UPPER WHARFEDALE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 510273 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KILNSEY SHOW

Annual Agricultural Show held every Tuesday after August Bank Holiday Monday at Kilnsey, Skipton, North Yorkshire

Objects

TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE, AND OTHER KINDRED ARTS AND INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING THE BREEDING AND REARING OF LIVESTOCKE BEING BEST SUITED TO THE DISTRICT. TO HOLD AN ANNUAL SHOW FOR THE EXHIBITION OF LIVESTOCK, HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE, DAIRY PRODUCE ETC. TO PROVIDE AND EXHIBITION, NOT ONLY OF AN ATTRACTIVE CHARACTER, BUT ONE CALCULATED TO CREAT HEALTHY RIVALRY AND BE OF A USEFUL AND EDUCATIONAL CHARATER IN THE INTEREST OF AGRICULTURE GENERALLY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE UPPER WHARFEDALE AND DISTRICT

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
£215k
Latest spending
£197k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £321,041 to £334,987 during the year, supported by a net surplus of £13,946. The trustees report that systems are in place to mitigate risks and that the completion of a new storage building will secure a more sustainable future for the Society.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£215k£197k
31/12/2024£192k£178k
31/12/2023£204k£178k
31/12/2022£182k£177k
31/12/2021£187k£141k

Common questions

Is UPPER WHARFEDALE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £321,041 to £334,987 during the year, supported by a net surplus of £13,946. The trustees report that systems are in place to mitigate risks and that the completion of a new storage building will secure a more sustainable future for the Society. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TYNEDALE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UPPER WHARFEDALE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY£215k—0unclear—no doubt
TYNEDALE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LTD FY2025£299k—0above—no doubt
ELLINGHAM AND RINGWOOD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£181k—0above—noted
KINGTON HORSE SHOW AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£135k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PENRITH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2024£110k—0unclear11400.0%no doubt
GOWER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2024£265k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.