Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -1

DANDERHALL PLAYGROUP

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Data adjusted to reflect year end change

Period ending	31/07/17	31/07/18	31/07/19	31/07/20	31/07/21	31/07/23
Total income	£53,584	£48,444	£51,837	£59,899	£160,484	£144,063
Total spending	£59,040	£47,237	£54,270	£56,006	£104,347	£163,808
Surplus/deficit	-£5,456	£1,207	-£2,433	£3,893	£56,137	-£19,745

Established: 33 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Child day-care services

Purposes

The advancement of education

Where it operates

Midlothian

Who it helps

Children or young people

Who supports 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Danderhall Playgroup and Early Years Centre
£2,858	23/10/2021	We would like to buy new resources and furniture to improve the quality of the learning environment we provide to the local children.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Danderhall Playgroup
£2,792	15/11/2019	We want to provide our children with wellies and waterproof clothing so that they can play outdoors more often.

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: SC015562

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR17: 18 days late,

Main office

Danderhall Playgroup, Danderhall Pavillion, 88 Edmonston Road, Danderhall, Midlothian, EH22 1QU

Objectives

The advancement of education.

Data Sources

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