01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC025423
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- DD8 3LH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The purpose of the RSCDS is to promote Scottish Country Dancing. organise dances. provide instruction and material to schools in order to encourage children to dance. and to keep alive Scottish Country Dancing for future generations to enjoy.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Local Association shall be to advance the education and engagement of the public in the district/area of Forfar and its neighbourhood (hereinafter called “the District”) in traditional Scottish country dancing and in furtherance thereof:- (a) preserve and further the practice of traditional Scottish country dancing. (b) provide or assist in providing education or instruction to Society standards in the practice of Scottish country dancing. (c) promote the enjoyment and appreciation of Scottish country dancing and music by any suitable means. (d) generally do such other things as are or may be considered by the Local Association to further the foregoing objects and those of the Society in the district or area to which it relates, including building working links with other local traditional dance and music initiatives. (e) conduct its business in line with the commitments it has given in its Licence Agreement with the Society
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 April 2025 | £3,244 | £3,283 | 1 | 12 June 2025 |
| 15 April 2024 | £5,120 | £4,700 | 1 | 17 October 2024 |
| 15 April 2023 | £2,978 | £2,757 | 1 | 4 January 2024 |
| 15 April 2022 | £2,899 | £2,684 | 1 | 10 March 2023 |
| 15 April 2021 | £509 | £537 | 1 | 30 August 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
- 11 Turfbeg Drive, Forfar, Angus
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rscdsforfar.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Royal Scottish Country Dance Society · SC016085
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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