01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 8 May 1972
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01048360
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £4,703,274
- Latest expenditure
- £4,701,762
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: ACORN VILLAGES LTD, MISTLEY HALL, CLACTON ROAD, MISTLEY, MANNINGTREE, CO11 2NJ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.acornvillages.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To advance the education of adults with a learning disability and associated problems, to provide and support a village community and permanent homes for the beneficiaries where they may lead independent, yet supported lives to the maximum capability of each individual.
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
- 27 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,703,274
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,701,762
- 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
- 28 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,676,955
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,650,876
- 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
- 11 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,392,690
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,538,019
- 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
- 3 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,238,955
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,371,894
- 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
- 1 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,179,930
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,113,544
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
- 27 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,703,274
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,701,762
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 16
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3916309
- Income From Government Grants
- £944
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 36
- 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
- 28 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,676,955
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,650,876
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 19
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3906264
- Income From Government Grants
- £76,103
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- 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
- 11 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,392,690
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,538,019
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 18
- Count Govt Grants
- £19
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3807358
- Income From Government Grants
- £121,243
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- 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
- 3 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,238,955
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,371,894
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 17
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £50
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3601587
- Income From Government Grants
- £393,697
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- 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
- 1 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,179,930
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,113,544
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 19
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £67
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3487515
- Income From Government Grants
- £294,767
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 30
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- 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
- 27 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 266053
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 195391
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4192894
- Income Investments
- 48936
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4703274
- Income Legacies
- 51000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £137,317
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,564,445
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4701762
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2950
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 83048
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 138135
- Gain Loss Investment
- 48936
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,141,110
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3157824
- Assets Own Use
- 2267416
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 890408
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,948,697
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £357,128
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,749,393
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 357128
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £809,754
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3244132
- Funds Restricted
- 1505261
- Funds Total
- 4749393
- Count Employees
- 172
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 28 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 278594
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 131648
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4229457
- Income Investments
- 37256
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4676955
- Income Legacies
- 7598
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £108,483
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,542,393
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4650876
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3215
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 78862
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 116445
- Gain Loss Investment
- 37256
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,135,500
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3174568
- Assets Own Use
- 2284539
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 890029
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,024,293
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £451,362
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,747,499
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 451362
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £826,911
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3060429
- Funds Restricted
- 1687070
- Funds Total
- 4747499
- Count Employees
- 176
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 11 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 94575
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 113119
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4154351
- Income Investments
- 30645
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4392690
- Income Legacies
- 4000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £96,103
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,441,916
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4538019
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2962
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 68172
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 116696
- Gain Loss Investment
- 30645
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,097,211
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3265176
- Assets Own Use
- 2403699
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 861477
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,814,840
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £387,149
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,692,867
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 387149
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £712,007
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3523820
- Funds Restricted
- 1169047
- Funds Total
- 4692867
- Count Employees
- 182
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 3 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 71177
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 90479
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4052049
- Income Investments
- 25250
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4238955
- Income Legacies
- 38410
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £44,311
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,327,583
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4371894
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 27688
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 30764
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 111312
- Gain Loss Investment
- 30974
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,365,414
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3304561
- Assets Own Use
- 2454360
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 850201
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,911,370
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £341,592
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,874,339
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 341592
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £809,386
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3293611
- Funds Restricted
- 1580728
- Funds Total
- 4874339
- Count Employees
- 182
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 1 February 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 247652
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 96905
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3816065
- Income Investments
- 19308
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4179930
- Income Legacies
- 146621
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £54,196
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,059,348
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4113544
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 58408
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 31564
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 116932
- Gain Loss Investment
- 86677
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,786,401
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3283043
- Assets Own Use
- 3283043
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,972,377
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £279,116
- Assets Current Investment
- 600201
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,976,304
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 279116
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,201,356
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3460632
- Funds Restricted
- 1515672
- Funds Total
- 4976304
- Count Employees
- 180
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- 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
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ACORN VILLAGES LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1972-05-08T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/04/1972AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/10/1999NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23/01/2012AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03/02/2012
- Charitable Objects
- ‘THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY (HEREINAFTER CALLED “THE BENEFICIARIES”), BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A. PROMOTING BENEFICIARIES’ PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH;B. MEETING BENEFICIARIES’ RELIGIOUS OR SPIRITUAL NEEDS; ANDC. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF BENEFICIARIES.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 238315
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ACORN VILLAGE TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 238301
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ACORN VILLAGE
- Charity Name Id
- 238365
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ACORNS
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests