ACORN EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Early years care and education in day nurseries and out-of-school clubsForest Schools Training and development activities for early years practitioners
Latest income
£16.3m
Expenditure
£15.5m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £8.2m | £8.0m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £9.6m | £9.6m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £11.4m | £11.5m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £13.2m | £13.0m | |
| 2025-12-31 | £16.3m | £15.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £3k |
| Charitable activities | £16.3m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £11k |
| Total income | £16.3m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £15.5m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £40k |
| Total expenditure | £15.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £1.4m |
| Total funds | £1.4m |
| — restricted | £31k |
| — unrestricted | £1.4m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £1.4m |
| Cash | £1.2m |
People
| Employees | 483 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Provides Services
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.