01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC003212
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- ZE2 9LA
OSCR note: Previous Charity names Burra Playgroup from 03 December 1980 to 11 December 2020
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are a regulated service that delivers pre-school care and education for the children of the local community. We operate in a service level agreement to provide this service with Shetland Island Council
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The aim of the playgroup is to promote the aim of the Scottish Pre-School Playgroups association, which is to advance the education of pre-school children so that they may take a constructive place in the community and also the education of their parents, and in furtherance of that aim, (a) to provide safe and satisfying group play in which parents take part when appropriate. (b) to encourage other charitable activities through which parents may help the children
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £192,077 | £154,184 | 7 | 13 March 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £184,835 | £142,310 | 7 | 15 November 2024 |
| 31 July 2023 | £112,679 | £152,146 | 7 | 18 December 2023 |
| 31 July 2022 | £150,876 | £107,879 | 7 | 10 February 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £120,500 | £123,191 | 7 | 13 September 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Old School, Hamnavoe, Burra, Shetland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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