Little Acorns Pre-School (Chelmsford)

Analysis

Little Acorns Pre-School (Chelmsford) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in May 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07191897). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Little Acorns Pre-School (Chelmsford) reported income of £162k and spending of £173k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £157k to £162k (+2.9%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Pre-School (Chelmsford) sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Embsay with Eastby Pre School Playgroup (£162k), Nuneaton District Scout Council (£162k) and Hardwick Pre-School (£162k).