ACORNS EARLY YEARS CENTRE

Registered charity 1095582 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Full day care nursery for 3 month to 5 years olds 8am-6pm. After school and Holiday club for 5-11 year olds.

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Latest income

£865k

Latest spending

£832k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus for the year with total funds carried forward of £206,184. The trustees consider the balance sheet strong and note that the centre is fully subscribed with a waiting list for places. However, the final outcome of rent negotiations with the landlord remains uncertain.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months expenditure (held: £206k)

“The trustees consider that the most appropriate level of free reserves at 31st March 2023 would be equivalent to three months expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£865k

Total spending

£832k

Cost of raising funds

£258

Reserves (reported)

£206k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Carlton Reidchair
Helen Elizabeth Clark
Olivia Couzins
Sean Webber
Zoe Elisabeth English

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

Operates in: Bexley · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£865k	£832k
31/03/2024	£737k	£764k
31/03/2023	£695k	£691k
31/03/2022	£656k	£635k
31/03/2021	£564k	£583k

Common questions

Is ACORNS EARLY YEARS CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus for the year with total funds carried forward of £206,184. The trustees consider the balance sheet strong and note that the centre is fully subscribed with a waiting list for places. However, the final outcome of rent negotiations with the landlord remains uncertain. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACORNS NURSERY SCHOOL.

ACORNS NURSERY SCHOOL income £219k
ACORNS CHILDCARE (MASHAM) income £106k
MALDWYN NURSERY AND FAMILY CENTRE income £630k
ACORN EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION income £16.3m
LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL (LEIGH-ON-SEA) income £233k
ACORN CHILDREN'S CLUB income £112k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ACORNS EARLY YEARS CENTRE	£865k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ACORNS NURSERY SCHOOL FY2025	£219k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ACORNS CHILDCARE (MASHAM) FY2025	£106k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
MALDWYN NURSERY AND FAMILY CENTRE FY2024	£630k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ACORN EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION FY2024	£16.3m	£100,001 - £110,000	1	above	—	no doubt
LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL (LEIGH-ON-SEA) FY2025	£233k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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