Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

ACORNS PRESCHOOL (KINGTON ST MICHAEL)

The charity runs as a preschool, delivering care to children aged 2-5 years of age in the local community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
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		£62	£72	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£64	£62	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£65	£49	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£46	£42	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£32	£56	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18	*	£62	£55	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/17		£40	£43	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/16	*	£86	£44	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

http://acornspreschool.org/

acornsksmchair@gmail.com

07713285321

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Nursery schools

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

KATHERINE SALLY WATKINS Appointed: 2023

CHARLOTTE SPARKES Appointed: 2022

SOPHIE MARTIN Appointed: 2021

WENDY RUSSELL Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/12/2015, number: 1164861

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

8 returns made; AR18: 140 days late, AR16: 297 days late,

Main office

Village Hall
Kington St Michael
Chippenham
SN14 6JA

Objectives

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY:(1) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;(2) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;(3) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;(4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;(5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND(6) FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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