CCNI Northern Ireland charity profile

Northern Ireland Piping And Drumming School

Received: on timeCharity number 103692
Registered28 October 2015
Latest income£52,200
Financial year end31 March 2025

01 Registration

Identity and public record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
Official name
Northern Ireland Piping And Drumming School
CCNI number
103692
Reporting status
Received: on time
Governing document
Memorandum and Articles
Public address
City East Business Centre, 67-72 Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 1GW

02 Charity activity

Purposes and classifications

CCNI

Charitable purposes

The Company’s purposes are specifically restricted to the advancement of musical education in the art of Bagpipe Playing and Drumming,the promotion of arts, heritage and culture and the promotion of the benefit of the inhabitants and in particular but not exclusively of children and young people aged 12 to 25 years old resident in Northern Ireland without distinction of age, gender, sexual orientation,disability/ability, race, ethnic origin, political, religious or other opinion by associating the statutory and local authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants and in particular: (a) To establish, maintain and manage a center or centers for the teaching, instruction, examination, training, performance, production, practice and study of highland piping and drumming and for the dissemination of information and the provision of advice on the bagpipe which expression shall include piobaireachd, snare drum and their music for the use of the inhabitants for activities promoted or facilitated by the Company including use for meetings, lectures, classes and other forms of recreational and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants; (b) to enhance the general knowledge and understanding of the highland bagpipe, snare drum and highland dancing and related musical, cultural and artistic activities; (c) to advance the education of the public in the art of bagpipe playing and drumming through the presentation of pipe band, solo piping and solo drumming competitions, public concerts, recitals and other related musical, cultural and artistic activities; (d) to establish or collaborate in the establishment of the maintenance of systems for the graded certification and accreditation of highland piping and drumming particularly in areas where no other educational recognition is given or where no provision is made through normal provision in educational institutions; [(e) to provide scholarships and /or grants to appropriate pupils or students on the basis of merit or need to assist them advance and develop their knowledge education and performance of highland piping and drumming; (f) to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose in connection with the art of highland piping and drumming and other related musical, cultural and artistic activities as the directors, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity

What the charity does

The advancement of education,The advancement of citizenship or community development,The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science,Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

Adult training,Children (5-13 year olds),General public,Learning disabilities,Older people,Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

Arts,Community development,Cross-border/cross-community,Cultural,Disability,Education/training,General charitable purposes,Heritage/historical,Youth development

03 Latest finances

Income, spending and resources

Period 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Total income
£52,200
Previous total income
£0
Donations and legacies
£0
Charitable activities income
£0
Trading income
£0
Investment income
£0
Other income
£0
Total income and endowments
£0
Total spending
£66,500
Raising funds expenditure
£0
Charitable activities expenditure
£0
Governance expenditure
£0
Other expenditure
£0
Total expenditure
£0
Total fixed assets
£0
Net assets and liabilities
£0
Employees / volunteers
0 / 20
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These are reported values from the CCNI register export. Zero and missing values are reproduced as supplied and should be checked against the charity’s filed accounts before a material decision.

04 Provenance

Source and matching