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Registered charity · No. 1069883 · OxfordiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Oxfordshire Branch (aka Rscds Oxfordshire Branch)

Income
£18k
▲ 210.6% on 2024
Expenditure
£15k
▲ 478.9% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
6
6.5y av 5 of 6 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Not reported

Overview

The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Oxfordshire Branch's network

6 people5 organisationsi6 listed on the board. 5 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Oxfordshire Branch. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

6 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Christine JefferyTrustee2017
9 yrs
Helen Andrea Houghton-CarrTrustee
Jane Margaret AtkinTrustee2023
3 yrs
Kirsty Helen ThorburnTrustee2020
6 yrs
Magnus Duncan MacfarlaneTrustee2021
5 yrs
Margaret Eunice SpiceleyTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

6 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Christine JefferyTrustee2017
9 yrs
Helen Andrea Houghton-CarrTrustee
Jane Margaret AtkinTrustee2023
3 yrs
Kirsty Helen ThorburnTrustee2020
6 yrs
Magnus Duncan MacfarlaneTrustee2021
5 yrs
Margaret Eunice SpiceleyTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
6.2y
median 6y
Longest tenure
9y
since 2017
Years in governance
7y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
1
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
1
of 5 on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Amateur Sport 6Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Education/training 6

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 4Business services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Network

Network

iThe large node is The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Oxfordshire Branch. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025.

Income and expenditure

5 yearsiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k20252024202320222021£18.31k£15.31k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Oxfordshire Branch has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202112 May202212 May202312 May202431 March202531 March
Totals
Total income£1.72k£10.83k£4.47k£5.89k£18.31k
Total expenditure£2.32k£13.16k£3.43k£2.65k£15.31k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Oxfordshire Branch has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

The Charity Commission register said “Charity reporting is up to date (on time)” when we last checked, on 30 October 2026.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 202617 January 2026Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 March 202431 January 20258 November 2024Not requiredOn timeNone online
12 May 202312 March 202411 March 2024Not requiredOn timeNone online
12 May 202212 March 202330 January 2023Not requiredOn timeNone online
12 May 202112 March 202227 January 2022Not requiredOn timeNone online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF OXFORDSHIRE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD, IN TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING, IN PARTICULAR BY:-

  • A)

    PRESERVING AND FURTHERING THE PRACTICE OF TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING;

  • B)

    PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN THE DANCING OF SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCES;

  • C)

    PROMOTING THE ENJOYMENT AND APPRECIATION OF SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MUSIC BY AN SUITABLE MEANS.

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur sport

Who it helps

  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Makes grants to individuals
Where it operates
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Area of benefit
OXFORDSHIRE as filed
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12 DECEMBER 1996 AS AMENDED ON 11 MAY 2000 as filed
Register history
  • 3 June 1998Registered
Working name
Rscds Oxfordshire Branch

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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