Arch Initiatives
What it does
ARCH Initiatives exists to provide services for people whose lives have been affected by substance misuse. The objective of service provision is to determine a clear pathway for each individual client, away from dependence on drug or alcohol use, and to support and guide the service user along that pathway.
Its charitable purposes
TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS AFFECTED BY ADDICTION TO DRUGS OF ANY KIND AND/OR ALCOHOL ABUSE AND/OR SUBSTANCE MISUSE; TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON MATTERS RELATING TO SUBSTANCE MISUSE, REHABILITATION FOLLOWING SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN LIFE SKILLS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PARTICULAR NEEDS FOR SUCH SKILLS SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED; ANDTHE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT BY THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT, FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED AND IN NEED OF SUCH ASSISTANCE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Bolton
- Wirral
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £64,504 and spent £30,998.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £64,504 | £30,998 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £75,074 | £42,379 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £60,868 | £53,783 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £59,001 | £135,602 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £101,274 | £124,141 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 36%, from £101,274 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £64,504 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 48% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2007, worth at least £509,535.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2007 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,843 |
| 13 Jun 2007 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £499,692 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Daniel Leo AntebiChair
- Dr Ann Marie Procter
- Julian Mark Quentin Knight
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 6 January 2026, 25 days early | Received 6 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 9 January 2025, 22 days early | Received 9 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 1 February 2024, 1 day late | Received 1 February 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 23 January 2023, 8 days early | Received 23 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 1 February 2022, 1 day late | Received 1 February 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1024945
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 August 1993
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/04/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/10/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/12/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/01/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/10/2012AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07/11/2012
- Company number
- 02812012This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.archfutures.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.