Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Return overdue: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

ACORNWOOD PRE-SCHOOL 

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
30/06/22£71£61£10n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21£48£47£1n/an/an/an/an/a2
30/06/20£59£61£-2n/an/an/an/an/a2
30/06/19£69£61£9n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/18£51£46£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£55£47£9£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16*£47£49£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£47£46£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£44£43£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£44£47£-3£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£48£46£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£42£40£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10*£39£37£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09£32£35£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£37£36£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07*£33£33£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06£31£36£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£32£32£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£31£28£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 25 years

acornwood-pre-school@hotmail.com

01252 512430

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Nursery schools
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/02/1999, number: 1074102
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
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR16: 12 days late, AR10: 355 days late, AR07: 10 days late,
Main office

Acornwood Pre-school
8 Links Way
Southwood Community Centre
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 0NA

Objectives

The aims of the Pre-school are 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, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, 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 whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability;(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 aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE COVE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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