01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC000557
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IV25 3SQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The objectives of the band, as set out in its own constitution, is to encourage piping and drumming within the community of Dornoch. to provide teaching and coaching, in particular for young people in piping, chanter and drumming for the entertainment of the public and to foster an appreciation of the arts
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) to advance and encourage piping and drumming in the Royal Burgh of Dornoch and the surrounding area (note: at a later stage the Constitution speaks of 'the area served by the Band.') (b) to provide coaching and teaching, particularly for young people, in chanter, piping and drumming, and (c) to arrange programmes of piping and drumming for the Non-playing members may be appointed at the discretion of the Band Management Committee and will be subject to a fee. entertainment of the public and to foster appreciation of these arts.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £8,077 | £6,776 | 0 | 8 June 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £9,606 | £7,284 | 0 | 27 May 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £8,079 | £5,479 | 0 | 5 June 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £9,113 | £5,139 | 0 | 26 June 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £139 | £1,274 | 0 | 23 June 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 1, Bridge Street, Dornoch, Sutherland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.dornochpipeband.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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