Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

MID-ANNANDALE PLAYCARE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Charitable activities £341,474 £335,688 £346,818 £494,698
Donations & Legacies £1,500 £331
Other Income £4,650 £37,496
Investment Income £2,420 £650 £1,078 £282
Total income £362,346 £348,544 £342,567 £385,723 £488,175 £496,083
Charitable activities spending £232,996 £269,296 £260,429 £370,598
Fundraising costs 26% 0% 0%
Other spending £1,624 £84,910 £74,213 £115,838
Total spending £326,651 £323,133 £355,103 £334,733 £420,433 £486,436
Surplus/deficit £35,695 £25,411 -£12,536 £50,990 £67,742 £9,647
Established: 24 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • 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: Dumfries And Galloway
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 32-44
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 09/10/2000, number: SC030841
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/10/2000, number: SC211737
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR19: 51 days late,
Main office

Farries Kirk and McVea, Dumfries Enterprise Park, Heathhall, Dumfries, DG11 2AH

Objectives

To promote the care and education of children of the residents of Lockerbie and the surrounding area ('the Operating Area') in need of care during out of school hours and school holidays, and to promote the provision of facilities for the recreation and other leisure time occupations of such children in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator

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