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Little Acorns (Herne) Pre-School

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1027456Herne BayEducation and training
Income£261k2025-08-31
Spending£275ksame year
Spent / received93%5-year average
Size in its cause87th pctEducation and training
Registered1993Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Little Acorns (Herne) Pre-School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herne Bay. It was registered in October 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Little Acorns (Herne) Pre-School reported income of £261k and spending of £275k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £212k to £261k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Little Acorns (Herne) Pre-School sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dyslexia Sparks (£261k), Little Dragons Child Care Centre Limited (£261k) and The Elizabethan Trust (£261k).

Income and spending

£0£69k£137k£206k£275k2021 Income: £211,5892021 Spending: £159,98220212022 Income: £204,8092022 Spending: £186,80120222023 Income: £236,2142023 Spending: £222,26720232024 Income: £245,6422024 Spending: £229,03920242025 Income: £260,6102025 Spending: £274,8612025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

PRE-SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AGED FROM RISING 2 YEARS TO RISING 5 YEARS - TERM TIME ONLY

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Dyslexia SparksHessle£261k
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The Elizabethan TrustOakham£261k
Cylch Chwarae PontardaweSwansea£261k