The Scottish Piping Society of London Trust

Analysis

The Scottish Piping Society of London Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lanarkshire. It was registered in June 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Scottish Piping Society of London Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £21k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £16k to £19k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 126% 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, The Scottish Piping Society of London Trust sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Steepholmers Shanty Band (£19k), Marsh Ladies Choir (£19k) and Commonwealth Youth Orchestra and Choir (£19k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.