Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +0
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

MINNIGAFF COMMUNITY NURSERY 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Spending has increased 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 has little diversity in terms of age
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 £114,917 £87,081 £89,903 £114,654 £123,174 £104,831
Total spending £79,552 £84,803 £79,991 £100,115 £114,087 £107,223
Surplus/deficit £35,365 £2,278 £9,912 £14,539 £9,087 -£2,392
Established: 17 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Child day-care services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • 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
Where it operates
  • Dumfries And Galloway
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Minnigaff Community Nursery
£4,325 19/11/2018
We want to improve literacy for all children and their families through story bags, literacy training for parents and iPads for children.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 30-36
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 18/09/2007, number: SC038717
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/01/2011, number: SC391627
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, DG8 6PE

Objectives

To advance the education and social development of pre-school children with the emphasis on the play experience, so that they take a constructive place in the community and also to advance the education of their parents and other appropriate persons

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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