LITTLE ACORNS PRESCHOOL KINGSMERE

Registered charity 1179500 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL KINGSMERE

Little Acorns Pre-school Kingsmere is a nurturing community pre-school. We take children from the ages of 2-5 years old and are based at the Community Centre on Kingsmere.

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

£198k

Latest spending

£154k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the majority of income is derived from government funding and parental fees, with reserves held at £30,000 to cover staff redundancy costs and operational fluctuations. The trustees note concerns regarding rising rent and minimum wage costs that are not fully matched by funding increases, though the charity continues to maintain a large waiting list.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Government funding

“The majority of income came from government funding.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: contingency fund to cover the costs of staff redundancies; fluctuations in demand/income, supporting children in the setting with special needs, funding staff training, long term sickness (held: £30k)

“We have a contingency fund to cover the costs of staff redundancies. Any additional reserves are used for any of the following: to cover fluctuations in demand/ income, supporting children in the setting with special needs, funding staff training, long term sickness.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Due to new pre-schools opening in the area we have had concerns but continue to have a large waiting list. Rent has Increased and so has the minimum wage. This continues to be a concern for the setting.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Hannah Bradfordchair
Michael Graham Philpott
TRACY BAKER

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£198k	£154k
31/03/2024	£187k	£142k
31/03/2023	£170k	£145k
31/03/2022	£151k	£135k
05/04/2021	£115k	£104k

Common questions

Is LITTLE ACORNS PRESCHOOL KINGSMERE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the majority of income is derived from government funding and parental fees, with reserves held at £30,000 to cover staff redundancy costs and operational fluctuations. The trustees note concerns regarding rising rent and minimum wage costs that are not fully matched by funding increases, though the charity continues to maintain a large waiting list.

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LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL income £177k
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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LITTLE ACORNS PRESCHOOL KINGSMERE	£198k	—	unclear	—	noted
LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£177k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL (LEIGH-ON-SEA) FY2025	£233k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ACORNS CHILDCARE (MASHAM) FY2025	£106k	—	below	—	no doubt
LITTLE ACORNS PLAYGROUP (EVERSHOT) FY2025	£182k	—	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.