Little Acorns @ Ysgol Y Graig
What it does
We Provide high quality day care that enhances the development, care and education of pre-school children in a safe and stimulating environment. where they learn through play in partnership with Parents/carers. We welcome parents /carers who want to become directly involved in the activities of the provision and provide opportunities to do so.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN WALES, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR NEEDS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE PROVISION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Merthyr Tydfil
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2026, it had income of £96,301 and spent £83,158.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2026 | £96,301 | £83,158 | Not reported | 4 |
| 5 April 2025 | £91,211 | £98,116 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2024 | £97,334 | £88,345 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2023 | £42,655 | £50,006 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 March 2022 | £65,724 | £58,442 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 47%, from £65,724 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £96,301 in the year to 5 April 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 86% of its income in the year to 5 April 2026. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 86% of its income in the year to 31 March 2024 came from government grants and contracts (£83,849).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 5 April 2026: Not reported. Government contracts: £82,999 from 2 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2026 | Not reported | £82,999 from 2 contracts |
| 5 April 2025 | £2,094 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £600 from 1 grant | £83,249 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £5,557 from 3 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Carra Nolan
- Catherine Elizabeth Bush
- Catherine Parkes
- Clive Tovey
- Wendy Twomey
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2026 | 5 February 2027 | Received 9 August 2026, 180 days early | Received 9 August 2026 |
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 2 January 2026, 34 days early | Received 2 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 17 January 2025, 14 days early | Received 17 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 25 January 2023, 6 days early | Received 25 January 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1193658
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 24 February 2021
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 24 Feb 2021 as amended on 28 Jun 2021
- Council area of its contact address
- Merthyr Tydfil
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.