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Acorn Early Years Foundation

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Acorn Early Years Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Acorn Early Years Foundation?

Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£16,275,695
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£15,505,547
Registered charity number
1145108
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Unit 47 Waterside Barns
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Website
www.acornearlyyears.org.uk

Quick answer

Acorn Early Years Foundation (number 1145108) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Acorn Early Years Foundation do?

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

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Acorn Early Years Foundation

Answers Acorn Early Years Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Acorn Early Years Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?

Acorn Early Years Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £120,001–£130,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£120,001–£130,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Acorn Early Years Foundation's money come from?

Acorn Early Years Foundation reported £16m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £16m (100%), investments £11k (0%), donations and legacies £3,194 (0%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£16m · 100%
  • Investments£11k · 0%
  • Donations and legacies£3,194 · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Acorn Early Years Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Acorn Early Years Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
07703801 (Companies House)
Also known as
Acorn Childcare
Previous names on the register
Acorn Childcare 2
Where it says it operates
Northamptonshire · Milton Keynes · Bedford

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Acorn Early Years Foundation registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Acorn Early Years Foundation yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Acorn Early Years Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Acorn Early Years Foundation as a registered charity (number 1145108) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Acorn Early Years Foundation's charity number?
Acorn Early Years Foundation's charity number is 1145108. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1145108?
Search 1145108 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Acorn Early Years Foundation do?
Early years care and education in day nurseries and out-of-school clubsForest Schools Training and development activities for early years practitioners
Does Acorn Early Years Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Acorn Early Years Foundation. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Acorn Early Years Foundation?
Acorn Early Years Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.acornearlyyears.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Acorn Early Years Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Acorn Early Years Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £120,001–£130,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Acorn Early Years Foundation's money come from?
Acorn Early Years Foundation reported £16m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £16m (100%), investments £11k (0%), donations and legacies £3,194 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Acorn Early Years Foundation?
The register does not record Acorn Early Years Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Acorn Early Years Foundation's trustees paid?
Acorn Early Years Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Acorn Early Years Foundation previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Acorn Early Years Foundation: Acorn Childcare 2.
When was Acorn Early Years Foundation registered as a charity?
Acorn Early Years Foundation was entered on the register on 16 December 2011. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07703801).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.