Reading Scottish Pipe Band
Analysis
Reading Scottish Pipe Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Reading Scottish Pipe Band reported income of £28k and spending of £25k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £28k (+148%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Reading Scottish Pipe Band sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Epworth Choir (£28k), Welwyn Hatfield Festival of Dance (£28k) and Sherborne Chamber Choir (£28k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Band exists to promote, maintain, improve and advance education in the arts by the encouragement of the musical arts of the Scottish Bagpipes and Drums. It provides tuition to both ab initio, and improving, bagpipers and drummers, and gives public displays, at carnivals, concerts, and festivals by integrating piping and drumming in static and marching events
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Epworth Choir | Surrey | £28k |
| Welwyn Hatfield Festival of Dance | Welwyn Garden City | £28k |
| Sherborne Chamber Choir | Dorset | £28k |
| Friends of Botley School | Southampton | £28k |