Contact on the register
01743874975 · ark@shrewsburyark.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
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