01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043033
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 27
- Postcode
- ML3 0LH
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 14 June 2016 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC043033 Childcare in the Community , which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 26 March 2012.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Childcare in the Community is a well-established service provider, run by a Voluntary Management Committee comprising of parents/carers, members of the local community and advisors from South Lanarkshire Council. The project provides flexible mobile crèche, full day nursery care and two out of school care services for children from birth to 16 years of age, in various venues and outreach facilities throughout the area. We are based in South Lanarkshire local authority area and deliver services in the Whitehill, Burnbank and North Hamilton Regeneration Areas. We support 440 children per week. In addition, Childcare in the Community is accredited to deliver SQA training to both internal and external customers. Childcare in the Community provides a safe, secure caring, stimulating and happy environment which allows children to socialise together and choose from a wide selection of play and learning activities.
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
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 To provide recreational activities for children in the Hamilton area, particularly within Whitehill, Hillhouse and Burnbank, by providing play facilities and activities which promote children's social, emotional, creative, physical and intellectual development. 4.2 To advance the education and social development of children in Hamilton, particularly within Whitehill, Hillhouse and Burnbank so that they become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors, enabling them to take a constructive place in the community. 4.3 To further develop and enhance the education of parents, carers and other appropriate persons. and 4.4 The advancement of education through the provision of training in the skills associated with the care and supervision of children.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £396,361 | £364,150 | 27 | 15 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £377,487 | £360,427 | 27 | 20 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £338,005 | £304,658 | 27 | 6 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £247,626 | £265,806 | 27 | 6 September 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £343,951 | £291,283 | 27 | 11 November 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
- Whitehill Neighbourhood Centre, 9 Hunter Road, Whitehill, Hamilton
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.childcareinthecommunity.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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