Norlh
rn Irelsnd Pi
Drumrnin
School
nrt of the Trustees
21123
The trustees who are also direciors of the charitv tor the purposes of the Companie% Art 2006. preseni their
repon with the financial qlalements of ihe Charity for tlie year ended 31 m1￿Ch 2023. The ¢rustr¢s have
adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reponin8 by Charities: Staiemenl of R¢xomm¢nd¢d Praclice
applicabl¢ io ¢harities preparing their aLcounts in accordance with the Financial Reportin¥ St4nd8rd
appliubl¢ in the UK arxl Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) {¢ffeclive l January 2UI9).
OW£CTJVES AND ACTivrrIES
Objeetives aod •lmJ
The objeLlive% of ihe Company are the advancemeni of musical educalion, in iheory and practice in Ihe art of
Babyipc playing, Snare DtUmTning and Bass alld Tenor Diumming as well as Elighland Dante, Drum
MajLvITr8 and speci￿ Needs Tuition.
Slgnilleant ocllvltl¢$
No￿, Ihat we have fr¢¢d ourselv¢5 from fv Coronavirus p￿demiC we have 10 start and pi¢k up the pieL¢s,
rebuild confidence and continue to move fotivard.
The cnst of the pandemic has created rnajor problems throughout soelthy, including the cost-of-living crisi4
which h&% resulted in signifi¢an¢ cost incre&ses for us in th¢ rent of sehtjol premises and Insurance. We have
Iiad to nianage tlus on a stsnd still budgd initially• although we did feceive an uplift award in fundin8
tow'ards the end ot. the Finan¢i81 Year from the Art?* Council for Northern Ireland which wai Breaily
appreciated.
'rhis uplift in fundin¥ enabled us io purchase additional lap(op compute15 for the lutors who did nol have a
I￿lop 8s well &$ printers for the adminisiration ieam, it a150 enabled u5 to pur¢hw ensemble musit licen5¢S
to Use with both students and iutorg as an Èid to trdnslorming MLLSIC into the digithl fomiai, we see thib
posilive Step in movin¥ forward, we already have our music books on (ioogle ¢las8room which should also
drive down on the c05t of prinling.
Following the loc'k(Jown period of the pandemic, and ilie return to normal classcs, some stlldents have
elected io conlinue usin8 the onliiie leaching pl8lfomi ratlier than lo go back 10 face-to-t.ace te&chin8. T1iis
online l¢athin8 facility is stÈll relevatii and under continuous development which allow5 th¢ school to caler
for ihoge ￿udentS who are unable to attend nomial cl&%ses.
W¢ were able lo again open the Dungannott Sehool in Ranfurly House and to run Cl&￿.8 &$ normal this yeaT
on a face-lovface basis which hav¢ been S￿¢¢s$ful. Two of the lutors proposed taking this a stage further
and ¢Trgabiinbv wilh a local primary school and setting up wi atler0£h￿l club for boih piping and d￿mming
and this iniliaiive h&$ proved very successful and ha5 nyw spyead to other schools in the affa wi(h
demand on lh¢ rise.
We have received wyitiv¢ feedback froiii all the primary schools involved and w'ill ¢ontinu¢ to build on this
initiative, We. &s a board, see Ihis a pv5ltiv¢ ￿a), forward lo ¢xpaftdtng the school sibynilicantly.

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OIKJF.CTJVES AND ACTIVITIES
Thc speci&l needg element Dl-Ihe school continue8 to make progress N'ith demand Steadily incrwtng. These
1855¢5 hav¢ rehJrii¢d to a face-lo face basis and with ihe expected increased demand in this sector there will
b¢ a n¢ed for additional funding. funding7 OPPOrtunitiLS are continuovsly explored: and plans aiid
appli¢&lions are currently being PrO￿esSed, in conjunclion wilh Arts and Busiiie55,
We have been able to for8e a link with The Nalional Piping Cenire iii Glasgow which will ¢nable our
Sludenly lo luke Piping? and Drumrning Qu&lificaiions Board ￿DQB) through the Scottish QualsfiLdlion
Authorit> ISQA) c￿mil￿110ns if Ihey wish lo do go.
The Flighl&nd dance classes continue at F.nniskilleTr have commenced i& gain on a face.to-face lollowing ihe
pandemic; Ihere appears to be great L￿thusiaSn) and interesL hence we have had an i￿rease iii sludents
which is v¢ry encouragin&.
'I'lie Ensemble ha5 been slow to get off the ground, due io the dlsruption caused by ih¢ paDdcmic' we ate
a¢liv¢ly s¢¢kinbv fksNling 10 progress ihls elemeni of t1￿ school, as ￿e. boih board and the tutors, se¢ ihi8
115 a vital element of the school. giving Ihe students an ouilei to demonstrate Iheir newly found skills.
Sub Cornmltlees
The lisi below shows lh¢ activities Board Memb¢r5 and 'futors ￿ve been involved with.
Financ¢
Online leaching
J.ondon College of Music and Srottish QualifIcalion Authorii>' (PWB)
Special Needs Schools
SLhool Ensemble
Each committe¢ would have a chair who would r¢port on progrei8 10 the Board.
Conelusifr
'rhis has been anoiher ditricult >ear, due lo the cctsl-of-living crisis still some stigma from the
¢oronavirvs pandemfftc. however, we hav¢ made progress and conlinuti t() grow our sludent b45¢. Funding is
ke), to d¢velopin8 the school t'urther and we need to explore how lo addr¢s5 Ihis with various funder5 lo rater
for the InC￿a5¢ demand especially for the enscmblc and special need5 sewents ()rthe 8chcJOI,
The development in ihe outreach work in the Dungannon area b¢¢n the mosi encouraging and significant
outcome in this Current year and ￿"e hope lo exptmd on this in Ehe future. we hope io develop Ihi.s further. in
other B¢ographi¢al areas.
tL￿e]its are encouraged to take ¢xi¢rnal examinations as w¢ll a5 the school examinations: with one Stud￿11
the Dungannon school uchieving GCSE in m￿gIC playing the baL'pip¢s: this is great n)otivalion for Ihe
younger 5tudent5.
The link with The NRtional Piping Cen1￿ in Glasgow will give our students and tutors acccss 10
examinations in Piping and Urumming Qualification5 (PDQB) wiihin thc Scoftish QualifiLaiioD Autliority.

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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Publie bener
The tru%tecs confirm that they have due regard to guidance produced by th¢ Ctsmmission Tegarding
Publir b¢nefit.
Our beneficiaries are bolh children ajid Youn￿ pLople aged 8.25 years and the gen¢Tal public in Northcrn
Ireland withoui distinction of ag¢. gender, sexual orieDtaliL)n, disabilitylability, rnce. elhnic origin, political.
riligious or other opinion.
We have 4 charitsbl¢ purposes:
l J The advancement of musical edutalion. theory and pr￿tiCe in the art of Bagpipe Playing and Sna
Drumming;
2) the promotion of arts, herila8e and culture:
3) lo provid¢ or assist in ihe provision of facililig5 in the intereyts of social welfarc with the objeclive of
improving the condittoz)s of life for the inhubitanis: and
4) any oiher chari1&ble purFN)S¢$.
r puFw)ses int¢rlink with each oth¢r aiKI therefore the benefits will overlap between purposes:
l . Tl)rDUg)h the provision of te&ching. insinJ¢t7on. examination, Irainingl perfomiancei production, PTllCtice
and Ihe study ol highland piping and driimrning tli¢ beneficialies will learn new IT)usiLal skills and will a180
be able io seek accreditation through 8raded certif1cation &q Iheir musical profiLiency increa5e5. This is
cvidenced by rhe numbrr of students who altend OUT classe5 &nd the number of st￿￿entS t￿1 pro8re5s throubh
Ihe ¢i&ht grades of progressive leaming for piping and dnJmmiThg. For example, th¢ sludeiits con *lain
certiliralivn fui our own Nipf)S CLrtificales, PDQB, SQA, and l.ondoii College of Music (LLM).
2. The direa benefit which flows from the promotion of Art5, hwitage and culiur¢ i.$ that the public,
knowledge and understandin¥ of ihe highland lyagpipe. snare, ba55 and lenor drums ag well as hishland
dan¢ing and relaled musical and artistic aclivil?e% th'ill be improvcd. and thev will be able to cnjoy and
understand the5¢ traditional musicaL I￿rurMS throiish various performances, NIPDS puL4 great emphasi5 On
nol onl>, perfo￿ance and musical iinderst8nding but also thv hislory aDd culiure appreciatinn of Scottish,
lrigh and Br¢ton music, So. it 15 uur hope 11)at these musical artforni5 will be pre5eTved for generaiion.% to
Lome. Thi5 will b¢ evidenced through the number of additional a¢livities ihat take place in promorion of the
beiiefit of the inhabilants.
3. Tr direct ben¢fil that u'ill com< from being able io adv￿]Ce any othef exclusivelv ¢haritable purpose in
onneLiion wilh Ihe art of Highland piping and drumming and other related musichl: Cultural and artistic
aclivilies in whlcl? the diT¢ciof5 w11 have SCQP* 10 pursue for ¢harilable purpos¢5 in the futu
TrINANCIAL RFVJEW
Fln*nclal pyition
The Charit). had incoming resources of £55,507 for the year ended 31 Mdrch 202i. Expendilure for the year
w&s £53,297 ￿￿11c￿ Tesulted in nel Surplus of £2,? IQ. The L'.haritY nei assas of £25.047 Ls al Ihc
rinwKial year ¢nd.
STRIJCTlJliE, GOVERNAP4CE AIYD MANACEMEN'r
C¥o*erolng do¢umtnl
The chvity is conlrollgd by its governing d(xument. A deed of irust, and ¢onstitules a lirnited C(Krtpan￿.
liinited b). guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

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STRUCTURE. COVERNANCE AND ￿4￿AG￿MENT
Reermfitmeut *ppoinlmeMt ol Mew tywslees
North¢rn Ir¢land Piping and Drumming .8chool actively projnote a b&2rd of trustees which Include a range of
skills, experien¢¢ and knowl¢dg¢.Th¢y adverti￿ and interview eligible candidales io be poiential trustees ot
the board.
Successful candid&ies arising from interviews are eligible for norninaiton to Ihe board. The Irustee5 a
elected ai the anniial general meetinb. by the membcrs pre.scnt ii) person, or through An authori.4ed
representative or by proxy.
Thi8 report has been Prep&￿￿ in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of Ihe CompArtieg Aci
2(M)6 relating to sin811 companies.
Approved by oroer of the board of trustees on 13 November 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
w r Carlisle - Trustee