01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC016085
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- EH3 7AF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
https://rscds.org/about-rscds
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Society are to: (a) advance the education of the public in traditional Scottish country dancing and its music. and (b) preserve and further the practice of traditional Scottish country dancing and its music, together and hereinafter referred to as the 'Objects' of the Society.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,069,579 | £966,045 | 6 | 10 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,039,788 | £1,026,972 | 6 | 19 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £764,563 | £842,575 | 6 | 7 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £423,347 | £488,506 | 6 | 29 June 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £443,036 | £397,323 | 6 | 12 January 2022 |
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
- 12 Coates Crescent, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rscds.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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