--- title: "Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust — charity SC002731 | CharityCompare" description: "Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust (charity SC002731): income £45,288 (2025). Registration, activities, accounts and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/northern-meeting-charitable-piping-trust retrieved: 2026-10-07T13:16:28.024Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC002731Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) NM # Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education, the advancement of citizenship or community development, the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC002731) Work at Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=northern-meeting-charitable-piping-trust&type=claim&name=Northern%20Meeting%20Charitable%20Piping%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31 £45,288 Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31 £28,142 Registered charity number SC002731 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) Register contact address detail (not service area) Highland Quick answer Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust (number SC002731) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust do? The principal charitable purposes of the Trust are to support the holding of competitions and the provision of instruction in the playing of Highland bagpipes or other musical instruments, to encourage the education and interest of the public in the art of music generally and in Scottish Highland music especially, to arrange for performances and displays in the playing of Highland bagpipes and other instruments and to promote research into the folk music of the Highlands of Scotland. The main activity of the Trust is to organise and manage the annual Northern Meeting Piping Competitions in In… Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust Answers Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 23 October 1979 Where it says it operates Highland ## What causes is Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust registered for? the advancement of educationthe advancement of citizenship or community developmentthe advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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Search SC002731 on the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust do? The principal charitable purposes of the Trust are to support the holding of competitions and the provision of instruction in the playing of Highland bagpipes or other musical instruments, to encourage the education and interest of the public in the art of music generally and in Scottish Highland music especially, to arrange for performances and displays in the playing of Highland bagpipes and other instruments and to promote research into the folk music of the Highlands of Scotland. The main activity of the Trust is to organise and manage the annual Northern Meeting Piping Competitions in In… Does Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust? Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official OSCR entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. When was Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust registered as a charity? Northern Meeting Charitable Piping Trust was entered on the register on 23 October 1979. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC002731).