01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 1 August 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 August 2025 – 31 July 2026
- Latest income
- £49,174
- Latest expenditure
- £38,318
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 34 NORWICH CRESCENT, RAYLEIGH, SS6 9QR
Website recorded by the regulator: www.little-acorns.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Little Acorns supports education and the relief of poverty in Cambodia. We provide grants to organisations supporting disadvantaged children and young people, including residential care, school and university education, essential living costs, food, hygiene and healthcare. We raise funds through donations, trusts and foundations, sponsorship and fundraising events.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £49,174
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £38,318
- Fin Period Start Date
- 3 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £24,692
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25,933
- Fin Period Start Date
- 3 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 2 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 2 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £37,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £28,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 2 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 2 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £8,792
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,959
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 25 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £49,174
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £38,318
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 3 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 5 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £24,692
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25,933
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 3 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 2 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 2 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £37,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £28,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 2 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 2 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 18 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £8,792
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,959
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Cambodia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LITTLE ACORNS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-08-01T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 01 Aug 2022 as amended on 08 Jul 2024
- Charitable Objects
- (1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.(2) TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL &/OR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD.(3) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:A. AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION.B. PROVIDING THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC OR OTHER ARTS), TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT EDUCATION OR TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.?
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures