BISHOP WILTON SHOW

Registered charity 1178613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of agriculture including the science or occupation of cultivating and planting up land, rearing plants, crops, trees of whatsoever nature, rearing livestock and all aspects of farming and conservation and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing to encourage skill and industry in agriculture and allied trades, craft and professions connected with the rural economy.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CIO AGRICULTURE SHALL INCLUDE THE SCIENCE OR OCCUPATION OF CULTIVATING AND PLANTING UP LAND, REARING PLANTS, CROPS, TREES OF WHATSOEVER NATURE, REARING LIVESTOCK AND ALL ASPECTS OF FARMING AND CONSERVATION AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING TO ENCOURAGE SKILL AND INDUSTRY IN AGRICULTURE AND IN ALLIED TRADES, CRAFT AND PROFESSIONS CONNECTED WITH THE RURAL ECONOMY.

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

£32k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £4,468.57 for the year, resulting in total reserves of £98,955.59. The trustees' report confirms that the charity maintains at least £20,000 in its deposit account to cover liabilities should the annual show be cancelled. An independent examiner confirmed that there are sufficient reserves to consider the operation a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £20,000.00 in our deposit account (held: £99k)

“The charity's policy on the reserve funds is that it should have sufficient money to cover any liabilities should the annual show be cancelled. This is achieved by keeping at least £20,000.00 in our deposit account.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Edward Mark Hutchinson
Katy Hamblin
Stuart Smith

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£32k	£31k
31/10/2024	£34k	£29k
31/10/2023	£104k	£34k
31/10/2022	£22k	£27k
31/10/2021	£4k	£3k

Common questions

Is BISHOP WILTON SHOW financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £4,468.57 for the year, resulting in total reserves of £98,955.59. The trustees' report confirms that the charity maintains at least £20,000 in its deposit account to cover liabilities should the annual show be cancelled. An independent examiner confirmed that there are sufficient reserves to consider the operation a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.