01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052409
- 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
- KA15 2EB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Pipe Band Aid (registered charity - SC052409) are a group of pipers and drummers from various bands across Scotland, who play together while our bucket-shakers collect money for charity.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are: * the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture through: Promoting and encouraging the playing and enjoyment of pipe band music. Providing an opportunity for pipers and drummers from different bands to play with each other outside of a formal band setting and promoting community wellbeing through networking. Providing a service to the wider community by making available pipers and drummers for suitable community and other events. including events which raise funds for national and international charities and good causes. * The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. The prevention or relief of poverty and the advancement of health through the providing of grants to registered charities and/or nonprofit organisations that have charitable purposes to further the aforementioned purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £8,658 | £9,391 | 0 | 21 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £7,269 | £6,400 | 0 | 24 July 2024 |
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
- 82 Lomond Crescent , Beith , North Ayrshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.pipebandaid.com/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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