Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

CAIRNDOW COMMUNITY CHILDCARE LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 19 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 £162,994 £755,645 £1,286,283 £149,029 £212,781 £179,189
Total spending £150,277 £87,334 £138,743 £194,496 £238,876 £256,761
Surplus/deficit £12,717 £668,311 £1,147,540 -£45,467 -£26,095 -£77,572
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • 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: Argyll And Bute
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Childcare Facility Development- Resourcing new area for 18 months to 2 year olds.
£6,793 21/11/2022
To equip a new space for children aged 18-months to 2-years old, plus outdoor play equipment and sensory items for all young children and those with special needs.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Cairndow Community Childcare Limited
£898 17/11/2021
To purchase two double strollers to enable staff to take children on expeditions.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Cairndow Community Childcare Limited
£4,500 18/11/2020
To fund the development of two outdoor play areas so as to enhance outdoor play opportunities for childcare centre users and the local community.
Robertson Trust - The Community Childcare Facility
£20,000 21/03/2017
The Community Childcare Facility
National Lottery Community Fund - Cairndow Childcare and Community Facility
£1,050,000 03/02/2017
60
To develop a new-build childcare facility and community resource centre at the brownfield Clachan Sawmill site at the head of Loch Fyne. The new facility will provide a dedicated and self-contained ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Cairndow Childcare and Community Facility
£78,871 20/01/2015
12
Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 44-64
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 17/11/2004, number: SC036218
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/11/2004, number: SC276132
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Fyne Den, Cairndow, Cairndow, PA26 8BL

Objectives

To promote the care and education of children of pre-school age and to provide out-of-school care and leisure facilities to children of school age up to twelve years of age, in the interest of social welfare and to the benefit of the whole community of Cairndow and the surrounding district

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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