ACORN2OAK PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1029700 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (IPSWICH), WYKEHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Our aim is to provide a safe,stimulating and happy environment for 21/2 to 5year olds.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS.

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.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased by £15,209 to a total of £126,251, reflecting a surplus of income over expenditure for the year. The trustees report confirms strong financial management, noting that finances allowed for staff pay rises and bonuses while maintaining the preschool's financial integrity. The organization remains solvent with current assets significantly exceeding current liabilities.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Jen Coechair
• Brooke Southgate
• Charlotte Knights
• Jasmine Compton
• Julia Williams
• Julie Brittain
• Kayleigh Noble
• Lauren Foy
• Natasha Sturman

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Common questions

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACORN PRESCHOOL (DUSSINDALE).

• ACORN PRESCHOOL (DUSSINDALE) income £167k
• ACORN PRE-SCHOOL CIO income £127k
• ACORNS NURSERY SCHOOL income £219k
• ACORN PRE-SCHOOL & THE MIGHTY OAKS income £309k
• LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL (LEIGH-ON-SEA) income £233k
• LITTLE ACORNS PLAYGROUP (EVERSHOT) income £182k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.