Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 13

ACORN EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION

Early years care and education in day nurseries and out-of-school clubsForest Schools Training and development activities for early years practitioners

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants and contracts
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£9,576	£9,569	£7	£0	£557	£537	0.7	408	18
31/12/21	£8,166	£8,006	£160	£0	£550	£544	0.8	341	5
31/12/20	£6,975	£6,927	£48	£0	£390	£385	0.7	308	0
31/12/19	£6,903	£6,818	£86	£0	£342	£333	0.6	285	43
31/12/18	£5,876	£5,783	£93	£0	£256	£255	0.5	245	7
31/12/17	£5,110	£5,080	£30	£0	£163	£163	0.4	222	0
31/12/16	£2,930	£2,997	£-67	£0	£133	£132	0.5	151	0
31/12/15	£1,805	£1,741	£64	£0	£200	£189	1.3	100	0
31/12/14	£1,204	£1,137	£67	£17	£136	£110	1.2	56	0
31/12/13	£945	£895	£49	£86	£68	£31	0.4	47	0
31/12/12	£439	£420	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 62%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 0.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 12 years

www.acornearlyyears.org.uk

info@acornearlyyears.org.uk

01908510309

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Child day-care services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bedford, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

408 employees
18 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-73

ALLAWEE ALBAGHDADI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lawyer, Other trusteeship: MILTON KEYNES ARTS CENTRE LTD,

DR HEMA KOTECHA-CLARKE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Education Psychologist

KATHERINE RUTH VERNON PILLAI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Corporate Finance Advisor

LAURA FAULKNER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Primary School Teacher

CAROLYN ANN NORFOLK Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Tax Adviser

DAMIEN BEEDHAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Financial Adviser

EVA LLOYD-REICHLING Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Professor Of Early Childhood

GILES ASHLEY CHILTON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Programme Manager

NARENDRA LALJANI Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Managing Director, Other trusteeship: GOODS FOR GOOD (GLOBAL),

ROBERT PROSSER-DRYER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

VANESSA GWYNN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/12/2011, number: 1145108
Registered at Companies House on 13/07/2011, number: 07703801

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from MULBERRY BEAR DAY NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL on 10/05/2023

Main office

Acorn Early Years Foundation
Unit 47 Waterside Barns
Lodge Farm Business Centre
Castlethorpe
MILTON KEYNES
MK19 7ES

Objectives

4. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER THE AGE OF ELEVEN BY:4.1 THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE IN NURSERIES, OUT-OF-SCHOOL CLUBS AND FOREST SCHOOLS;4.2 WORKING TO ENSURE THAT HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE IS AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF MEANS, RACE, DISABILITY, GENDER, RELIGION, BELIEF OR ANY OTHER FACTOR;4.3 IDENTIFYING OTHER SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND SEEKING TO ENSURE THESE ARE MET;4.4 ENCOURAGING, ENABLING AND SUPPORTING THE INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS AND CARERS IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT; AND4.5 CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE WORKING IN CHILDCARE.

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