The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Dumfries Branch
(RSCDS Dumfries Branch)
Scottish Charity SC023375
Annual Report
Year Ended 31st March 2026

Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2026
Reference and Administration Details
Charity Name:
Scottish Charity No.:
Address:
The Royal Scottish County Dance Society Dumfnes Branch
SC023375
Ruthven. Waugh Road, Thomhill DG3 5PJ
The Treasurer
Contact:
Current Truststis:
Jayne Riddet
Alan Goulding
Linda Shankland
Chair, appointed May 2023
Interim Treasurer, appointed May 2024
Secretary, appointed May 2024
1. Structure, Governance and Management
Constitution.
The Royal Scottish County Dance Society (hereafter RSCDS) Dumfries Branch (hereafter
the Branch) is a charitable unincorporated association. Its purposes and administration
arrangements are set out in ts Constrtution and Rules. The Branch has a management
committee comprising three office bearers (the Tmstees), being The Chair, Honorary
Secretary, and Honorary Treasurer and six ordinary members, with powers to fomi su
commrttees for specrfic tasks.
Appointment of Trustees.
Three truste88 are appointed at the AGM, nomialty held in May, for a period of three years,
with the three offi￿ Bearers being re-confirnied annually
2. Objectives and Purposes
Charitable Purposes.
The Branch's purposes, as stated in the Constrtution, a￿ to advance the education of the
public in Dumfn"es and the Neighl)ourhood in traditional Scottish Country Dancing, in
particular by:
Supporting and promoting the work of the RSCDS
PreseNng and furthering the practi￿ of traditi'onal Scottish country dances
Providing or assisting in tt)e provision of instruction in the danong of Scottish country
dances
Promoting the enjoyment and appreciatton of Scoth'sh county dancing and its music
by any suitable means
Holding events which wtll attract and encourage the partiripation of adults. young
people and children.

Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 2026
3. Activities.
l. Activities supporting and promoting the work of RSCDS.
The Branch has 92 MeM￿r5. Some members have supported national and regional
events organized by the RSCDS itself and other Branches Sk)ecifiGally to impfove
their knovledge and skills of danang and dances.
2. Preserving and furthering the practice of Scottish Country Dancing.
The Branch held three major dances wtth traditional live music since. They both
received good atterKlance from our members and visitors from bjrther afield. This
past year we continued to hold social dano evenings and encourage visitors as well
as MeML￿r$ to c(¥ne and join us for an evening of easy dancing.
3. CourseslCla$ses.
Classes are held ￿ryce weeldy for adufts. Both classes aim to encourage beginners to
lry out Scottish Country Dan¢ing and hopefully to then become members. We also
have a once monthly dass for dan￿r$ wanting to leam more complex dances. At this
time, we have no children's dasses.
4. Achlevemènts.
Attendance at our classes and social dances has been consistent during the year.
and we have attracted a few new members. ￿ are again getting together a group
of dancers to attend the Whrte Rose Festival in Leeds in July 2026.
4. Financial Review.
The Branch reseryes starKI at £6,183.87 with a deficit of £597.58 for the year.
Trustees Remuneration and Expenses.
Mrs Jayne R￿det was pabj for teaching a number of dasses, which she donated to reseryes
for the 80th anniversary.
Mrs Linda Shankland was re1m￿rsed for secretarial expenses.
These payments were authorised by the cornm￿ee.
Future Plans.
A number of our members will be attending the V4hite Rose Festival at Leeds this July. Our
Summer Dano (Guid Nychburris) will be held in June. and plans are in hand for the
Christmas Dance in December 2026 and Spring Ball in March 2027.
2027 will be the branch's 80th anniversary and we interKt to hold a celebratory anniversary
ball.

Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31" March 2026
The trustees declare that they have approved the above trustees, reporL
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees:
Alan Goulding, Treasurer
Mrs. Jayne Riddet. Chair
Dated