LITTLE ACORNS KINDERGARTEN CHARITY

Registered charity 1157426 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LAK

Little Acorns is a non-profit kindergarten/pre-school offering learning in the EYFS

Objects

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY:(1) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY; (2) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT; (3) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING; (4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS; (5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND(6) FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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

£256k

Latest spending

£232k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £87,477 from £63,961 in the prior year, driven by an excess of £24,033 against income of £255,175. The charity holds a redundancy provision of £72,802 and maintains current assets of £116,185 against current liabilities of £46,138. The trustees report that the principal activity continued to be a preschool without noting any material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

David Haston
Hanna Haston
Mark Eacott
Susanna Allford
Victoria Doran
Victoria Harman

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£256k	£232k
31/08/2024	£196k	£195k
31/08/2023	£190k	£182k
31/08/2022	£144k	£166k
31/08/2021	£162k	£164k

Common questions

Is LITTLE ACORNS KINDERGARTEN CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased to £87,477 from £63,961 in the prior year, driven by an excess of £24,033 against income of £255,175. The charity holds a redundancy provision of £72,802 and maintains current assets of £116,185 against current liabilities of £46,138. The trustees report that the principal activity continued to be a preschool without noting any material uncertainties regarding going concern.