01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC001113
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G33 6DN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Piobaireachd Society was set up to ensure the very survival of the classical music of the great highland bagpipe. These days, it is about encouraging the study and performance of this great music so that it continues to flourish. We do this by. publishing music and reference books on piobaireachd, the history of the bagpipe and it's music. promoting the study and playing of piobaireachd through our annual summer school and talk piobaireachd online sessions. promoting the performance of piobaireachd by running competitions and concerts. and to encourage the study and performance of piobaireachd through grant funding which supports schools and events where piobaireachd is taught and played.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) To encourage the study and playing of piobaireachd on the Highland bagpipe. (b) To collect piobaireachd MSS, to record their history, to publish tunes, correcting those already in print which are found to be wrong, and to form a library of material whether written, printed or recorded in any other form, for the dissemination of pipe music. (c) To aid in the general advancement and diffusion of knowledge of the ancient Highland piobaireachd. (d) To encourage the playing of piobaireachd in recitals and competitions. (e) To appoint, and where necessary to pay, piobaireachd teachers in various parts of Scotland, and to aid financially, promising pupils in obtaining further instruction. (f) To train judges of piobaireachd and to participate in maintaining a panel of accredited judges.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £79,850 | £65,651 | 0 | 4 May 2026 |
| 30 November 2024 | £67,945 | £50,055 | 0 | 5 April 2025 |
| 30 November 2023 | £52,059 | £52,192 | 0 | 31 August 2024 |
| 30 November 2022 | £45,340 | £37,876 | 0 | 19 April 2023 |
| 30 November 2021 | £38,046 | £19,007 | 0 | 31 May 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
- 36 Mount Harriet Drive, Stepps, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.piobaireachd.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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