ACORN COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Registered charity 1194245 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve sickness and preserve health and complement the medical services provided amongst persons permanently or temporarily resident in the parishes of Ashton, Bridford, Christow, Doddiscombsleigh, Dunsford and Tedburn St Mary, all in the County of Devon.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE HEALTH AND COMPLIMENT THE MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED AMONGST PERSONS PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY RESIDENT IN THE PARISHES OF ASHTON, BRIDFORD, CHERITON BISHOP, CHRISTOW, DODDISCOMBSLEIGH, DUNSFORD, TEDBURN ST MARY ALL IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON.

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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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £3,474 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £122,930 to £119,456. The trustees report a reserves policy target of not less than £75,000, which the current free reserves of £119,456 exceed. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Acorn (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Wimbledon Foundation — “CONGRATULATIONS to Lucinda Emanuel for winning the TOP prize of Two Wimbledon Ladies Finals tickets donation by The Wimbledon Foundation” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (17/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jacqueline Thomaschair
• Jessica Taylor
• Kate Ann Harriet Cobbold Mrs
• Susan Macpherson
• Wendy Edna Endacott

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

Operates in: Devon

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).