Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 9
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

PLAY MIDLOTHIAN 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 27 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
Total income £199,303 £177,310 £201,164 £263,150 £161,961 £228,087
Total spending £194,380 £229,896 £180,789 £153,380 £211,321 £217,467
Surplus/deficit £4,923 -£52,586 £20,375 £109,770 -£49,360 £10,620
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • 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
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Midlothian
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

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
National Lottery Community Fund£155,310
Scottish Government£60,107
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£56,721
BBC Children in Need£31,947
Robertson Trust£22,000
Corra Foundation£16,000
True Colours Trust£12,500
Garfield Weston Foundation£7,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Play for All
£145,354 06/07/2022
This group will use the funding to ensure that disabled children can access the health wellbeing and developmental benefits of play with opportunities for inclusion in everyday adventures and fun ....more
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Play for All
£49,635 26/05/2022
A piloted a service supporting disabled children’s play, which The RS Macdonald Charitable Trust helped to launch (with sessions starting January 2019), an application towards a main grant as match ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Play for All mixed-age groups
£9,956 11/10/2021
This group will use the funding to provide group play sessions for disabled children and their families.
True Colours Trust - Towards Play for All, equipping families to play with their disabled children
£7,500 06/07/2021
Towards Play for All, equipping families to play with their disabled children.
Scottish Government - Play Midlothian
£17,880 04/03/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Play Midlothian
£2,000 03/12/2020
to contribute towards the cost of delivering the Out2Play scheme.
Scottish Government - Play Midlothian
£22,879 19/11/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Corra Foundation - HDG-20/4345
£12,000 06/08/2020
towards the Stay for Play project for families experiencing poverty.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Play Midlothian
£2,785 17/06/2020
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COVID19 - This grant will fund two community play workers for 1.5 months to provide outdoor play sessions for children living in areas with multiple challenges who are socially isolated due to Covid ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Play Midlothian
£2,549 05/06/2020
To provide funding to Play Midlothian to enable them to develop new play sessions which will be health and safety compliant under social distancing guidelines in the Dalkeith, Mayfield and Gorebridge ....more
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Play for All
£7,086 27/05/2020
Play for All is to ensure that disabled children are able to access the health, wellbeing and developmental benefits of play, with opportunities for inclusion, everyday adventures and fun with their ....more
Scottish Government - Play Midlothian
£19,348 17/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Play Midlothian
£29,162 20/03/2020
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This project will provide a summer holiday playscheme for children living in areas of high deprivation in Midlothian. They will have improved health and wellbeing, feel more confident and build ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 22/11/2019
Play Midlothian - Running Costs
True Colours Trust - Towards its ‘Play for All’ project for families who have a disabled child
£5,000 10/07/2019
Towards its ‘Play for All’ project for families who have a disabled child
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/525
£4,000 01/06/2019
Towards the running costs of the Play for All Project supporting disabled children's play.
Robertson Trust - Towards the salary costs of the Play Services Manager
£22,000 30/05/2019
Towards the salary costs of the Play Services Manager
National Lottery Community Fund - Gypsy and Traveller Play Sessions
£6,869 05/10/2018
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This group will use the funding to deliver a series of play session at a gypsy and traveller sites in Midlothian and East Lothian.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Play for All
£8,945 30/05/2018
To develop and pilot a new service supporting disabled children’s play with their family – at home and in their community. Working with children aged 0-13, with a wide-range of disabilities, ....more
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/130
£5,000 29/03/2018
Towards the salary of the Inclusive Play Development Officer, conditional upon confirmation that the post has been recruited.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000 20/06/2017
Children's Services - Core Costs
Robertson Trust - Towards the salary costs of the Play Services Manager
£18,000 23/05/2017
Towards the salary costs of the Play Services Manager
National Lottery Community Fund - Out2Play
£110,432 18/11/2016
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This project will continue existing twice-weekly outdoor play activity sessions in Woodburn, and expand these into Mayfield and Gorebridge. Most sessions will be 1.5 hours long and children will be ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Play Midlothian
£29,789 11/11/2016
36
Easter and summer holiday playschemes with trips and activities for young people living in low income areas. They will be more confident, make friends, be healthy and active, improve their social ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Holiday Community Play
£10,000 12/12/2012
12
The association will use the grant to deliver a number of community play schemes. Up to 230 children will be able to attend the play schemes which will take place in Woodburn, Mayfield and Gorebridge ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Directors: 33-50
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 04/11/1996, number: SC025474
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/12/2002, number: SC240729
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

One Dalkeith, 21 Eskdaill Court, DALKEITH, Midlothian, EH22 1AG

Objectives

4 The company's objects are: (a) To advance the learning, health and wellbeing of children, young people, families and communities through the provision of resources, activities and community support and assistance. (b) The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, or the provision of assistance with either recreational facilities or activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, and only in relation to recreational activities or facilities which are: (i) primarily intended for persons who have need of them by reason of their age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, or (ii) available to members of the public at large. (c) To uphold and advocate for the child's right to play, as enshrined in article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and General Comment 17

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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