SHEFFIELD BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1174443 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SBKA, SHEFFIELD BKA

Open to all applicants our Association provides opportunities for all members of the public to be involved in life long learning, animal husbandry and conservation.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE:A) TO PROMOTE, SUPPORT AND FURTHER THE CRAFT OF AMATEUR BEEKEEPING,B) TO RAISE AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEES AND BEEKEEPING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£44k

Latest spending

£43k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £490 for the year, with total incoming resources of £43,550 and total expenditure of £43,060. The trustees report unrestricted free reserves of £74,061, which exceeds their stated policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“No restricted income received (2023/24: £0).” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 21.4% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“The Association spent £33,865 (2023/24: £33,136) on the charitable activities such as provision of lectures and teaching apiary, and £9,195 (2023/24: £8,272) on raising funds such as membership capitation payments.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £74k)

“The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

SARAH ROMANOWSKIchair
Dr Dorothy Vaughan Birks
ELINOR TURNER
JEFFREY DALE
Martin Zeidler
ROBERT JEMILIANOWICZ
Rachel Jane Wall

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£44k	£43k
31/08/2024	£46k	£41k
31/08/2023	£52k	£47k
31/08/2022	£47k	£35k
31/08/2021	£38k	£24k

Common questions

Is SHEFFIELD BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £490 for the year, with total incoming resources of £43,550 and total expenditure of £43,060. The trustees report unrestricted free reserves of £74,061, which exceeds their stated policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.