Little Acorns Playgroup

Analysis

Little Acorns Playgroup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Camborne. It was registered in December 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Little Acorns Playgroup reported income of £82k and spending of £94k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £70k to £82k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 180%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Playgroup sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beckley Preschool (£82k), Busy Beehive (£82k) and Cylch Meithrin Y Graig (£82k).