Acorn Pre-School & the Mighty Oaks

Analysis

Acorn Pre-School & the Mighty Oaks is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shefford. It was registered in November 2022, 4 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 August 2025, Acorn Pre-School & the Mighty Oaks reported income of £309k and spending of £386k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2023 to August 2025, income grew from £5,000 to £309k (+6077%), an average of +686% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Acorn Pre-School & the Mighty Oaks sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust (£309k), Little Acorns Pre-School (£310k) and Stepping Stones Pre School (Reading) (£309k).