BEES FOR DEVELOPMENT
Registered charity 1198116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Supporting bees and beekeepers in the developing world: to alleviate poverty, develop sustainable livelihoods, and maintain biodiversity. This is a new CIO structure for the charity Bees for Development previously registered as The Troy Trust ( 1078803) where the charity's past accounts and annual reports can be found.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £47,960 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted free reserves of £648,643. The trustees confirm that these reserves are in line with their policy of holding four months of outgoings (minimum £200,000) and consider the level of funds on hand to be adequate for future operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: four months outgoings (minimum £200k) (held: £649k)
“Reserves adequate to cover four months outgoings are held as per our Reserves Policy. Monthly cost of sales and overhead expenditure is estimated at £50k pm. Therefore, a minimum of £200k is to be held in reserve at any given time” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Thorne Widgery Accountancy Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bees for Development CIO (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£21k
Reported reserves equal ~6.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ethiopia · Ghana · India · Malawi · Peru · Sierra Leone · Throughout England And Wales · Uganda · Zimbabwe
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BEES FOR DEVELOPMENT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £47,960 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted free reserves of £648,643. The trustees confirm that these reserves are in line with their policy of holding four months of outgoings (minimum £200,000) and consider the level of funds on hand to be adequate for future operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Thorne Widgery Accountancy Ltd.
Who funds BEES FOR DEVELOPMENT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BEES FOR DEVELOPMENT as a grant recipient include CHK Foundation, HANDSPARK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE TRAVERS COX CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, DIDYMUS, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.
Known funders
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