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31|03|2025| Office of the Scottish **Charity Regulator** ## **Reference and administration details** **Charity name** The Youth Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society **Other names charity is known** RSCDS Youth Branch **by Registered charity number SC048509 Charity’s principal address** 168F Blackness Road Dundee United Kingdom **Postcode DD1 5PQ** **Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report** **Trustee name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9** |**Office (if any)**
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**appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---| |Chairperson|Since 2 June 2025|Society Membership| |Secretary||Society Membership| |Treasurer||Society Membership| |Publicity Officer||Society Membership| |Ordinary Member||Society Membership| |IT Officer|Since 29 April 2024|Society Membership| |Ordinary Member|Since 29 April 2024|Society Membership| |Compliance Officer|Since 2 June 2025|Society Membership| |Ordinary Member|Since 2 June 2025|Society Membership| APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any. {for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period) Name Dates acted if not for whole year Until 1 June 2025 Until 1 June 2025 Structure, governance and management Type of governing document The RSCDS Youth Branch is govemed by our constitution which is available to view on our website at https:Ilrscds-yOUth.orglour-constitutionl. Trustee recruitment and appointment The appointments of IT Officer were made ymem General Meeting in April 2024. Member at the same time as the as Treasurer and the Youth Branch In nnua was co-opted as Ordinary as erso Objectives and activities Charitable purposes 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 idents'fy potential members for the Youth Services Committee Ysc and other socie committees. The branch's Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held online from 22nd to 28th April 2024, using Google Fomis in order to allow the maximum number of members to participate and cast their vole. 16 members participated in the AGM. Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects The Youth Branch sends newsletters to our members and supporters by email. The newsletter includes InfO￿atIOn on upcoming dancing events around the world and articles written by members, speaking about their experiences at recent events they have attended. We have remained active on the Youth Branch's Facebook and Instagram pages. These continue to be important methods of communication with our members and with dancers outside of the branch who are interested in what we do. We share branch news, upcoming events, and reminders to our members to check their emails for our newsletters and to renew their membership for the following year. We have also continued to maintsin our Discord server, which we created last year, to provide a space for members to have social interaction with each other from across the world, share events happening near them and encourage each other to attend. In October 2024, we held our annual Youth Weekend Away in Basel, Switzerfand. We held classes for our youth members during the day on Saturday. On Saturday evening we held a ball which was open to all ages. On Sunday morning, parts'cipants were taken on a city tour before the event came to an end. We also held our second North American Youth Weekend Away. Our event in Boston, USA followed the same format as previous weekend events. Our travel grant scheme was opened again in July 2024 and February 2025. We received 6 totsl applications and shared £450 be￿een successful applicants. enabling them to attend future RSCDS events, such as our Youth Weekend Awa and Summer School. APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period Membership has remained steady. Youth Branch members continue to be spread globally and the Youth Branch is proud to represent the voice of young dancers from such a wide range of locations. At the AGM held online be￿een 22nd and 28th April 2024. the appointments of as Treasurer and Officer were ma y our mem ers. The Minutes from were published on the Google Fom and were approved with no comments made. aslT In October 2024, we had another successful Weekend Away in Europe, this time in Basel, Switzerland. The event was well-attended, and featured teachers and musicians on piano an on The dancers stayed at a popular youth hostel near the dancing venue and the famous Basler Munster cathedral overlooking the Rhine River. The weekend was a flurry of exciting dancing with attendees from the UK, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, and even the USA, among other places. The European Weekends Away remain our core and most popular events, and we are grateful to the local dancers who assisted us in organising the weekend. Also in October 2024, we also had our second Weekend Away in North America in the historic city of Boston, building on last year's success in Philadelphia. We saw high attendance from dancers from a variety of experience levels. We collaborated closely with RSCDS Boston and the Boston SDCEA throughout the weekend. One of the oldest branches of the RSCDS in North America, we were drawn to Boston in part for ils strong musical scene. Bandleader and pianist I￿￿time US National Sco led fellow musicians ion., US National Scottish Fiddle Champion and 2016 Perth All Scotland Fiddle Championship winner; , on cello. also joined the evening Ball with a grand march on his bagpipes. The weekend began with a welcome party at a festive pub in the Back Bay neighborhood, complete with live music, creating space for our young dancers to socialize as a cohort. On Saturday, we had Youth Weekend classes at a local dance studio taught by and with playing solo in each class. The evening ball in Cambridge was a great hit, with at least 90 dancers attending. Sunday featured a city tour through Boston’s most historic areas, including the neighborhoods of Beacon Hill and the North End. Dancers learned about the city’s rich history, architecture, and culture from , who led them to landmarks like the Boston Common, Old State House, Granary Burial Ground, and Faneuil Hall. The Youth Branch was represented at the RSCDS AGM in November 2024. We had further rounds of Travel Grants in July 2024 and February 2025. We have plans in place to try to increase the funding we are able to offer, to be able to help more dancers attend events that they would otherwise not be able to. Our cooperation with the International Branch remains strong. This cooperation is important and beneficial for both branches due to us both being non-regional communities. Our existing no-cost reciprocal membership scheme allows a primary member of one branch to obtain free branch-only membership of the other. This collaboration has proven successful for increasing membership of both organizations. The Youth Branch social media pages and newsletters continue to be particularly important for our communication with members. Between April 2024 and March 2025, 4 newsletters were published. We have remained active on the RSCDS Youth Branch Facebook and Instagram pages. These are important methods of communication for both our members and for other dancers outside our branch who are interested in what we do. Our Facebook page has over 1000 followers and our Instagram page has over 400 followers. Both pages receive healthy levels of engagement. Our social media pages enable us to share photos with our members from our Weekends Away and other events with a youth presence. They can also share photos with us and tag us in their stories, promoting Scottish dancing within their own social media circles. ## **Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** The Youth Branch’s policy is to maintain one year’s expenses in a cash reserve, where feasible. Details of any deficit NIA Donated facilities and services (if any) NIA APPENDIX 1 other optional information Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (e.g. Chaii) Secretary Date 31 December 2025 APPENDIX 2 Err.-r.-hs"ty n=m- Eil- F.lo belo The Youth Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society SC048509 OSCR Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Scottish Charity Regulator 01.04.2024 to 31.03.2025 Section A Statement of receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Expendable endo￿nt funds Permanent endowment funds Restricted funds Total funds current period Total funds last period to neamt £ lo neartst £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ tr• nearegt £ A1 Receipts Donations 5,551 5,551 1,351 Le acies Grants 50 Recei ts from fundraisin activities 240 240 540 Gross trading receipts Income from investments olher than land and buildin Rents from land & buildin Gross receipts from other charitable activities 26.714 26.714 8.115 A1 Sub total 32,555 32,555 10,006 A2 Receipts from asset & investment sales Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments A2 Sub total APPENDIX 2 Total recelpts 32,555 32,555 10,006 A3 Payments Expenses for fvndraising aclivities Gross trading payments Investment management costs Payments relating directly to charitable activities Grants and donations 380 380 670 25.007 2,170 25.007 2,170 7.703 964 Govemance costs: Audit l independent examination Preparation of annual accounts Legal costs Other 76 76 253 A3 Sub total 27,633 27,633 9,590 A4 Payments relating to asset and investment movements Purchases of fixed assets Purchase of investments A4 Sub total Total payments 27,633 27,633 9,590 4.922 4,922 416 A5 Transfers to l (from) funds Surplus / (deficit) for yea 4.922 4,922 416 APPENDIX 2 The Youth Branch of the Ro al Scottlsh Count Dance Socle SC048509 Section B Statement of balances Unr•StrI￿ funds R•strict•d funds Expendable endovnnent funds Permanent •ndowm•nt fund5 Total current period Total last p•riod D•tails B1 Cash funds Cash and bank balan￿ at start of year 2.395 2.395 Sutplus l (defi(Jtl sho%￿ ￿e￿pts and payments account 4922 416 Cash and bank balances at end of year 7.317 7.317 2,396 (Agree baknces wth receipts and payments accounl(sll Details B2 Investments Total Detsils C+Jst lttavallal*l CuTh•rtvalu• Irf avaIl*￿e) to n8are5t £ B3 Other assets R￿ipts and Accounts - 202kk2025.xlsx I Statement of balan￿S December 2007 APPENDIX 2 The Youth Branch of the Ro al Scottlsh Count Dance Socle SC048509 Section B Statement of balances l)etails Fund to T•hicti liabO1ty rek*5 to nearest £ B4 Liabilities Total Fwrwl to T*hickn liatslity rel*S Amoum duè {estimatel Details to n8are5t £ B5 Contingent liabilities Total Slgned by one or two trustees on b•half of all th• trust••s Signature Prlnt Name Date of approval R￿ipts and Accounts - 202kk2025.xlsx I Statement of balan￿S December 2007 APPENDIX 2 ## **The Youth Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society SC048509** ## **Section C Notes to the Accounts** **C1 Nature and purpose of funds** _(may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)_ All funds are unrestricted and are stored between a Barclays account, a Wise account and a PayPal account under the charity's name. **Individual / Number of grants £ Type of activity or project supported institution made C2 Grants** Travel for young dancers to attend Scottish Country Dance **Individual 6 367** events **Total 367 C3a Trustee remuneration** If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b) **X £ Authority under which paid C3b Trustee remuneration - details** Receipts and Accounts - 2024-2025.xlsx / Notes 1 December 2007 ## APPENDIX 2 **details** |||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |**C4a Trustee expenses**
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**and connected persons**|If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box
complete section 4b)||(otherwise|| ||Reimbursements for costs incurred on behalf of the Youth Branch for the
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**trustees and examiner**|The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the
Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees
consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations
does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section
44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.| |**Basis of independent**
**examiner’s statement**|My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the
charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes
consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks
explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken
do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do
not express an audit opinion on the viewgiven bythe accounts.| |**Independent examiner’s**
**statement**|In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that
disclosed on the attached page*]
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accountsto bereached.| |**Signed:**|**Date:**
31/12/2025| |**Name:**|| |**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**|| |**Address:**|| *Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matters which have come to your attention on the following page. APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose