Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
Future income +5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

SPECIAL NEEDS ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND (SNAP)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 32 years

www.snapplaysheme.co.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/10/17	31/10/18	31/10/19	31/10/20	31/10/21	31/10/22
Total income	£85,399	£78,625	£124,606	£29,819	£47,996	£32,095
Total spending	£72,884	£70,460	£80,463	£32,673	£50,958	£62,300
Surplus/deficit	£12,515	£8,165	£44,143	-£2,854	-£2,962	-£30,205

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of citizenship or community development
The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: South Lanarkshire

Who it helps

Children or young people
People with disabilities or health problems

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

RS Macdonald Charitable Trust	£13,500
Robertson Trust	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,700
Garfield Weston Foundation	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - SNAPPlayscheme 2023-2025
£13,500	21/02/2023	Running and developing the ASN Playscheme
National Lottery Community Fund - Snap Playscheme 2021
£9,700	17/02/2021 6	The group will use funding for their summer holiday playscheme for primary and secondary age school children across South Lanarkshire. The project will support up to 120 children and will engage with ....more The group will use funding for their summer holiday playscheme for primary and secondary age school children across South Lanarkshire. The project will support up to 120 children and will engage with 8 graduate volunteers who have previously attended the playscheme.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000	30/04/2019	SNAP's Summer Play Scheme 2019
Robertson Trust - The 2019 Playschemes
£10,000	29/04/2019	The 2019 Playschemes
National Lottery Community Fund - SNAP Steps Up
£49,650	24/04/2019 12	SNAP Steps Up
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - SNAP Scheme 2019 - 2021
£9,000	04/03/2019	A 4 week summer holiday play scheme for children aged between 5-16 who have a range of neurological conditions. To provide a summer holiday of fun, development and friendship in a safe and tailor ....more A 4 week summer holiday play scheme for children aged between 5-16 who have a range of neurological conditions. To provide a summer holiday of fun, development and friendship in a safe and tailor made environment. Activities include Music, Sports, arts and crafts off-site outings and more.
National Lottery Community Fund - Special Needs Adventure Playground
£8,034	31/05/2018 12	This group will use the funding to support their 2018 summer play scheme which engages over 50 local children (aged between four -16 years of age) with additional support needs. The play scheme will ....more This group will use the funding to support their 2018 summer play scheme which engages over 50 local children (aged between four -16 years of age) with additional support needs. The play scheme will provide activities, trips and outings over a four week period in July.
Robertson Trust - Sensory Equipment
£3,800	31/01/2017	Sensory Equipment

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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: SC006890

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

P.O. BOx 26544, East Kilbride, G74 9FS

Objectives

1. To eveolve,establish, develop and maintain an adventure playground for children with all types of special needs, their families and friends. 2. To encourage inclusive play within the community. 3. To provide support for famillies with children with special education needs and to encourage continued use of the facilities as these childen grow to adulthood through a variety of social activities. 4. To provide a facility for use by schools, playgroups and community projects within East Kilbride and the Lanarkshire area catering for children with special educational needs. 5. To promote and orgnaise co-operation in the achievement of the above purposes and to that end bring together, representatives of the statutory bodies and voluntary organisations engaged in the furtherance of the above purposes 6. To do all other things as will propoerly attain the above purpose without bias to race, creed or sex.

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