Little Acorns Playgroup (Evershot)

Analysis

Little Acorns Playgroup (Evershot) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in October 2003, 23 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 Playgroup (Evershot) reported income of £182k and spending of £94k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £56k to £182k (+223%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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 (Evershot) sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nhanced Communities (£182k), Thurrock District Scout Council (£182k) and Bollington Methodist Pre-School (£182k).