ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST
Registered charity 700859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACORNS
Care and support for life limited children and their families
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £0.934 million for the period ended 5 April 2025, resulting in available reserves decreasing to £6.289 million. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level is slightly below the stated policy target range of £7.500 million ± 15 per cent. The trustees confirm that financial resources are sufficient to maintain the charity as a going concern for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £7.500 million ± 15 per cent (held: £6.3m)
“The Board’s policy target for available reserves is £7.500 million ± 15 per cent.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Acorns Children's Hospice Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
28 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Acorns Children's Hospice Trust — Registered, 3 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 02/01/2020.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£8.9m
Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 40.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Acorns Children's Hospice in Birmingham: Not Rated · CQC record
- Acorns Children's Hospice in the Three Counties: Good (19/03/2020) · CQC record
- Acorns Children's Hospice in the Black Country: Good (07/10/2016) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (25/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (12/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (12/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (04/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (17/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (29/11/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- AMRICK SINGH UBHI · trustee of 3 other charities
- Alastair David
- Bobby Waris
- Christopher John Maddox
- David Paul Munton
- Dr Andrew Short
- Gareth O'Hara
- Ghzala Ahmad
- Helen Bradshaw
- Jennifer Deidre Ladbrooke
- Lynda Bull
- Philip Geary
- Professor Andrew Ewer
- Raymond O'Donoghue
- Samantha Elizabeth Watson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Herefordshire · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Warwickshire · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £0.934 million for the period ended 5 April 2025, resulting in available reserves decreasing to £6.289 million. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level is slightly below the stated policy target range of £7.500 million ± 15 per cent. The trustees confirm that financial resources are sufficient to maintain the charity as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST, THE RIVER FARM FOUNDATION, THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY, QUEEN ELIZABETH ALMSHOUSES.
Known funders
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