Acorn Under Fives

Analysis

Acorn Under Fives is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crowthorne. It was registered in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Acorn Under Fives reported income of £251k and spending of £241k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £176k to £251k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Acorn Under Fives 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 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cymmer Workmens Hall and Institute (£251k), Electronic Immigration Network (£252k) and Bow Bears Pre-School CIO (£251k).