Charity Details

Lochaber Schools Pipe Band

SC005065Registered charity from 13 December 2005

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Charity Information:

Address Lochaber High School
Camaghael
Fort William
Inverness-shire

Postcode PH33 7ND

Website www.lspb.co.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

To advance the education of its members and the public in the art of Highland piping and pipe band drumming through public performance.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Lochaber Schools Pipe Band was set up to give school pupils in the Lochaber area the chance to learn and perform piping and drumming regardless of their financial situation. A key founding principle is that all tuition is provided free of charge, with instruments available to borrow, so no young person is excluded due to cost. The band is funded through fundraising and donations rather than school or council budgets. It performs regularly at local events for both locals and tourists, helping keep traditional piping and drumming alive in the community. Through rehearsals and performances, members gain musical skills, confidence, teamwork, self-discipline, and commitment. The band aims to enrich local culture while giving young people valuable experiences - and to make sure members enjoy themselves while taking part.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association

Constitutional Form Date: 13 Dec 2005

Main Operating Location: Highland

Number of Staff: 0

Number of Volunteers: 0

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"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
28 Oct 2021	£112	£742	25 Jul 2022	Yes
28 Oct 2022	£2,032	£2,396	11 Jul 2023	Yes
28 Oct 2023	£4,767	£2,746	26 Jul 2024	Yes
28 Oct 2024	£5,358	£6,775	25 Jul 2025	Yes
28 Oct 2025	£5,300	£5,681	10 Feb 2026	Yes	Not published by OSCR
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Margaret	MacMaster
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First Name

Last Name

Margaret

MacMaster

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