Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
  • Return overdue: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

COWAL PIPE BAND 

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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Financial Data
Period ending 31/08/17
Total income £450
Total spending £536
Surplus/deficit -£86
Established: 15 years
Scottish Charity Regulator
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
Purposes
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Argyll And Bute
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 09/03/2009, number: SC040338
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

, PA23 8HD

Objectives

2.1 The objects of the Band shall be to promote the Scottish National cultural tradition of the great highland bagpipe and drumming in the form of a pipe band. 2.2 The Band is committed to encouraging the highest ethical standards. All individuals involved in the Band should conduct themselves with integrity ,transparency, accountability and in a fair and equitable manner, remaining within the bounds of the Code of Conduct (Appendix 1).

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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