OSCR Scottish charity profile

Port William Playgroup

ActiveCharity number SC017085
Registered28 August 1973
Main locationDumfries And Galloway
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC017085
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
4
Postcode
DG8 6RH

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The 7 principles of curriculum design are considered within our planning to prepare the children with skills for learning in life, adding depth in literacy, numeracy and health and well-being. We plan to provide a language rich environment for the children throughout our setting. Our learning and teaching is very much influenced by the children and it is active and engaging. The children’s learning journals and care plans make sure they are nurtured and parent/carers wishes followed. Learning intentions and success criteria are shared with children and they are very much involved in evaluating their learning. Next steps are identified in Health and Well-being, Literacy and Numeracy from children, parent and staff. Ethos and life of the playgroup, Curriculum areas and topics, learning and personal achievement opportunities are all at the heart of our planning.

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

Aims and Objects:- To provide in the interests of social welfare a good environment for babies and children up to the age for five by providing mothers of such children means of alleviation of stress by mutual support where such support is not readily available from within the community and by providing play facilities for the children in which the mothers can participate as will improve the physical and intellectual development of the children and strengthen the relationship between mother and child, and generally to act in accordance with and in furtherance of the aims of the Scottish Pre-School Association.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 April 2025£83,840£87,904420 October 2025
30 April 2024£139,441£81,19646 November 2024
30 April 2023£100,553£74,04646 December 2023
30 April 2022£114,224£87,575410 November 2022
30 April 2021£50,025£60,520417 January 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
1 Sawmill Cottages, Penninghame, Newton Stewart
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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