Acorns Children's Hospice Trust

Analysis

Acorns Children's Hospice Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02036103). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Acorns Children's Hospice Trust reported income of £26.8m and spending of £24.9m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £19.4m to £26.8m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Acorns Children's Hospice Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seashell Trust (£26.7m), The Wolfson Foundation (£26.9m) and The Gurkha Welfare Trust (£26.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 42%, trading 35%, charitable activities 22% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4.7m. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 41%. Reserves of £7.6m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 436 people.