Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

ST ROCHS CHILDCARE SERVICE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Established: 22 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
Charitable activities £679,417 £587,536 £601,680 £654,553 £793,899
Donations & Legacies £441 £4,264
Other Income
Investment Income £4 £37
Total income £679,421 £588,014 £605,944 £654,553 £711,885 £793,899
Charitable activities spending £700,593 £636,787 £335,472 £306,444 £683,714
Fundraising costs
Other spending £46,995 £226,036 £220,506
Total spending £700,593 £683,782 £561,508 £526,950 £635,884 £683,714
Surplus/deficit -£21,172 -£95,768 £44,436 £127,603 £76,001 £110,185
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development','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: Glasgow City
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children or young people

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
Scottish Government£25,000
Robertson Trust£15,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Co-Operative Group£3,674
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Scottish Government - St Rochs Childcare Service
£25,000 15/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - St Roch's Emergency Cover
£10,000 15/04/2020
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This group will use the funding for staff salaries as they provide provision for vulnerable and children of key workers during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Creating a Positive Environment for our Children
£3,674 15/11/2019
We want to develop our ICT, science and physical play areas, promoting language and literacy, health and wellbeing.
Robertson Trust - Play at Our Place
£15,000 11/06/2019
Play at Our Place
Glasgow City Council - St Roch's Childcare Service
£172,545 08/03/2019
Provides nursery and out of school care provision to parents/guardians in employment, training or further education.
Glasgow City Council - St Roch's Childcare Service
£172,545 08/06/2018
Provides nursery and out of school care provision to parents/guardians in employment, training or further education.
National Lottery Community Fund - Play at Our Place
£390,832 06/08/2015
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Play at Our Place
National Lottery Community Fund - Play at our place
£209,685 09/11/2011
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The Play at Our Place project will deliver parent and toddler sessions at venues around Royston to allow parents, carers and children to come together. In addition various classes will be delivered ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Play at our place
£10,000 02/02/2011
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This grant will be used to develop the Play at our place project which aims to meet gaps in childcare provision in Royston identified through recent childcare audits and local consultation. The ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 38-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 21/10/2002, number: SC030280
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/10/2002, number: SC238421
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit W14, 141 Charles Street, Royston, Glasgow, G21 2QA

Objectives

(1) To advance education through: (a) the provision and supervision of learning-orientated activities for school and pre-schoolchildren, and primarily those resident within the area served by North Glasgow Social Inclusion Partnership ('the Operating Area') (b) the provision of care, guidance, instruction, activities and support directed towards addressing the special educational needs of school and pre-school children (and primarily those resident within the Operating Area) who come from a home environment and/pr single parent family that is disadvantaged by way of its economic circumstances and/or social isolation. (2) To promote and/or provide training in the skills associated with the care and supervision of school and pre-school children (and primarily those resident within the Operating Area) (3) To relieve poverty particularly among the residents of the Operating Area, in particular (but without prejudice to that generality) (a) by releasing poor individuals (whether parents or guardians) having the care of school and/or pre-school children to attend training courses and programmes which are directed towards the acquisition of skills which will assist such individuals in obtaining employment (b) by allowing poor individuals (whether parents or guardians) having the care of school and/or pre-school children to maintain themselves in paid employment (4) To promote, conduct and/or support such other charitable projects and programmes for the benefit of the community within the Operating Area as the directors may consider appropriate from time to time

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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