Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL (BOWER HINTON)

To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by offering appropriate play, education and care facilities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£47	£37	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£28	£34	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£26	£32	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£25	£30	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£34	£35	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18	*	£38	£29	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/17		£30	£27	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/16		£27	£27	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/15		£35	£33	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/14		£41	£38	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/13	*	£35	£33	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/12		£27	£33	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/11		£27	£31	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/10		£32	£37	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/09		£40	£31	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/08		£28	£25	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/07		£29	£23	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/08/06		£22	£22	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/08/05		£19	£20	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/08/04		£19	£21	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 25 years

www.acornsschool.wordpress.com

acornsbowerhinton@gmail.com

07599981932

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Nursery schools

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

AMY KEMPSTER Appointed: 2023

CHANTELLE DYER Appointed: 2023

FIONA WALDRON Appointed: 2023

HELEN WHITE Appointed: 2015

NICOLA JANE DYER (Chair) Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/11/1999, number: 1078218

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR13: 249 days late,

Main office

United Reform Church
Bower Hinton
MARTOCK
Somerset
TA12 6LA

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 FACILITIES 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 LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BOWER HINTON IN SOMERSET

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