OSCR Scottish charity profile

Royal High Pipe Band

Known as RHPB

ActiveCharity number SC044734
Registered12 March 2014
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC044734
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH4 5NE
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OSCR note: Previous Charity names - Davidson's Mains and District Pipe Band Period - from 12/03/2014 to 23/04/2019

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The objectives of the Band shall be the furtherance of piping and drumming in both competitive and social fields, as well as to promote and advance the education of the public in bagpipe music, particularly young people living in and around Davidson's Mains and District areas.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The objectives of the Band shall be the furtherance of piping and drumming in both competitive and social fields, as well as to promote and advance the education of the public in bagpipe music, particularly young people living in and around Davidson's Mains and District areas.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£1,828£2,21106 August 2026
30 September 2024£35£1,09903 June 2025
30 September 2023£6,190£222,628011 August 2024
30 September 2022£2,022£2,767012 June 2023
30 September 2021£1,175£1,358026 July 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
15 Silverknowes Eastway, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.royalhighpipeband.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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