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.

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
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.

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.