THE BRITISH BEE CHARITY

Registered charity 1174123 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SURREY BEES CIO, THE BRITISH BEEKEEPING CHARITY

To promote and further the craft of beekeeping and the science of bees, to the public goodTo advance the education of the public in the environmental and economic importance of bees through talks and showsTo advance the education to children in the importance of bees and beekeeping, promoting beekeeping via Summer Camps and Duke of Edinburgh Awards

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1 TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CRAFT OF BEEKEEPING AND THE SCIENCE OF BEES, TO THE PUBLIC GOOD.3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF BEES THROUGH TALKS AND SHOWS.3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION TO CHILDREN IN THE IMPORTANCE OF BEES AND BEEKEEPING, PROMOTING BEEKEEPING VIA SUMMER CAMPS AND DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARDSNOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT [SCOTLAND] ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

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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Registered contact address: Woking, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £43,260 to £47,407, reflecting a net income of £4,147 for the year. The charity reports no fixed assets and holds £4,456 in current assets against £3,949 in current liabilities, indicating a positive working capital position. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the preparation of the accounts or compliance with the Charities Act 2011.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• FRANCES ELIZABETH WITTKEchair
• JACQUELINE LIGHT
• KEITH TARLING
• LYNN CHITTY
• NICHOLAS JOHN BARKER

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION.

• MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION income £78k
• AVON BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION income £63k
• BRITISH BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION income £1.1m
• THE BRITISH DEER SOCIETY income £914k
• THE BRITISH BLUE CATTLE SOCIETY income £131k
• CAMBRIDGESHIRE BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION income £53k

Side by side with its peers

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