Registered charity (CIO) · Otley
Wharfedale Agricultural Society
Wharfedale Agricultural Society is a registered charity (number 1161008) based in Otley, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £147k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £147k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Leeds City
- Website
- www.otleyshow.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£147k£151k
- 2024£137k£146k
- 2023£125k£131k
Earlier years
- 2022£130k£117k
- 2021£7k£15k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE:- (A) TO ENCOURAGE BY MEANS OF AN ANNUAL EXHIBITION KNOWN AS OTLEY SHOW (FOUNDED IN 1796), THE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIVESTOCK, AND AGRICULTURE IN GENERAL. (B) TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURAL SUBJECTS BY THE ARRANGING OF LECTURES. (C) TO SUPPORT BY MEANS OF A LOAN, DONATION OR SUBSCRIPTION, ANY APPROVED ORGANISATION (INCLUDING THE VARIOUS LIVESTOCK BREED SOCIETIES) ENGAGED IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. (D) TO MAKE A DONATION OR SUBSCRIPTION TO ANY AGRICULTURAL CHARITIES THE COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE.
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Andrew Russell Beeson since 2016
- Frederick Mark Lofthouse since 2016
- Thomas Barry Halvorsen since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Russell Beeson since 2016
- Frederick Mark Lofthouse since 2016
- Thomas Barry Halvorsen since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Andrew Russell Beeson since 2016
- Frederick Mark Lofthouse since 2016
- Thomas Barry Halvorsen since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 1161008
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 20 Mar 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01943462541 · info@otleyshow.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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