Acorns Early Years Centre

Analysis

Acorns Early Years Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dartford. It was registered in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04102880). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Acorns Early Years Centre reported income of £865k and spending of £832k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £564k to £865k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Acorns Early Years Centre sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winchester City Swimming Club (£864k), Walsall FC Foundation (£867k) and New Era Foundation Ltd. (£854k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £206k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.