01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC027933
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- TD1 1QD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Help young children in the Scottish Borders. Provide a toy library.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote the care, well-being and education of children in need of care during out of school hours and school holidays and at other times and to promote the provision of facilities for the recreation and other leisure time occupation of such children, in the interests of social welfare, with the object of improving their conditions of life. and To advance the education and training of persons providing such care, education and recreational facilities.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £11,288 | £17,769 | 1 | 4 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £13,573 | £19,873 | 1 | 28 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £13,777 | £22,151 | 1 | 5 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £26,181 | £19,665 | 1 | 12 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £33,596 | £11,458 | 1 | 16 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
- Waukrigg Mill, Duke Street, Galashiels
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.playborders.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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