# WEST MIDLANDS FIRE SERVICE PIPE BAND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1188218
- **Other names:** PIPES AND DRUMS OF THE WEST MIDLANDS FIRE SERVICE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 27, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1188218


## Contact

- **Address:** 29 School Road, EVESHAM, Worcestershire
- **Postcode:** WR11 2PT
- **Phone:** 07711 269291
- **Email:** simon@snowgoosesolutions.co.uk
- **Website:** www.wmfspipeband.net



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MUSIC AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE, PARTICULARLY SCOTTISH PIPE BAND MUSIC, FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS WITHIN THE WEST MIDLANDS AND SURROUNDING AREA BY DEVELOPING SKILLS AND COMPETENCES, BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES AND BY ANY MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE.

**Activities:** We aim to advance the education and appreciation of the public in music and music performance particularly Scottish Pipe Band music for residents of all ages and backgrounds within the West Midlands and surrounding areas by developing skills and competences in playing pipes and drums and by playing together at events and concerts.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City
- Dudley
- Solihull
- Wolverhampton



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 | £1075 | £425 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £1395 | £1890 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £4100 | £1098 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £0 | £838 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £310 | £19 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Simon John Nicholls** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 27, 2020
- Dr Alastair Jackson — appointed Feb. 27, 2020
- Henry Cleaver — appointed Feb. 27, 2020
- Thomas Watkins — appointed Oct. 20, 2022