OSCR Scottish charity profile

Dumfries and Galloway Multicultural Association

Known as DGMA

ActiveCharity number SC046594
Registered27 May 2016
Main locationDumfries And Galloway
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC046594
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
6
Postcode
DG1 2RL

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To provide support to people on issues relating to ethnic, religious, and cultural minorities, and to provide meeting facilities and offer support to help them in their everyday lives, particularly when English is not their first language. Providing support in form completion etc. ,and accessing grants and benefits.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the promotion of religious or racial harmony

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • Other defined groups
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

(a) To support, and educate organisations and individuals on issues relevant to ethnic, religious and cultural minorities. (b) The advancement of education through the provision of training relevant to promoting racial equality, diversity and integration. (c) To promote religious and racial harmony through the provision of information and advice to the general public, relevant organisations and Association members about issues of diversity, discrimination and multiculturalism. (d) To advance citizenship and community development through integrating member groups and individuals into Scottish Society (e) To establish a 'Multicultural Centre' in Dumfries and Galloway to support and implement the above objectives and other relevant cultural activities.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£142,481£157,730618 December 2025
31 March 2024£189,379£219,304617 February 2025
31 March 2023£167,592£186,248613 December 2023
31 March 2022£94,321£65,209624 January 2023
31 March 2021£150,870£109,881621 December 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
68 Friars Vennel, Dumfries
Website supplied to OSCR
www.dgma.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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