BISHOP WILTON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1050047 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BISHOP WILTON PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION

provision and running of village playing field and village hall

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Latest income

£29k

Latest spending

£24k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £145,817, with a designated sinking fund of £116,392. The charity reports reliance on facility hires and donations, noting that third-party funding bids place a burden on limited committee resources. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hire of Hall (59% of income)

“Hire of Hall (£17,163)” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £146k; policy: 33% of the value of land and buildings)

“The sinking fund, which stands at £116,392, is 22.7% of the value of land and buildings. The aspiration over time is to achieve 33% of the value of land and buildings.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Peter Michael Goodrickchair
Graham John Collins
Ian Robson
Professor Thomas Henry Hutchinson
Vivienne Claxton

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£29k	£24k
29/02/2024	£45k	£35k
28/02/2023	£25k	£17k
28/02/2022	£32k	£14k
28/02/2021	£27k	£9k

Common questions

Is BISHOP WILTON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £145,817, with a designated sinking fund of £116,392. The charity reports reliance on facility hires and donations, noting that third-party funding bids place a burden on limited committee resources. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	16/01/2019	£50k	Replace old tennis and netball courts
UK government	16/01/2019	£50k	ALB-Sport England-Replace old tennis and netball courts
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/07/2008	£360k	Village Hall and Playing Fields Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/02/2005	£5k	Extend Existing Pavillion to Include Village Hall