--- title: "The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch — charity NIC103199 | CharityCompare" description: "The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch (charity NIC103199): income £151k (2024). Check registration and accounts." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-royal-scottish-pipe-band-association-northern-ireland-branch retrieved: 2026-10-10T18:53:11.038Z 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. NIC103199Constitution RS # The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch Independent profile · Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) data The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch is a registered charity in Northern Ireland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education, the advancement of the arts, culture. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.rspbani.org/) [Check official registration](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/charity-details-page/?regId=103199&subId=0) Work at The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-royal-scottish-pipe-band-association-northern-ireland-branch&type=claim&name=The%20Royal%20Scottish%20Pipe%20Band%20Association%20Northern%20Ireland%20Branch) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch? Reported income · year ending 2024-09-30 £151,476 Reported spending · year ending 2024-09-30 £119,511 Registered charity number NIC103199 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Constitution Register contact address detail (not service area) Bt28 2Gn Website [www.rspbani.org](http://www.rspbani.org/) Quick answer The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch (number NIC103199) is listed as registered in the CCNI 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 The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch do? • To promote and encourage the culture and advancement of Pipe Band Music. • To facilitate and encourage the teaching and promotion of piping, drumming and Drum Majoring to the highest standard. • To create and maintain a bond of Fellowship with all Pipe Band Personnel. • To devise and operate a proper system of local Pipe Band Contest Rules. • To organise, facilitate, regulate, encourage and operate Pipe Band Championships held within Northern Ireland and to cooperate in similar endeavours outside Northern Ireland. • The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in t… Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch Answers The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch gave in its annual return to the CCNI for the year ending 30 September 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 26 October 2015 ## What causes is The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch registered for? The advancement of educationThe advancement of the artsculture ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch's charity number? The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch's charity number is NIC103199. Check that number on the CCNI register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number NIC103199? Search NIC103199 on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch do? • To promote and encourage the culture and advancement of Pipe Band Music. • To facilitate and encourage the teaching and promotion of piping, drumming and Drum Majoring to the highest standard. • To create and maintain a bond of Fellowship with all Pipe Band Personnel. • To devise and operate a proper system of local Pipe Band Contest Rules. • To organise, facilitate, regulate, encourage and operate Pipe Band Championships held within Northern Ireland and to cooperate in similar endeavours outside Northern Ireland. • The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in t… Does The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch? The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch's website listed in our register data is http://www.rspbani.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. When was The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch registered as a charity? The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch was entered on the register on 26 October 2015. Source: Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) 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.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/charity-details-page/?regId=103199&subId=0).