Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

ROYAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY - ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS BRANCH

To advance education in the area of Tunbridge Wells, in traditional Scottish Country Dancing: in particular by (a) preserving and furthering the practice of traditional Scottish country dances; (b) providing or assisting in providing instruction in the dancing of Scottish country dancing; (c) promoting the enjoyment and appreciation of Scottish country dancing and music by any suitable means.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/06/24£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/23*£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/22£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/20?£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/18*£6£8£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/17£7£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/16£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/15£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/14£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/13£6£7£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/12£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/11£8£9£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/10?£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/09£9£7£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/08£10£11£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/07£11£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/06£11£12£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/05*£10£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/04*£10£11£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 27 years

www.rscdstunbridgewells.org.uk

secretary@rscdstunbridgewells.org.uk

07910770372

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, Kent,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • COLIN HUGH SIMPSON (Chair)
  • DAPHNE CLYTIE MALES Appointed: 2021
  • KAY LOUISE DUNLOP Appointed: 2012
  • LYNDA MARY KING Appointed: 2024
  • MICHAEL FRANCIS TALBOT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Chartered Engineer
  • PATRICIA DAVOLL
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/10/1997, number: 1065173
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 57 days late, AR18: 118 days late, AR05: 123 days late, AR04: 118 days late,
Main office

Cambridge Cottage
Main Road
Crockham Hill
Edenbridge
TN8 6RD

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD IN TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING, IN PARTICULAR BY:- (A) PRESERVING AND FURTHERING THE PRACTICE OF TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCES. (B) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN THE DANCING OF SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCES. (C) PROMOTING THE ENJOYMENT AND APPRECIATION OF SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AMD MUSIC BY ANY SUITABLE MEANS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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