--- title: "Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association — charity SC052965 | CharityCompare" description: "Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association (charity SC052965): income £44,211 (2025). Registration, activities, accounts and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/oban-and-lorn-youth-pipe-band-association retrieved: 2026-10-06T16:40:26.838Z 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. SC052965Unincorporated association OA # Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education, 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=SC052965) Work at Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=oban-and-lorn-youth-pipe-band-association&type=claim&name=Oban%20and%20Lorn%20Youth%20Pipe%20Band%20Association) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association? Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31 £44,211 Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31 £49,258 Registered charity number SC052965 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Unincorporated association Register contact address detail (not service area) Argyll And Bute Quick answer Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association (number SC052965) 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 Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association do? The objective of the Association is to organise, promote and simulate an interest in playing of the music of the bagpipe, side, tenor and bass drum( both as solo instruments and within the the context of a juvenile Pipe band) among young people residing within the Oban and Lorn area. The Association aims to provide a widen training to young people within the Oban and Lorn with an interest in bagpipes and the side, tenor and bass drum. to develop awareness, knowledge and understanding in these instruments and to encourage skills, talents, participation and career development of such young pe… Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association Answers Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association 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 22 November 2023 Where it says it operates Argyll And Bute ## What causes is Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association registered for? the advancement of educationthe advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association. 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. 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Search SC052965 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 Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association do? The objective of the Association is to organise, promote and simulate an interest in playing of the music of the bagpipe, side, tenor and bass drum( both as solo instruments and within the the context of a juvenile Pipe band) among young people residing within the Oban and Lorn area. The Association aims to provide a widen training to young people within the Oban and Lorn with an interest in bagpipes and the side, tenor and bass drum. to develop awareness, knowledge and understanding in these instruments and to encourage skills, talents, participation and career development of such young pe… Does Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association. 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 Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association? Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association does not list a website in its register entry. Its official OSCR entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. When was Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association registered as a charity? Oban and Lorn Youth Pipe Band Association was entered on the register on 22 November 2023. 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/). 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