Cambridge Acorn Project

Analysis

Cambridge Acorn Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09187469). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Cambridge Acorn Project reported income of £752k and spending of £750k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £266k to £752k (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cambridge Acorn Project sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kate's Home Nursing (£752k), Brian Mercer Trust (£753k) and Hope2sleep (£751k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 24% and donations and legacies 21%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £95k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.