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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    LORN TOY LIBRARY 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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    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 £8,736 £12,057 £15,507 £5,076 £23,709 £20,751
    Total spending £12,368 £11,705 £11,131 £9,524 £10,188 £26,041
    Surplus/deficit -£3,632 £352 £4,376 -£4,448 £13,521 -£5,290
    Established: 32 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Community services
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Argyll And Bute
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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
    Bòrd na Gàidhlig£7,090
    Foundation Scotland£6,100
    National Lottery Community Fund£3,697
    Corra Foundation£3,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months    		 To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Lorn Toy Library: providing space time & support for positive play
    £3,697 16/11/2022
    This group will use the funding to deliver weekly health visitor led stay and play sessions for local families in the Oban and Lorn area. The drop-in sessions will target those not currently engaged ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Lorn Toy Library: providing space, time & support for positive play
    £4,100 27/10/2022
    To subsidise the cost of operational costs for the charity in order to ensure services, which includes the Stay and Play and the Specialist Input Sessions, are accessible and at their lowest cost, ....more
    Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Lorn Toy Library
    £2,650 16/08/2022
    A' ruith seiseanan tràth-bhliadhnaichean Ghàidhlig anns an Òbain / Running Gaelic early years sessions in Oban
    Foundation Scotland - Injecting new life into the Lorn Toy Library to celebrate our 30th anniversary
    £2,000 13/12/2021
    To cover costs involved with running a toy library
    Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/1879
    £3,000 23/09/2021
    Towards the costs associated with delivering activities in your local community.
    Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Toy Cupboard Gaelic stay and play session
    £750 12/05/2021
    A' ruith seiseanan tràth-bhliadhnaichean Gàidhlig san Òbain / Running Gaelic early years sessions in Oban
    Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Oban Toy Cupboard
    £3,690 25/07/2019
    A' ruith seiseanan tràth-bhliadhnaichean Gàidhlig anns an t-Òban / Running Gaelic Early Years sessions in Oban
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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 06/02/1992, number: SC019837
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Church Of Scotland Centre, Glencruitten Road, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4DN

    Objectives

    The objective of the Toy Library is to provide or assist in ,the provision o, f facilities for children, for their recreation or leisure - time occupation such as therapeutic, educational or stimulating toys in the interests of social welfare and advancement of education, with the aim of improving their conditions of life .

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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