01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 16 December 2011
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07703801
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £16,275,695
- Latest expenditure
- £15,505,547
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Acorn Early Years Foundation, Unit 47 Waterside Barns, Lodge Farm Business Centre, Castlethorpe, MILTON KEYNES, MK19 7ES
Website recorded by the regulator: www.acornearlyyears.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Early years care and education in day nurseries and out-of-school clubsForest Schools Training and development activities for early years practitioners
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £16,275,695
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,505,547
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £13,168,610
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,028,023
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £11,419,095
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,480,339
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £9,575,853
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,568,685
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £8,165,719
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,005,703
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 15 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £16,275,695
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,505,547
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £113,787
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 17
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £13,168,610
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,028,023
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,158
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 16
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £11,419,095
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,480,339
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 9
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £9,575,853
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,568,685
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 104360
- Income From Government Grants
- £93,370
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 18
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 14 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £8,165,719
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,005,703
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 417438
- Income From Government Grants
- £64,893
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 15 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3194
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 16261356
- Income Investments
- 11145
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16275695
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,505,547
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 15505547
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 39691
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1676407
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 337923
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,372,624
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1177831
- Assets Own Use
- 1177831
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,846,974
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,620,840
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,403,965
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1620840
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,247,253
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1372624
- Funds Restricted
- 31341
- Funds Total
- 1403965
- Count Employees
- 483
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4558
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 13157457
- Income Investments
- 6595
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 13168610
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £13,028,023
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13028023
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23047
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1458439
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 325210
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £612,377
- Assets Total Fixed
- 946057
- Assets Own Use
- 946057
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £745,780
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,056,381
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £635,456
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1056381
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £439,223
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 612377
- Funds Restricted
- 23079
- Funds Total
- 635456
- Count Employees
- 476
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4319
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 9393
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11403943
- Income Investments
- 1440
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11419095
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £11,480,339
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 11480339
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26159
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1278902
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 299675
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £24,680
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1175111
- Assets Own Use
- 1175111
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £347,656
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,027,898
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £494,869
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1027898
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £24,680
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 483952
- Funds Restricted
- 10917
- Funds Total
- 494869
- Count Employees
- 467
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4295
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9571541
- Income Investments
- 17
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9575853
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,568,685
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9568685
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14230
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1058867
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 216092
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £146,036
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1153480
- Assets Own Use
- 1153480
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £329,622
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £925,920
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £557,182
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 828526
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 97394
- Assets Cash
- £146,036
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 536636
- Funds Restricted
- 20546
- Funds Total
- 557182
- Count Employees
- 408
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 14 July 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5488
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 8160227
- Income Investments
- 4
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8165719
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,005,703
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8005703
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6250
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 882318
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 167814
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £232,976
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1054807
- Assets Own Use
- 1054807
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £389,785
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £894,578
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £550,014
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 705903
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 188675
- Assets Cash
- £232,976
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 544081
- Funds Restricted
- 5933
- Funds Total
- 550014
- Count Employees
- 341
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bedford
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Northamptonshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Milton Keynes
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- 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 EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2011-12-16T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- ACORN EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-05-10T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 278304
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 278304
- Assoc Charity Name
- MULBERRY BEAR DAY NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13 JUL 2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 05 APR 2017 as amended on 01 Feb 2020
- Charitable Objects
- 4. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER THE AGE OF ELEVEN BY:4.1 THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE IN NURSERIES, OUT-OF-SCHOOL CLUBS AND FOREST SCHOOLS;4.2 WORKING TO ENSURE THAT HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE IS AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF MEANS, RACE, DISABILITY, GENDER, RELIGION, BELIEF OR ANY OTHER FACTOR;4.3 IDENTIFYING OTHER SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND SEEKING TO ENSURE THESE ARE MET;4.4 ENCOURAGING, ENABLING AND SUPPORTING THE INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS AND CARERS IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT; AND4.5 CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE WORKING IN CHILDCARE.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 512661
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ACORN CHILDCARE
- Charity Name Id
- 512660
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ACORN CHILDCARE 2
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures