01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC007769
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- AB56 1TN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Portessie Playgroup is a Partnership playgroup providing Early Learning and Childcare with funding for 3 & 4 year old children and is managed by the parents of the children on the Register. Volunteer representatives of the parents are elected annually at the AGM to serve as Office Bearers, who oversee the day-to-day running of the group. The Committee are responsible for holding regular meetings and ensuring the guidelines set out in the constitution are followed, the monies managed effectively and as employers, the staff looked after and the playgroup policies are up-to-date.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- 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 Play 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 other adults, children and teenagers.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £207,106 | £231,949 | 9 | 27 May 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £188,067 | £173,640 | 9 | 24 June 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £162,798 | £106,161 | 9 | 22 March 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £182,325 | £100,129 | 9 | 3 April 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £173,526 | £86,825 | 9 | 1 July 2022 |
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
- c/o Portessie Primary School, School Road, Portessie
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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