Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 10
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

EARLY YEARS SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 51 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £148,576 £304,998 £241,383 £112,239 £146,334
Donations & Legacies £1,552,858 £1,466,764 £1,341,133 £1,271,463 £1,147,434
Other Income £12,654 £11,161 £91,325 £13,159
Investment Income £578 £5,659 £9,060 £27,241 £7,949
Total income £1,714,666 £1,777,421 £1,602,737 £1,505,160 £1,707,546 £1,314,876
Charitable activities spending £1,710,879 £1,708,567 £1,621,731 £1,500,426 £1,582,515
Fundraising costs 6% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Other spending £14,017
Total spending £1,710,879 £1,813,017 £1,637,982 £1,502,958 £1,781,805 £1,584,750
Surplus/deficit £3,787 -£35,596 -£35,245 £2,202 -£74,259 -£269,874
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • Children or young people

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Comic Relief£184,353
National Lottery Community Fund£99,000
William Grant Foundation£90,000
BBC Children in Need£30,362
DCMS£26,127
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Charles Hayward Foundation£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Supporting Scotland's Youngest Children to Thrive and Flourish
£12,460 12/05/2023
To part fund the post of an Early Years Practitioner to deliver early years activities to families based in Dumfries and Auldgirth to support skills development, relationships, health and well-being.
William Grant Foundation - Work with families affected by imprisonment 2022-2024
£90,000 02/12/2021
36
Support towards a programme to help imprisoned fathers to build better relationships with their infant and young children, for three years. Keywords: prisons; families.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 19/11/2021
EYS - Children Affected by Parental Imprisonment Project
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Early Years Scotland (EYS) - Formerly known as SPPA
£30,362 30/07/2021
190 children and young people with a family member imprisoned in HMP Low Moss, East Dunbartonshire, will access tailored play sessions and support. They will feel more confident, have better quality ....more
Comic Relief - Stay, Play, Learn
£31,909 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Early Years Scotland
£25,000 29/05/2020
Prison based programme for Children affected by parental imprisonment
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£26,127 20/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Comic Relief - Stay Play and Learn: Supporting Children and Families to Thrive and Flourish
£152,444 06/11/2019
36
The Stay, Play and Learn project will deliver intensive intervention support to 350 families per year in deprived areas of Renfrewshire. Weekly play sessions will build links between parents and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Scotland's Youngest Children to Thrive and Flourish
£99,000 30/10/2019
36
This group will use the funding to support families, with children aged up to five years of age, in rural and deprived communities across Annandale & Eskdale and Nithsdale in Dumfries & ....more
William Grant Foundation - Building an online learning collaborative community (Step Change Award)
£200,000 27/03/2019
30
The design and creation of online and virtual learning opportunities that can be accessed by the whole Early Years Sector in Scotland. Specifically, the grant will pay to recruit two early years ....more
Glasgow City Council - SPPA Support, Advice & Information Service
£40,000 21/03/2019
To provide direct support advice information and training service to SPPA members and other specified early years / parent and child support / childcare groups based in the community.
Glasgow City Council - Health Improvement SPPA
£17,125 05/03/2019
To provide early intervention activity as part of a Health Improvement Programme.
National Lottery Community Fund - Children Affected by Parental Imprisonment Programme
£317,084 31/01/2019
36
This group will use the funding to support families with children aged five years and younger where a parent is in prison. Activities will include an educational programme for fathers, facilitated ....more
Dulverton Trust - Stay Play and Learn groups
£33,915 25/10/2018
Stay Play and Learn groups
Robertson Trust - Children Affected by Parental Imprisonment Programme
£66,000 11/09/2018
Children Affected by Parental Imprisonment Programme
Glasgow City Council - Health Improvement SPPA
£17,125 06/06/2018
To provide early intervention activity as part of a Health Improvement Programme.
Glasgow City Council - SPPA Support, Advice & Information Service
£40,000 31/05/2018
To provide direct support advice information and training service to SPPA members and other specified early years / parent and child support / childcare groups based in the community.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Early Years Scotland (EYS) - Formerly known as SPPA
£28,128 13/03/2018
36
400 children with a family member in prison will be supported during visits to HMP Low Moss in East Dunbartonshire. They will have increased and quality contact with their family, improved emotional ....more
William Grant Foundation - PhD Research - families affected by imprisonment
£30,000 17/01/2017
36
Towards the cost of funding a post-graduate research project at the University of Glasgow evaluating the impact of Early Years Scotland's work with families affected by imprisonment, over 3 years.
National Lottery Community Fund - Learning Through Play Prison Programme
£88,231 22/03/2016
36
This organisation will deliver a programme focused on improving family relationships for fathers currently imprisoned in Barlinnie and Castle Huntly prisons.
National Lottery Community Fund - Off to a Good Start - Intervening Early with Young Children
£997,777 11/12/2013
60
This project will provide structured, accessible play sessions in local venues in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dumfries. Young children and parents from vulnerable families from disadvantaged communities ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Directors: 34-67
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 11/06/1973, number: SC003725
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/03/1984, number: SC086932
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Early Years Scotland Main Office, 23 Granville Street, Glasgow, G3 7EE

Objectives

To promote and improve the educational, physical, social, emotional development and well-being of all children but with an emphasis on those aged 0-5, to work with the parents and families of these children, and other appropriate persons by demonstrating the benefits and importance of rich learning, communication and play experiences. to promote a two generational approach to enhance outcomes for children through prevention and early intervention. to study the needs of children and their families and to stimulate interest, influence policy and educate the public in this and other related educational and social fields to offer training opportunities and support and development of skills in the Early Years Workforce

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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