acorn venture association

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Acorn Venture Association is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Merseyside and operates in Knowsley.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Wide range on animals to stroke and feed, animal petting pavilion, shop-selling home produce free range meat,eggs,ice cream, Cafe, plant sales, woodland walk, play area, horse rides/RDA, birthday party room hire, day care service for people with special needs, special events throughout the year i.e halloween night, xmas grotto.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Knowsley

Financial Information

Latest Income

£1,192,411

Latest Expenditure

£763,582

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 37.5%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 58.6%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 42.4%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £250,553

Charitable Activities £296,278

Other Trading £602,525

Investments £43,055

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £447,201

Raising Funds £316,381

Governance £7,122

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£1,192,411	£763,582	£447,201	£3,168,019	£2,684,490	35 / 0
2023	£653,010	£471,809	£465,689	£2,590,359	£465,689	29 / 0
2022	£706,459	£440,310	£429,115	£2,511,989	£429,115	24 / 0
2021	£485,299	£339,377				0 / 0
2020	£382,065	£363,689				0 / 0