The Fryern Acorns

Analysis

The Fryern Acorns is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Fryern Acorns reported income of £22k and spending of £43k, spending 195% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6,853 to £22k (+223%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 187%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Fryern Acorns sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abingdon-On-Thames U3a (£22k), Friends of Monmouth Prep School (£22k) and 15th Basildon Scout Group (£22k).