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The ARK Baby & Toddler Group

The ARK Baby & Toddler Group is a registered charity (number 1178356) based in Ely, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Dave Greene since 2017. Latest income £8k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £8k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Education/training, Religious Activities
Where
Cambridgeshire
Registered
2018

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£8k£7k
  • 2024£6k£6k
  • 2023£7k£7k
Earlier years
  • 2022£6k£8k
  • 2021£7k£4k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND SOCIALISATION OF CHILDREN AGED 0 TO 3 YEARS LIVING IN EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THEIR PARENTS OR CARERS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY:-A) PROVIDING A REGULAR GROUP, OR GROUPS, WHERE THEY CAN MEET IN THE COMMUNITY AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERSB) ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL FAMILIES WITH APPROPRIATE AGED CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION OR MEANSC) PROVIDING ACTIVITIES FOR 0 TO 3 YEAR OLDS THAT STIMULATE, CHALLENGE AND DEVELOP THEM BOTH COGNITIVELY AND PHYSICALLYD) PROVIDING INFORMATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ON MATTERS RELATING TO HEALTH AND GENERAL WELL BEING OF 0 TO 3 YEAR OLDS BY THE PROVISION OF SUITABLE BOOKS, SIGNPOSTING OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND TRAINING.E) INTRODUCING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ITS VALUES IN AN AGE APPROPRIATE WAY THROUGH STORYTELLING, SONGS AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES.

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.

6 trustees on the board

5.2y median 6.5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 6Religious Activities 6

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£8k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1178356
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 May 2018
Contact on the register
01353740004 · thearkaldreth@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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