ACORNS (NORTH TYNESIDE)

Registered charity 1157078 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACORNS

Acorns offers a range of trauma informed support and therapeutic recovery services to address the impact of domestic abuse and violence on children, young people and families.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £165,083 for the year, resulting in a significant reduction in unrestricted reserves from £210,040 to £44,957. The trustees note that income fell well short of expectations, leading to an organizational restructure and cost-cutting strategy to balance costs and income. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with a secure immediate future.

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).

• North Tyneside Council — “Acorns is delighted to receive funding from both North Tyneside Council and Northumberland County Council in order to participate as one of …” (source page)
• Northumberland County Council — “Acorns is delighted to receive funding from both North Tyneside Council and Northumberland County Council in order to participate as one of …” (source page)
• Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner — “We are extremely grateful to have been awarded grants by the Northumbria PCC: Supporting Victims Fund.” (source page)
• Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland — “We are extremely lucky to have received support from various philanthropic individuals and organisations through the Community Foundation Ty…” (source page)
• St James Place Foundation — “We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded funding of £10,000 for three years, for which we are extremely grateful.” (source page)
• Ballinger Charitable Trust — “The trust has generously awarded Acorns £16,500 each year for 3 years to be used wherever it is most needed. We are very grateful for this s…” (source page)
• Coutts Foundation — “In 2026, Acorns became the very grateful recipient of £46,000 each year for 3 years, to be used wherever it is most needed.” (source page)
• LGA Foundation — “We are very grateful to have received £10,000 per year for 2 years. This generous grant will be essential in helping Acorns provide our valu…” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/03/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Fabienne Thompsonchair
• David Lovenbury · trustee of 1 other charity
• Georgia May Patricia Thompson
• Keith John Williamson · trustee of 2 other charities
• Sarah Charlton

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

Operates in: North Tyneside · Northumberland

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).