LITTLE THETFORD ACORNS

Registered charity 1132906 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity runs a pre-school for children aged from 2 years as well as out of school clubs and holiday clubs for primary school aged children. The objects are to enhance the development and education of children through appropriate play, education and care facilities in a stimulating purpose built building.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDERSTATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND ANDPROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPSAND BY: (A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES,FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OFPARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THEACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFEROPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE,RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY; (B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OFSUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN ANDRECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS; (C) INSTIGATING ANDADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOLLEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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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Latest income

£113k

Latest spending

£107k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £6,321 and unrestricted funds carried forward of £68,179. The trustees have established a reserves policy target of £25,000, representing three months of expenditure, and the actual unrestricted funds significantly exceed this target. The Independent Examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed there are no funds materially in deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (held: £68k)

“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be 3 months of expenditure and therefore a target of £25,000 should be held in general funds.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06995636

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

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

BOREHAM, Simon Albion — director, appointed 22/01/2026on trustee list
KEMP, Niamh — director, appointed 09/07/2025on trustee list
PARKER BOREHAM, Emmeline — director, appointed 23/10/2024not on trustee list
BAKER, David — director, appointed 23/04/2024on trustee list
MCKIERNAN, Elizabeth, Dr — director, appointed 18/09/2023on trustee list
BOND, Katherine Julia — director, appointed 13/06/2023on trustee list
BAKER, David — secretary, appointed 17/10/2025

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Emmeline Parker Borehamchair
David Baker
Dr Elizabeth McKiernan
Katherine Bond
Niamh Kemp
Simon Boreham

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£113k	£107k
31/08/2024	£78k	£74k
31/08/2023	£61k	£76k
31/08/2022	£87k	£94k
31/08/2021	£98k	£79k

Common questions

Is LITTLE THETFORD ACORNS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £6,321 and unrestricted funds carried forward of £68,179. The trustees have established a reserves policy target of £25,000, representing three months of expenditure, and the actual unrestricted funds significantly exceed this target. The Independent Examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed there are no funds materially in deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.