# Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC045085
- **Known as:** Buidheann Dannsa Traidiseanta na h-Alba or Traditional Dance Collogue o Scotland
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Sept. 1, 2014
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC045085


## Contact

- **Address:** St Margaret's House, 151 London Road , Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH7 6AE
- **Website:** www.tdfs.org



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

**What the charity does:** The Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland (TDFS) objectives are:  The advancement of the arts, heritage, and culture by promoting Scottish culture through Scottish dance style(s), dances of Scottish origin or other related traditional and social dance established in Scotland, thereby, to get more people dancing.   TDFS seeks to achieve this by free membership and three main routes of support - festivals, productions and residencies with the aim to:  - Foster local, national and international activity - Encourage and undertake relevant research - Encourage the development and maintenance of archives of relevant material - Act as a voice for traditional dance - Celebrate diversity and sharing traditions - Support and enable communication, involving both network development and information dissemination

**Beneficiaries:** 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

**Objectives:** The advancement of the arts, heritage and culture by promoting Scottish Culture through Scottish dance style(s), dances of Scottish origin or other related traditional and social dance established in Scotland, thereby, getting more people dancing.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** Operations cover all or most of Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £46068 | £50886 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2024 | £28881 | £39666 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £34674 | £16298 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £5479 | £2782 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £536 | £711 |  -  |  -  |  |