Acorns (North Tyneside)

Analysis

Acorns (North Tyneside) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Shields. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08838624). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Acorns (North Tyneside) reported income of £616k and spending of £521k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £595k to £616k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Acorns (North Tyneside) sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Honourable the Irish Society (£611k), The Dawe Family Trust (£617k) and Foxie's Future (£605k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £140k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.