OSCR Scottish charity profile

Distinctive Dance Academy (SCIO)

Known as DDA

ActiveCharity number SC051285
Registered23 September 2021
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC051285
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
5
Postcode
G31 4RB

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Enhance wellbeing and health for young people in deprived areas through weekly dance and wellbeing classes.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

Purposes 3 The organisation's purposes are: 3.1 The advancement of education by making dance education available to all, and not a privilege only to those who are financially secure. 3.2 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 3.3 Allow ours student to thrive and flourish in confidence and acknowledge their abilities 3.4 To enhance health and wellbeing 3.5 To encourage students to gain industry recognised dance qualifications

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 July 2026£0£05Not supplied
31 July 2025£16,478£21,433517 November 2025
31 July 2024£18,070£17,193514 December 2024
31 July 2023£12,103£10,398522 November 2023
31 July 2022£6,428£2,504514 November 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
Helenslea Community Centre, 48 Methven Street, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
www.distinctivedance.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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