LEEDS BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1175455 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

LBKA activities further the craft of beekeeping and raise public awareness of bees in the environment, achieved by regular meetings, an education programme, attending local science and countryside shows, providing educational talks/demonstrations to schools, gardening groups, and other local groups. Also collect swarms and maintain an observation hive open to the public.

Objects

THE OBJECTIVES OF LBKA ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1) TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CRAFT OF BEEKEEPING IN LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA; 2) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND RAISE AWARENESS OF 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: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves stood at £140,461 at the end of the financial year, largely represented by cash and funds in deposit and current accounts. The trustees report that these reserves have been built up over several years with a view that they will be expended in either improving the existing apiary site and facilities or relocating.

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 policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW JAMES HEBDENchair
• Andrew Martin Dart
• Angela Lydia Utley
• Cath Graham
• Clare Gillespie
• Darren Turnor
• David Cook
• Glyn Frampton
• Michelle Fox
• Steven Fox
• William Thomas Elliott · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

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