ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST
Latest income
£22.2m
Latest spending
£23.1m
Registered
1988
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/03/2025)
Total income
£22.2m
Total spending
£23.1m
Cost of raising funds
£8.9m
Reserves (reported)
£6.3m
Employees
428
Care Quality Commission ratings
- Acorns Children's Hospice in Birmingham: Not Rated
- Acorns Children's Hospice in the Three Counties: Good
- Acorns Children's Hospice in the Black Country: Good
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (25/06/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (12/06/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (12/02/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (04/02/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (17/09/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (29/11/2022)
Trustees
- AMRICK SINGH UBHI
- 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
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/03/2025 | £22.2m | £23.1m |
| 30/03/2024 | £21.0m | £20.5m |
| 30/03/2023 | £18.6m | £17.2m |
| 30/03/2022 | £19.4m | £15.0m |
| 30/03/2021 | £17.7m | £15.5m |
Common questions
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, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST | FY2024 | £33k |
| THE RIVER FARM FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £32k |
| THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £25k |
| THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £25k |
| THE RIVER FARM FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £22k |
| THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY | FY2025 | £15k |
| THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY | FY2023 | £15k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2025 | £15k |
| THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST | FY2025 | £10k |
| THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £10k |
| THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST | FY2023 | £9k |
| THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST | FY2024 | £9k |
| QUEEN ELIZABETH ALMSHOUSES | FY2022 | £8k |
| THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £5k |
| THE SAINTBURY TRUST | FY2025 | £5k |
| THE SAINTBURY TRUST | FY2023 | £5k |
| THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £5k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 10/07/2018 | £35k | "The Story Box Project" |