Acorn Children's Club

Analysis

Acorn Children's Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ackroyd Road. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Acorn Children's Club reported income of £112k and spending of £144k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £71k to £112k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Acorn Children's Club sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edlington Community Organisation (£111k), Yorkshire Proficiency Test Committee (£113k) and Empowering Young Women (£111k).