# The Youth Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC048509
- **Known as:** Royal Scottish Country Dance Society/ RSCDS Youth Branch/ RSCDS YB
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Unincorporated association
- **Part of:** [Royal Scottish Country Dance Society](/sc/SC016085) (SC016085)
- **Registered:** June 29, 2018
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC048509


## Contact

- **Address:** 168F Blackness Road, Dundee
- **Postcode:** DD1 5PQ
- **Website:** www.rscds-youth.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals&#x27;,&#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of public participation in sport&#x27;

**What the charity does:** 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.

**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.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Dundee City
- **Geographical spread:** UK and overseas






