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|Summary of the purposes of|Para 1.17|The objects of the CIO are, for the public|
|the charity as set out in its||benefit, the advancement of education by|
|governing document||such means as the trustees may consider|
|||appropriate, primarily in Tendring and|
|||surrounding areas.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|An alternate education centre, we aim to<br>help young people aged 11-16 who are at|
|purposes for the public||crisis in their educational experience. As a|
|benefit, in particular, the||reflection ofour underpinning Christian|
|activities, projects or||ethos our practice is to uphold and|
|services identified in the||encourage respect, care, love, acceptance|
|accounts.||and belonging among our staffand pupils.|
|||Programmes are designed to help|
|||individuals grow in confidence, raise their|
|||aspirations and reach their full potential -|
|||providing building blocks for a better life.|
|||We seek to engage young people on|
|||pathways to learning with accredited|
|||outcomes, thatfacilitate reintegration back|
|||into school, or progression on to further|
|||education oremploymentwith training.|
|Statement confirming|Para 1.18|Trustees have been given the Charities|
|whether the trustees have||Commission rules and guidance on public|
|had regard to the guidance||benefit, ensuring we only have charitable|
|issued by the Charity||purposes.|
|Commission on public|||
|benefit|||






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|---|---|---|
|||**A number of students have been with us**|
|||**during the lastyear, some of whom**|
|||**have successfully returned to**|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,|Para 1.20|**mainstream education.**<br>**We are delighted the impactthis has**|
|identifying the difference the||**continued to have in the local**|
|charity’s work has made to||**community during the pastyear.**|
|the circumstances of its||**The work being carried out by this**|
|beneficiaries and any wider||**centre since its launch has continued to**|
|benefits to society as a||**make an impact in these young people's**|
|whole.||**lives.**|
|||**Since the charity name change to Acorn**|
|||**AP Tendring and our partnering with**|
|||**Acorn alternative Provision (Company**|
|||**Number: 14751388) we have maintained**|
|||**our high standards and continued to**|
|||**see amazing results in the young people**|
|||**that have attended our centre.**|



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|Review of the charity’s|Para 1.21|The trustees are pleased with the charities|
|---|---|---|
|financial position atthe end||financial position at the end of the period.|
|of the period||We have been able to pay salaries, bills|
|||and invoices and have been able to keep 3|
|||months expenditure in hand.|
|Statement explaining the|Para 1.22|We try to keep at least 3 months|
|policy for holding reserves||expenditure in our savings account in case|
|stating whythey are held||of additional expenses occurring or a|
|||temporary drop in studentfees.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£30,000|
|Reasons for holding zero|Para 1.22|N/A|
|reserves|||
|Details of fund materially in|Para 1.24|N/A|
|deficit|||
|Explanation of any|Para 1.23|We do not have any uncertainties in this|
|uncertainties about the||regard.|
|charity continuing as a going|||
|concern|||



|The charity’s principal||
|---|---|
|sources of funds (including|Para 1.47|
|any fundraising)||
|Investment policy and||
|objectives including any|Para 1.46|
|social investment policy||
|adopted||
|A description of the principal|Para 1.46|
|risks facing the charity||
|Other||





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|Description of charity’s||Acorn Alternative Provision Tendring|
|---|---|---|
|trusts:||are rebuilding foundations and restoring|
|||hope for young people aged 11-16 who are|
|||not engaging in or are at risk of exclusion|
|||from mainstream education.|
|||Ourvision is forevery young person we|
|||work with to achieve a secure identity and a|
|||positive future - academically and|
|||economically, as well as socially,|
|||emotionally, mentally, relationally and|
|||spiritually.|
|||Ourfoundational Christian values oflove,|
|||grace, compassion, forgiveness and hope|
|||underpin our holistic approach and are|
|||woven through everything we do.|
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|(trust deed, royal charter)|||
|How is the charity|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|constituted?|||
|(e.g unincorporated|||
|association, CIO)|||
|Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|**By Appointment**|
|including details of any|||
|constitutional provisions e.g.|||
|election to post or name of|||
|any person or body entitled|||
|to appoint one or more|||
|trustees|||



|Policies and procedures||
|---|---|
|adopted for the induction|Para 1.51|
|and training of trustees||
|The charity’s organisational||
|structure and any wider|Para 1.51|
|networkwith which the||
|charity works||
|Relationship with any related|Para 1.51|
|parties||
|Other||



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|Charity name|Acorn AP Tendring|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1174373|
|Charity’s principal address|2-4 Connaught Avenue|
||Frinton-on-Sea|
||Essex|
||C013 9PW|










|**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**|**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**|
|---|---|
|Description of the assets|N/A|
|held in this capacity||
|Name and objects of the|N/A|
|charity on whose behalf the||
|assets are held and howthis||
|falls within the custodian||
|charity’s objects||
|Details of arrangements for|N/A|
|safe custody and||
|segregation of such assets||
|from the charity’s own||
|assets||



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|**adviser**||
|**Name ofchief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||



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|||irity Name||||||No (if any)|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||CHARITY COMMISSION-|||Acorn AP Tendring|||1174373|||
||FOR ENGLAND AND WALES|**Receipts and payments accounts**||||||||
||For the period<br>from||||01/04/2023|To|31/03/2024|||
|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||
||Unrestricted<br>funds||||Restricted<br>funds|Endowment<br>funds|Total funds||Lastyear|
||to the nearest||£||to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £||to the nearest £|
|A1 Receipts||||||||||
|Donations|||487||.|.||487|470|
|Fees for charitable services||75,258|||-|.|75,258||69,161|
|Grants||7,889|||-|.|7,889||600|
||||||-|-||-||
||||-|||-||-||
||||-||-|||-||
|||||||.||||
||||-|||||||
||||||-|-||-||
||||-||-|-||-||
|_Sub total (Gross income for_<br>_AR)_||83,634|||-|-|83,634||70,231|
|A2 Asset and investment sales,||||||||||
|(see table).||||||||||
||||-|||||||
||||||-|-||-||
||||-|||||||
||||||-|-||-|-|
||_Sub total_||-||-|-||-|-|
||_Totalreceipts_|83,634||I|-I|■|83,634||70,231|
|A3 Payments||||||||||
|Staff Costs||56,908|||-|-|56,908||62,887|
|Studentcosts||6,234|||-|-|6,234||4,117|
|Repairs|||||-|||-|80|
|Small Plant &|Equipment||-||-|-||-|584|
|Insurance||1,445|||-|-|1,445||1,403|
|Gifts|||-||-|-||-|221|
|Donations||3,600|||-|-|3,600||1,000|
|Administration|||-||-|-||-|902|
|Accountancy& Proffessional||26,400|||•|-|26,400||434|
||_Sub total_|94,587|||-|-|94,587||71,628|
|A4 Asset and investment||||||||||
||||_-_||-|-||-||
||||-||-|-||-||
||_Sub total_||-||-|-||-|-|
||_Total payments_|||i|n|-|94,587|||<br>71,6281|
|_Net of _|_receipts/fpayments)_|10,953|||||10,953||1,397|
|A5 Transfers between funds|||||-|-||-|-|
|A6 Cash funds last year end|||||-|-|46,698||48,095|
|_Cash funds this year end_|||||||35,745||46,698|






|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Categories|Details|funds|funds|funds|
|||tonearest £|tonearest £|to nearest £|
|B1 Cash funds|Bank Account|35,745|-||
|||-|-||
|||-|■||
||_Total cash funds_|35,745|-||
||(agree balances with receipts and payments||||
||account(s))||||
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|||funds|funds|funds|
|B2 Other monetary assets|||||
||Details|Fund towhich<br>asset belongs|Cost (optional)|Current value<br>(optional)|
|B3 Investment assets|||||
||Details|Fund to which<br>asset belonqs|Cost (optional)|Current value<br>(optional)|
|B4Assets retained for the|Computers and other Equipment|Unrestricted|-|-|
|charity’s own use|Furniture, Fixtures & Fittings|Unrestricted|-|-|
||||-|-|
||||-|-|
|||||-|
||||-|-|
||||-|-|
||||-|-|
||||-|-|
|||Fundtowhich|Amount due|When due|
||Details|liability relates|(optional)|(optional)|
|B5 Liabilities|Payroll Taxation|Unrestricted|745||
||CreditCard|Unrestricted|646||
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||||-||
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|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|Signature|Print Name||Date of<br>approval|
|||Rev. Mark Massey||27.01.2025|





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