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.

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Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£51k£40k
30/09/2024£55k£45k
30/09/2023£44k£35k
30/09/2022£40k£34k
30/09/2021£11k£11k

Common questions

Is LEEDS BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.