LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL (LEIGH-ON-SEA)

Registered charity 1026965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LITTLE ACORNS PLAYGROUP (LEIGH-ON-SEA)

At Little Acorns Pre-School we are committed to providing a happy, safe, stimulating, caring environment; where children's freedom of choice and imagination are nurtured and their needs and achievements are recognised. We are a member of the pre school learning alliance and registered with Ofsted to take 26 children per session between 18 months and 5 years. We run 10 sessions per week.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position remains healthy with total reserves of £164,650, of which £129,650 is unrestricted. The charity achieved a net income of £36,433 for the year, indicating a positive financial balance compared to the previous year's £10,451.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Little Acorns Pre-school (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charlotte Jenkinschair
• Caitlin Hart
• Chris Brettell
• Georgina Baker
• Jessica Joan Lucey-Wright
• Lorraine Scroope
• Philip Read

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Common questions

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• LITTLE ACORNS PLAYGROUP (EVERSHOT) income £182k
• ACORNS NURSERY SCHOOL income £219k
• LITTLE OAKS PRE-SCHOOL income £249k
• LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (INGHAM) income £113k
• FELSTED LITTLE ACORNS income £157k
• ACORNS CHILDCARE (MASHAM) income £106k

Side by side with its peers

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