THE NORTHUMBRIAN PIPERS' SOCIETY

Charity number: 1142471
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The NPS is a membership organisation encouraging and promoting the playing, study, making, raising awareness of and development of the Northumbrian Small Pipes and Half Long (or Border) Pipes and their music. We organise meetings, competitions, sessions, courses and events; publish newsletters, tune books and pipe making information; provide a discussion forum; and maintain archive material.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £24,030
Total expenditure: £26,402

People

13 Trustee(s)

30 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Caerphilly
  • Northumberland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 June 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07471625 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ANDREW DAVISON Chair
None on record
The Very Rev'd Geoff Miller Trustee 16 November 2024
None on record
Alex Matthew Barrass Trustee 16 November 2024
None on record
Alan Douglass Trustee 16 November 2024
None on record
Norman Douglas Trustee 15 January 2024
None on record
Melanie Jessica Rothman Trustee 18 November 2023
None on record
Gregory McCormick Trustee 14 October 2022
None on record
Michael Ratliff Trustee 14 October 2022
None on record
Elizabeth Helen Capes Trustee 07 November 2020
None on record
Vincent Owen Syson Trustee 10 August 2019
None on record
Iain Alexander Gelston Trustee 18 August 2018
None on record
Andrew James Lawrenson Trustee 19 August 2017
None on record
STANLEY ANDREW MAY Trustee 27 March 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £28.20k £25.57k £25.59k £30.03k £24.03k
Total expenditure £25.08k £25.05k £27.57k £27.26k £26.40k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 31 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 19 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 19 January 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/12/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/06/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/06/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/08/2013

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE: 1) TO ADVANCE ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE THROUGH ENCOURAGING THE PLAYING, STUDY, MAKING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHUMBRIAN PIPES AND THEIR MUSIC AND RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NORTHUMBRIAN PIPES AND THEIR MUSIC; AND 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE STUDY, PLAYING, MAKING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHUMBRIAN PIPES.

Contact information

Address:
MUCKLE LLP
TIME CENTRAL
32 GALLOWGATE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 4BF
Phone:
01912117950
Email:
andrew.davison@muckle-llp.com
Website:

http://www.northumbrianpipers.org.uk/ Open in new window