01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048509
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DD1 5PQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The constitutional aims of RSCDS Youth Branch are: • To encourage youth membership. • To develop a communication vehicle specific to age group. • To be worldwide, flexible and not location-based. • To increase the influence of Youth within the society. • To give young dancers an increased sense of identity and community. • To be represented at AGM by delegates. • To identify potential members for the Youth Services Committee (YSC) and other society committees. RSCDS Youth Branch performs these aims by operating Scottish country dance events for young dancers, writing travel grants to members, and otherwise creating opportunities for community connection.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The charitable objectives of the YB will be: To advance education, particularly in the field of Scottish Country Dancing and related activities To advance arts, heritage and culture, particularly related to Scottish traditional activities To organise recreational activities, which can improve conditions of life through social engagement and physical and mental wellbeing The YB will undertake to achieve these charitable objectives through the following means: To encourage youth membership. To develop a communication vehicle specific to age group. To be worldwide, flexible and not location-based. To increase influence of Youth within the society To give young dancers an increased sense of identity and community. To be represented at AGM by delegates. To identify potential members for the Youth Services Committee (YSC) and other society committees.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £32,555 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £27,633 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 31 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £10,006 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £9,590 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £6,112 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,188 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £731 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £312 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £464 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £277 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 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
- 168F Blackness Road, Dundee
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rscds-youth.org
- Parent charity
- Royal Scottish Country Dance Society · SC016085
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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