Acorns Charitable Trust
Analysis
Acorns Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastbourne. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Acorns Charitable Trust reported income of £40k and spending of £14k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £28k to £40k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Acorns Charitable Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Good Companions of the Holywell Hospitals (£40k), North of England Oncology Association (£40k) and Peru People (£40k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provision and maintenance of a playing field and recreation ground and to provide other facilities for the benefit of the community at large and for persons who by reason of youth, age, infirmity, disability, poverty, social or economic circumstances have special need for such facilities, with a view to improving their health and well-being.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Good Companions of the Holywell Hospitals | Clwyd | £40k |
| North of England Oncology Association | East Yorkshire | £40k |
| Peru People | East Sussex | £40k |
| George Temperance Trust | Bournemouth | £40k |