OSCR Scottish charity profile

Dunscore Pre School Centre

ActiveCharity number SC014199
Registered12 July 1978
Main locationDumfries And Galloway
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC014199
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
8
Postcode
DG2 0SY

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To providebaby and toddler, early years and afterschool provision for local children and their parents

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The organisation is a non-profit distributing voluntary organisation, which aims to advance the education and social development of pre-school children and their parents and other appropriate persons, through the provision of early learning and childcare sessions, as well as sessions for parent's with their babies and toddler. It aims to provide a safe, caring environment where children can thrive, help all the children become independent in all aspects of life, play and learning, ensure children know they are important and listened to, inspire a love of learning, equip them with the knowledge and skills for today’s society, provide activities which offer appropriate challenges for every child, work with parents and community to provide the best for all the children at the centre. In furtherance of the above aims the group shall seek to (a) provide safe and satisfying group play and learning (b) to encourage other charitable activities through which parents may support the development of children.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£101,463£80,494829 December 2025
31 March 2024£56,141£65,251827 December 2024
31 March 2023£69,619£70,214829 December 2023
31 March 2022£94,812£63,961820 December 2022
31 March 2021£78,581£51,652830 December 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
Dunscore Pre-school Centre, The Old School, Dunscore, Dumfries
Website supplied to OSCR
www.dpsc.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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