01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC029076
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- HS9 5XD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Supporting children and families across Barra & Vatersay. Providing opportunities to play, connect and thrive through activities, youth provision and family support.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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 promotion of equality and diversity
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance the education of pre-school children by promoting, developing, providing and operating pre-school educational, facilities in a Community Nursery for pre-school aged children, their parents and carers living in or otherwise connected with the area of Barra and to advance the education of children under sixteen years of age by providing, or assisting in the provision of facilities for educational play for the said children connected with the said areas.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £83,850 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £119,759 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 23 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £56,959 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £104,782 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 21 December 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £76,994 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £108,633 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 26 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £57,349 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £88,152 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 27 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £33,572 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £83,336 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 29 September 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
- Childrens Centre Castlebay, Isle Of Barra, Western Isles
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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