WEST MIDLANDS FIRE SERVICE PIPE BAND

Charity number: 1188218
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We aim to advance the education and appreciation of the public in music and music performance particularly Scottish Pipe Band music for residents of all ages and backgrounds within the West Midlands and surrounding areas by developing skills and competences in playing pipes and drums and by playing together at events and concerts.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £1,395
Total expenditure: £1,890

People

4 Trustee(s)

5 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Dudley
  • Solihull
  • Wolverhampton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 February 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • PIPES AND DRUMS OF THE WEST MIDLANDS FIRE SERVICE (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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
Simon John Nicholls Chair 27 February 2020
None on record
Thomas Watkins Trustee 20 October 2022
None on record
Henry Cleaver Trustee 27 February 2020
None on record
Dr Alastair Jackson Trustee 27 February 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £6.84k £310 £0 £4.10k £1.40k
Total expenditure £19 £19 £838 £1.10k £1.89k
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 30 September 2024 27 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 27 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 11 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 11 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 07 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 07 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 18 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 18 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 28 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 28 July 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Feb 2020

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MUSIC AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE, PARTICULARLY SCOTTISH PIPE BAND MUSIC, FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS WITHIN THE WEST MIDLANDS AND SURROUNDING AREA BY DEVELOPING SKILLS AND COMPETENCES, BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES AND BY ANY MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE.

Contact information

Address:
29 School Road
EVESHAM
Worcestershire
WR11 2PT
Phone:
07711 269291
Email:
simon@snowgoosesolutions.co.uk
Website:

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