READING SCOTTISH PIPE BAND

Charity number: 1134221
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Band exists to promote, maintain, improve and advance education in the arts by the encouragement of the musical arts of the Scottish Bagpipes and Drums. It provides tuition to both ab initio, and improving, bagpipers and drummers, and gives public displays, at carnivals, concerts, and festivals by integrating piping and drumming in static and marching events

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2025

Total income: £27,534
Total expenditure: £24,653

People

4 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from 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:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 February 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Stephen Haynes Trustee 31 March 2023
None on record
Graham Gallacher Cochran Trustee 14 March 2021
None on record
Laurence Quinn Trustee 09 March 2015
None on record
RON PATERSON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024 31/12/2025
Total gross income £11.08k £20.27k £27.40k £28.55k £27.53k
Total expenditure £5.52k £17.96k £31.98k £28.81k £24.65k
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 December 2025 07 March 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2025 07 March 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2024 09 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 09 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 15 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 04 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 07 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 13 OCTOBER 1980 AS AMENDED 1984, 2006, 28 SEPTEMBER 2009 AND BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 15 FEBRUARY 2010 as amended on 29 Mar 2019

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE MUSICAL ARTS OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLAND BAGPIPES AND DRUMS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONALLY AND OVERSEAS.

Contact information

Address:
16 Grovefields Avenue
Frimley
CAMBERLEY
Surrey
GU16 8PA
Phone:
07802 682632
Email:
Treasurer@readingscottish.org
Website:

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