01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC034557
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- IV1 1SU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We currently operate school aged childcare groups which operate between the hours of 2.30pm and 6pm during term time. We continue to focus on collaboration and innovation to effect real change in remote and rural communities. We will continue to work with families and communities to seek alternative options to deliver school aged childcare which is affordable and accessible for working families.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(i) To promote, maintain, improve and advance education and social developments of children, the parents, carers and families of such children and other appropriate persons with emphasis on play experience. To encourage study of the needs and problems of families and children (iii) To stimulate and educate the public interest in this and other related educational and social fields (iv) To encourage the formation, maintenance and development of playgroups, parent and toddler groups, under 5 groups, full day care and education schemes and (v) to encourage appropriate parental involvement within these aforementioned groups including the services of home-visiting support and self help groups.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £119,442 | £136,900 | 9 | 9 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £121,343 | £134,181 | 9 | 10 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £130,947 | £127,814 | 9 | 23 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £100,667 | £120,931 | 9 | 30 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £223,447 | £145,616 | 9 | 30 September 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
- 40 Longman Drive, Inverness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.careandlearningalliance.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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