LITTLE ACORNS, SHIREOAKS

Registered charity 1069794 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To enhance the development and education of children primarily under the statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community projects.

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Latest income

£188k

Latest spending

£170k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for Little Acorns Shireoaks for the year ended 30 September 2025 have been examined by an independent examiner. The examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounting records were not kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 or that the accounts did not accord with those records.

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

lottery — “The building was purpose built with lottery funding.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

Eleanor Hadfield
Jennifer Fullerton
Katie Homyard
Lana Wright
Tracey Hughes
Vikki Greenhalgh · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£188k	£170k
30/09/2024	£182k	£133k
30/09/2023	£132k	£135k
30/09/2022	£140k	£120k
30/09/2021	£113k	£104k

Common questions

Is LITTLE ACORNS, SHIREOAKS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts for Little Acorns Shireoaks for the year ended 30 September 2025 have been examined by an independent examiner. The examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounting records were not kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 or that the accounts did not accord with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LITTLE ACORNS PLAYGROUP (EVERSHOT).

LITTLE ACORNS PLAYGROUP (EVERSHOT) income £182k
ACORNS CHILDCARE (MASHAM) income £106k
LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL (LEIGH-ON-SEA) income £233k
LITTLE OAKS COMMUNITY NURSERY income £301k
ACORNS NURSERY SCHOOL income £219k
FELSTED LITTLE ACORNS income £157k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LITTLE ACORNS, SHIREOAKS	£188k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE ACORNS PLAYGROUP (EVERSHOT) FY2025	£182k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ACORNS CHILDCARE (MASHAM) FY2025	£106k	—	below	—	no doubt
LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL (LEIGH-ON-SEA) FY2025	£233k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE OAKS COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025	£301k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ACORNS NURSERY SCHOOL FY2025	£219k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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