CCEW Charity Commission profile

ACORN UNDER FIVES (BIRSTALL)

Registered charity 1030959 · organisation 1030959

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received Late
Charity type
Other
Registered
15 January 1994
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£143,866
Latest expenditure
£120,843
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: HIGHCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL, GREENGATE LANE, BIRSTALL, LEICESTER, LE4 3DL

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.acornunderfives.co.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Acorn Under Fives is a preschool and caters for children from the age of two until school age.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
2 February 2026
Date Accounts Received
2 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£143,866
Total Gross Expenditure
£120,843
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
10 February 2025
Date Accounts Received
10 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£107,634
Total Gross Expenditure
£108,352
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
1 March 2024
Date Accounts Received
1 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£148,391
Total Gross Expenditure
£109,448
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
12 March 2023
Date Accounts Received
12 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£97,117
Total Gross Expenditure
£109,196
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
13 February 2022
Date Accounts Received
13 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£107,327
Total Gross Expenditure
£78,459

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
2 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£143,866
Total Gross Expenditure
£120,843
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Grants
£100,340
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
10 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£107,634
Total Gross Expenditure
£108,352
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£10
Income From Government Grants
£63,761
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
1 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£148,391
Total Gross Expenditure
£109,448
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£10
Income From Government Grants
£118,972
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
12 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£97,117
Total Gross Expenditure
£109,196
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£12
Income From Government Grants
£65,045
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
13 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£107,327
Total Gross Expenditure
£78,459
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£15
Income From Government Grants
£86,469
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Leicestershire
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ACORN UNDER FIVES (BIRSTALL)
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1994-01-15T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED FEBRUARY 1986 AS AMENDED ON 22 FEBRUARY 1993
Charitable Objects
TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures