Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

ACORN PLAYGROUP AND PRE-SCHOOL

We are a community Playgroup and Pre-School

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants and contracts
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/08/23		£166	£170	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£145	£159	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£166	£165	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£163	£131	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19	*	£146	£148	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18	*	£126	£140	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/17		£105	£89	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/16		£88	£89	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/15		£88	£73	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/14		£102	£80	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/13		£68	£128	£-60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/12		£102	£96	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/11		£100	£77	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/10	*	£84	£78	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/09		£73	£69	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/08	*	£58	£69	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/07	*	£69	£61	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/06		£57	£54	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/05?	*	£55	£48	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/04		£46	£38	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 28 years

www.acornwelwyn.com

acornwelwyn@gmail.com

01438840132

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Nursery schools

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNABELLE SWAN (Chair) Appointed: 2021

CHRISTOPHER CLEMENTS Appointed: 2020

EMMA CLACK Appointed: 2019

KAYLEIGH ANNE PETTS Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/04/1996, number: 1054698

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR19: 7 days late, AR18: 3 days late, AR10: 19 days late, AR08: 110 days late, AR07: 92 days late, AR05: 38 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THORLEY PRE-SCHOOL on 06/07/2023

Main office

Acorn Playgroup & Pre School
Whitehill
WELWYN
AL6 9FN

Objectives

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY: (A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY GACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION OR MEANS (B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS (C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUPS ASSOCIATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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