Acorn Venture Association

Analysis

Acorn Venture Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in March 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01934024). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Acorn Venture Association reported income of £722k and spending of £612k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £485k to £722k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Acorn Venture Association sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Croydon Voluntary Association for the Blind (£722k), Bath Area Play Project (£723k) and Space4autism (£721k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 43%, trading 42%, investments 10% and donations and legacies 5.6%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Reserves of £586k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.