Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
The Northumbrian Pipers' Society
- 13 trustees
- Income £27k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Andrew DavisonChair
- Alan DouglassTrustee · since 2024
- Alex Matthew BarrassTrustee · since 2024
- Andrew James LawrensonTrustee · since 2017
- Elizabeth Helen CapesTrustee · since 2020
- Gregory MccormickTrustee · since 2022
- Iain Alexander GelstonTrustee · since 2018
- Melanie Jessica RothmanTrustee · since 2023
- Michael RatliffTrustee · since 2022
- Norman DouglasTrustee · since 2024
- Stanley Andrew MAYTrustee · since 2012
- The Very Rev'd Geoff MillerTrustee · since 2024
- Vincent Owen SysonTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Northumberland, Caerphilly
- Website
- www.northumbrianpipers.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Northumbrian Pipers' Society
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£27k£21k
- 2024£24k£26k
- 2023£30k£27k
Earlier years
- 2022£26k£28k
- 2021£26k£25k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE:1) TO ADVANCE ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE THROUGH ENCOURAGING THE PLAYING, STUDY, MAKING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHUMBRIAN PIPES AND THEIR MUSIC AND RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NORTHUMBRIAN PIPES AND THEIR MUSIC; AND2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE STUDY, PLAYING, MAKING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHUMBRIAN PIPES.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
13 trustees on the board
- Andrew Davison Chair
- Alan Douglass since 2024
- Alex Matthew Barrass since 2024
- Andrew James Lawrenson since 2017
- Elizabeth Helen Capes since 2020
- Gregory Mccormick since 2022
- Iain Alexander Gelston since 2018
- Melanie Jessica Rothman since 2023
- Michael Ratliff since 2022
- Norman Douglas since 2024
- Stanley Andrew MAY since 2012
- The Very Rev'd Geoff Miller since 2024
- Vincent Owen Syson since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew James Lawrenson since 2017
- Iain Alexander Gelston since 2018
- Stanley Andrew MAY since 2012
- Vincent Owen Syson since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Andrew Davison Chair
- Alan Douglass since 2024
- Alex Matthew Barrass since 2024
- Andrew James Lawrenson since 2017
- Elizabeth Helen Capes since 2020
- Gregory Mccormick since 2022
- Iain Alexander Gelston since 2018
- Melanie Jessica Rothman since 2023
- Michael Ratliff since 2022
- Norman Douglas since 2024
- Stanley Andrew MAY since 2012
- The Very Rev'd Geoff Miller since 2024
- Vincent Owen Syson since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1142471
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/12/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/06/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/06/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/08/2013
- Companies House
- Company number 07471625 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01912117950 · andrew.davison@muckle-llp.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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