01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024081
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 14
- Postcode
- G84 7QQ
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 11/05/2015 as a result of a change to SCIO application by B.A.S.I.C. & Corner House Crèche (SC024081) which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 04/05/1995.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To provide a place where children are safe, healthy, achieving, nurtured, active, respected, and included when their parents/carers are working, or in higher/further education. To widen children's horizons by providing fun, interesting, and stimulating play activities, which gives children opportunities to express themselves, develop their own ideas, explore their emotions, and seek solutions. Encourage children to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others, promoting self-esteem. Encourage children to explore, appreciate and respect their environment and to challenge themselves by taking calculated risks during play. Promote and support children in making healthy choices. We provide an Out of School service for children who are registered for school up to the age of thirteen, we also provide a 'Basically Brilliant Holiday Club' during the school holidays. In addition, we offer a full-time nursery
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1.To advance and widen the children’s horizons through stimulating play activities in the advancement of education and in arts, heritage, culture or science. 2. To advance 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.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £302,015 | £290,044 | 14 | 31 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £341,071 | £306,533 | 14 | 31 March 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £285,186 | £295,029 | 14 | 29 March 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £243,067 | £257,770 | 14 | 5 April 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £236,197 | £225,812 | 14 | 31 August 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
- 13 East King Street
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.basicchildcare.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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