01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC029237
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 25
- Postcode
- DG2 0NF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Committee and Management team work together to carry out our aims and objectives by delivering Early Learning and Childcare for 2,3,4 and 5 year olds within the 'Realising the Ambition' frame work. Supporting parents/carers back to work/study and for respite care. We work with outside agencies & professionals to ensure that the needs of our youngest learners & those with additional needs are taken into account. Times and sessions are agreed with services users to benefit and meet their needs. Personal learning portfolios are used and maintained to provide a record of milestones and achievements for the children's journey through nursery along with care and share meetings with their parent(s)/carer(s) to best support the children's individual requirements.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote the care and education of children from 0-12 years living in Lochside and surrounding area and to provide or assist in the provision of facilities, in the interest of social welfare, for recreation and other leisure time occupation, so that the conditions of life of the aforementioned children may be improved.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £770,349 | £721,385 | 25 | 29 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £670,418 | £705,773 | 25 | 30 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £612,104 | £586,296 | 25 | 21 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £641,677 | £559,640 | 25 | 29 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £595,278 | £471,570 | 25 | 22 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
- Maxwelltown Playcare, Lochside Road, Dumfries
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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