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Playtime Early Years

SC000767Registered charity from 25 May 1977
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
This SCIO was incorporated on 02 June 2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Playtime Nursery SC000767, which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 25 May 1977.
Charity Information:
Address 22 Smith Street
Dalry
Ayrshire
Postcode KA24 5BZ
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
To advance the education and social development of pre-school children with the emphasis on the play experience, so that they become successful learners, confident Individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors, and take a constructive place in the community and also to develop and enhance the education of their parents, carers and other appropriate persons.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Playtime Early Years (an SCIO) based in Dalry has been running for over 50 years and has evolved over that time. We are a voluntary organisation, run by a parent committee with paid qualified staff and work in partnership with North Ayrshire Council delivering 1140 funded hours of early learning and childcare, 6 hours a day, Monday to Friday term-time including provision of a hot lunch. We continue to provide a quality service of Early Learning and Childcare to 24 children between the ages of 3-5. We continue to support our children and families thus employability enhancing provision, learning and progression and improving outcomes for all children. To do this we work together involving parents and families. We look at emotional well-being and how we can best support all our staff and families.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 02 Jun 2014
Previous Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Previous Constitutional Form Date: 25 May 1977
Main Operating Location: North Ayrshire
Number of Staff: 6
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
30 Jun 2021 £114,923 £103,213 28 Feb 2022 Yes
30 Jun 2022 £158,036 £138,053 16 Nov 2022 Yes
30 Jun 2023 £157,941 £186,195 05 Sept 2023 Yes
30 Jun 2024 £158,600 £162,839 16 Oct 2024 Yes
30 Jun 2025 £170,204 £174,382 09 Mar 2026 Yes Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Valerie Reid
Emma Turner-Macdonald
Jennifer Smith
Christina Stevenson
Laura Pughe
Ruth McDowall
Lorna Glen
Sarah Fairfield
Alyson Reid
Nicola Hill
Jill Pearson
Lee Robinson
Hazel Kirkpatrick
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