Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    DENMAN PRE-SCHOOL

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/05/17 31/05/18 31/05/19 31/05/20 31/05/21 31/05/22 31/05/23
    Total income £32,809 £33,611 £42,924 £36,153 £44,691 £73,085 £88,973
    Total spending £34,459 £40,215 £33,526 £38,424 £45,928 £59,882 £73,569
    Surplus/deficit -£1,650 -£6,604 £9,398 -£2,271 -£1,237 £13,203 £15,404
    Established: 33 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Nursery schools
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    Where it operates
    • Aberdeenshire
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    DCMS£2,500
    Foundation Scotland£2,500
    Scottish Government£2,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £2,500 24/09/2020
    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
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Denman Playgroup
    £2,500 24/09/2020
    2
    To contribute towards the cost of outdoor play equipment and garden storage for Denham Playgroup in Westhill Aberdeenshire, to ensure that their outdoor learning provision is safe and stimulating.
    Scottish Government - Denman Playgroup
    £2,500 28/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/01/1992, number: SC006884
    • Notes: Previous Charity name Denman Playgroup from 01 January 1992 to 08 September 2021.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Denman Pre-school, Westdyke Leisure Centre, 4 Westdyke Avenue, Westhill, Aberdeenshire, AB32 6QX

    Objectives

    The aim of the playgroup is to advance the education of Ante-Pre school so that they may take a constructive place in the community, and in the furtherance of the aim: (a) To provide a well planned, broad and balanced range of opportunities and experiences for the children and use the Birth to 3 and Curriculum for Excellence to guide us in this. (b) To encourage other charitable activities through which parents may help the children.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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