CCEW Charity Commission profile

CAMBRIDGE ACORN PROJECT

Registered charity 1175019 · organisation 5108133

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
6 October 2017
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
09187469
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£752,423
Latest expenditure
£750,109
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Cambridgeshire Music, New School Road, Histon, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 9LL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cambridgeacornproject.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We undertake therapeutic and structural (justice-focused) work with children and families and we work closely with other agencies, including statutory and voluntary services and schools. We are also developing a model of therapeutic community work and we offer training, advice, advocacy and supervision. We work across Cambridgeshire.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received
23 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
23 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£752,423
Total Gross Expenditure
£750,109
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received
30 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£656,835
Total Gross Expenditure
£657,605
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received
14 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
14 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£438,466
Total Gross Expenditure
£434,797
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received
19 June 2023
Date Accounts Received
19 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£398,929
Total Gross Expenditure
£308,744
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received
29 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
29 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£266,068
Total Gross Expenditure
£282,158

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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
23 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£752,423
Total Gross Expenditure
£750,109
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£5,000
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
15
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
30 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£656,835
Total Gross Expenditure
£657,605
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
No
Count Volunteers
15
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
14 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£438,466
Total Gross Expenditure
£434,797
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
No
Count Volunteers
10
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
19 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£398,929
Total Gross Expenditure
£308,744
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
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
4
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
29 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£266,068
Total Gross Expenditure
£282,158
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
£2
Income From Government Grants
£70,461
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
23 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
156827
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
183643
Income Investments
0
Income Other
411953
Income Total Income And Endowments
752423
Income Legacies
25000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£2,760
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£747,349
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
750109
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
11632
Expenditure Support Costs
42163
Expenditure Depreciation
23
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£95,108
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£205,375
Assets Total Liabilities
£88,554
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£116,821
Creditors One Year Total Current
88554
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£117,858
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
95108
Funds Restricted
21713
Funds Total
116821
Count Employees
27
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
30 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
513256
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
143579
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
656835
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£5,389
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£652,216
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
657605
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6864
Expenditure Support Costs
33602
Expenditure Depreciation
11
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£38,479
Assets Total Fixed
23
Assets Own Use
23
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£164,480
Assets Total Liabilities
£49,996
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£114,507
Creditors One Year Total Current
49996
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£140,968
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
38479
Funds Restricted
76028
Funds Total
114507
Count Employees
25
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CAMBRIDGE ACORN PROJECT
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2017-10-06T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 SEP 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 SEP 2017
Charitable Objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND SURROUNDING LOCALITIES SUFFERING FROM IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TRAUMA OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF A THERAPEUTIC MODEL OF SOCIAL WORK

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures