{"country": "Scotland", "charity_number": "SC033693", "register_url": "https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC033693", "name": "Polmont Playgroup", "known_as": null, "other_names": [], "status": "Removed", "date_registered": "2002-10-21", "date_removed": "2025-09-25", "legal_form": "Unincorporated association", "company_number": null, "company_number_url": null, "parent": null, "subsidiaries": [], "area_of_benefit": null, "address": "Greenpark Community Centre, Greenpark Drive, Polmont, Other (Non US)", "postcode": "FK2 0PZ", "phone": null, "email": null, "website": "www.polmontplaygroup.org", "lat": 55.991311, "lng": -3.708289, "activities": "'It does none of these'", "purposes": "'the advancement of education'", "what_charity_does": "We have been part of the community since being formed in 1972 and has had the legal status of a Scottish Charity since 2002 and a SCIO since Sept 2024.  We are considered a Community of Interest and operate via a two-tiered model with active membership. We strive to be the Playgroup of choice in our community, providing an invaluable early years pre-school service, socialising children, ready for nursery or school to create an easier transition. Our Playgroup service offers, on average, 125 places per week, 9.31-11.30am Monday-Friday, term time and is open to all children in our community aged 2 to 4 years. Parents pay monthly fees of \u00a38 per session, which allows our experienced and qualified staff to be on the payroll.  We also offer limited funded places to ensure inclusivity.", "how_charity_works": null, "who_charity_helps": null, "beneficiaries": "'Children or young people','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'", "objectives": "To promote the aims of Scottish Pre-school Play Association which are to advance the education  of pre-school children with the emphasis on play experience so that they may take a constructive place in the commmunity and also to advance the education of their parents and other appropriate persons.", "charitable_objects": null, "classifications": [], "main_operating_location": "Falkirk", "geographical_spread": "A specific local point, community or neighbourhood", "areas_of_operation": [], "latest_income": 55834, "latest_expenditure": 33692, "fin_period_start": null, "fin_period_end": "2024-07-31", "financial_years": [{"start": null, "end": "2024-12-31", "income": null, "expenditure": null, "assets": null, "funds": null, "num_employees": null, "accounts_url": "https://files.opencharities.uk/sc/SC033693/2024-12-31-accounts.pdf", "accounts_md_url": "/sc/SC033693/files/2024-12-31-accounts.md"}], "documents": [], "trustees": [], "nearby": [{"charity_number": "SC053456", "name": "Polmont Community Hub SCIO", "country": "SC", "url": "https://opencharities.uk/sc/SC053456", "distance_miles": 0.0}, {"charity_number": "SC045294", "name": "1st Polmont Guide Unit", "country": "SC", "url": "https://opencharities.uk/sc/SC045294", "distance_miles": 0.1}, {"charity_number": "SC003421", "name": "Polmont Old Parish Church Of Scotland", "country": "SC", "url": "https://opencharities.uk/sc/SC003421", "distance_miles": 0.1}, {"charity_number": "SC013619", "name": "Falkirk Town Mission Charitable Trust", "country": "SC", "url": "https://opencharities.uk/sc/SC013619", "distance_miles": 0.1}, {"charity_number": "SC037949", "name": "Wallacestone Methodist Church", "country": "SC", "url": "https://opencharities.uk/sc/SC037949", "distance_miles": 0.1}]}