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

Objects

A) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, INCLUDING USE FOR:I) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, ANDII) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION,B) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A RECREATION GROUND FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.C) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS THE COMMITTEE THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: BISHOP WILTON AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£25k
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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2026£47k£25k
28/02/2025£29k£24k
29/02/2024£45k£35k
28/02/2023£25k£17k
28/02/2022£32k£14k

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).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/09/2025£7kBlinds to Main Hall And Club Room
UK government16/01/2019£50kALB-Sport England-Replace old tennis and netball courts
Sport England16/01/2019£50kReplace old tennis and netball courts
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2017£4kBishop Wilton Village Hall Storage Expansion Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2008£360kVillage Hall and Playing Fields Project
The National Lottery Community Fund05/06/2007£4kVillage Hall and Playing Fields Project
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2005£5kExtend Existing Pavillion to Include Village Hall