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Little Acorns Preschool Kingsmere

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1179500BicesterEducation and training
Income£198k2025-03-31
Spending£154ksame year
Spent / received83%5-year average
Size in its cause85th pctEducation and training
Registered2018CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Little Acorns Preschool Kingsmere is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bicester. It was registered in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Little Acorns Preschool Kingsmere reported income of £198k and spending of £154k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £115k to £198k (+72%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 Preschool Kingsmere sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Busy Bees Preschool (Bemerton) (£198k), Dr Radcliffe's School Foundation (£198k) and Busy Bees Ledbury (£198k).

Income and spending

£0£49k£99k£148k£198k2021 Income: £114,7912021 Spending: £103,89920212022 Income: £150,7352022 Spending: £134,78320222023 Income: £170,4642023 Spending: £145,14520232024 Income: £187,2632024 Spending: £141,82920242025 Income: £197,7532025 Spending: £154,2332025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Little Acorns Pre-school Kingsmere is a nurturing community pre-school. We take children from the ages of 2-5 years old and are based at the Community Centre on Kingsmere.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Busy Bees Preschool (Bemerton)Salisbury£198k
Dr Radcliffe's School FoundationOxfordshire£198k
Busy Bees LedburyLedbury£198k
The Rossall School Centenary FundLancashire£198k