# The Emergency Services Show

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1162704 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1162704)
- Website: https://www.emergencyservicesshow.com
- Latest income: £0; spending £384
- What it funds: Armed forces / emergency services
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services
- Area of operation: Wiltshire
- Other names: Ess (working)
- Trustees: 7
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/emergency-services-show

Our planned activities for 2018 include a family show at Cotswold Airfield on Sunday 16th September 2018 to meet and greet members of the emergency services and associated support groups and charities

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2025 | £0 | £384 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2023 | £0 | £664 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2022 | £0 | £464 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2021 | £228 | £689 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1)to advance education for the benefit of the public in work of the Emergency Services (the police, fire and rescue and ambulance Services) by an annual event whereby they demonstrate how the Services work together with other partners to help promote community confidence and reassurance, providing community safety messages from all three Services with face to face interactions and demonstrations such as fire prevention, crime prevention and first aid and encouraging recruitment to the statutory Emergency Services; and2) to make grants in furtherance of such charitable purposes connected with the work of the Emergency Services as the trustees may in their absolute discretion determine.

## What it funds

The Emergency Services Show is registered under the Charity Commission purposes armed forces / emergency services for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and provides services. In its latest reported year The Emergency Services Show reported income of £0 and spending of £384. Over its last 5 reported years, to 5 Apr 2025, it spent £2,201 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Wiltshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Emergency Services Show in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (emergencyservicesshow.com) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Emergency Services Show open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Emergency Services Show is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Emergency Services Show fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Wiltshire.

### Does The Emergency Services Show give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Emergency Services Show makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Emergency Services Show give each year?

The register does not break out The Emergency Services Show's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 5 Apr 2025 was £384. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £440 a year.

### How large is The Emergency Services Show?

In its latest reported year The Emergency Services Show reported income of £0 and spending of £384.


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