ARK SCHOOLS

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Overview

Company type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated
2004-04-26
Registered office
1 Edcity Edcity Walk, London, United Kingdom, W12 7TF
Postcode
W12 7TF
Accounts category
Group

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-08-31
Next due by
2027-05-31
Financial year end
31 August

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-04-18
Next due by
2027-05-02
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 85100 Pre-primary education
  • 85200 Primary education
  • 85310 General secondary education

Officers 14 current · 15 resigned

Appointed 2025-03-25
Appointed 2024-09-27
Richard KING Director
Appointed 2023-04-13
Appointed 2022-02-10
Appointed 2017-11-21

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

Controlled by ABSOLUTE RETURN FOR KIDS (ARK) — since 2016-09-01

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Public contracts won 1

£6,384,720 total awarded value where published.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Contracts Finder).

Modern slavery statement

Registered a modern slavery statement for 2021 (period to 2021-04-28) as part of the ABSOLUTE RETURN FOR KIDS (ARK) group statement.

Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Gender pay gap

11.7%

Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity

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Contact details

Website
arkschools.org
Phone
07392861833, 01625545745, 02031160800

Previous company names

NameDate changed
ARK ACADEMIES2010-09-01
ABSOLUTE RETURN FOR KIDS (ARK) EDUCATION2006-07-10
ABSOLUTE RETURN FOR KIDS (ARK) EDUCATION LIMITED2004-05-12

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
15 ADAM STREET, LONDON, WC2N 6AH2010-04-01
27 QUEEN ANNES GATE, LONDON, SW1H 9BU2006-12-19

Among its peers

Among the oldest 25%

of 142 similar companies in W, trading since 2004

The class of 2004

65%

of the 311 companies in this sector incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 33% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

Property in England & Wales 41 titles

Freehold
2
Leasehold
39
Most recent registration
2024-05-13
Where
Greater London (21), East Sussex (8), West Midlands (7)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
SGL850039 Greater London Leasehold 2024-05-13
BGL180238 Greater London Leasehold 2023-11-27
TGL606619 Greater London Freehold 2023-08-17
BGL174072 Greater London Leasehold 2023-01-17
TGL590393 Greater London Leasehold 2022-10-03
ESX407539 East Sussex Leasehold 2020-09-22
AGL501277 Greater London Leasehold 2020-02-05
AGL500819 Greater London Leasehold 2020-01-31
MM130758 West Midlands Leasehold 2019-09-13
AGL471729 Greater London Leasehold 2019-03-22
TGL511379 Greater London Leasehold 2018-10-15
SGL486866 Greater London Freehold 2018-10-04
MM102194 West Midlands Leasehold 2018-03-07
ESX388328 East Sussex Leasehold 2018-01-18
ESX385534 East Sussex Leasehold 2017-09-18
TGL470488 Greater London Leasehold 2017-03-30
BGL129426 Greater London Leasehold 2017-01-13
BGL129435 Greater London Leasehold 2017-01-13
NGL963184 Greater London Leasehold 2016-09-14
MM25836 West Midlands Leasehold 2015-09-29

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