Piobaireachd Society
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC001113
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- May 10, 1956
- Legal form
- Unincorporated association
Address
- Address
- 36 Mount Harriet Drive
Stepps
Glasgow
G33 6DN
Contact
- Website
piobaireachd.co.uk
Activities
'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'
The Piobaireachd Society was set up to ensure the very survival of the classical music of the great highland bagpipe. These days, it is about encouraging the study and performance of this great music so that it continues to flourish. We do this by. publishing music and reference books on piobaireachd, the history of the bagpipe and it's music. promoting the study and playing of piobaireachd through our annual summer school and talk piobaireachd online sessions. promoting the performance of piobaireachd by running competitions and concerts. and to encourage the study and performance of piobaireachd through grant funding which supports schools and events where piobaireachd is taught and played.
Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: (a) To encourage the study and playing of piobaireachd on the Highland bagpipe. (b) To collect piobaireachd MSS, to record their history, to publish tunes, correcting those already in print which are found to be wrong, and to form a library of material whether written, printed or recorded in any other form, for the dissemination of pipe music. (c) To aid in the general advancement and diffusion of knowledge of the ancient Highland piobaireachd. (d) To encourage the playing of piobaireachd in recitals and competitions. (e) To appoint, and where necessary to pay, piobaireachd teachers in various parts of Scotland, and to aid financially, promising pupils in obtaining further instruction. (f) To train judges of piobaireachd and to participate in maintaining a panel of accredited judges.
Geography
- Main operating location
- Glasgow City
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2025 | £79,850 | £65,651 |
| Nov. 30, 2024 | £67,945 | £50,055 |
| Nov. 30, 2023 | £52,059 | £52,192 |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | £45,340 | £37,876 |
| Nov. 30, 2021 | £38,046 | £19,007 |
| Nov. 30, 2020 | £37,743 | £23,263 |