Registered charity (CIO) · Carlisle
Cumberland Agricultural Society
Cumberland Agricultural Society is a registered charity (number 1181198) based in Carlisle, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by John Wharton since 2018. Latest income £135k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Cumberland Show (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £135k (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
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Cumbria
- Website
- www.cumberlandshow.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£135k£143k
- 2024£142k£140k
- 2023£122k£123k
Earlier years
- 2022£118k£115k
- 2021£28k£29k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 47%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:1) ENCOURAGING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BREEDING OF STOCK, THE MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND IN THE GENERAL PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE2) ORGANISING AND PRESENTING THE ANNUAL CUMBERLAND AGRICULTURAL SHOW
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
- John Wharton Chair since 2018
- Brian Davidson since 2018
- Gillian Laura Potts since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- John Wharton Chair since 2018
- Brian Davidson since 2018
- Gillian Laura Potts since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- John Wharton Chair since 2018
- Brian Davidson since 2018
- Gillian Laura Potts since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1181198
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Dec 2018
- Contact on the register
- 01228812601 · secretary@cumberlandshow.co.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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