INTERNATIONAL BEE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 209222 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as I B R A

IBRA promotes the value of bees by providing information on bee science and beekeeping worldwide.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF APIOLOGY AND, WITH A VIEW TO ACHIEVING THAT PRIMARY OBJECTS, THE PROMOTING, FINANCING, ORGANISING, CARRYING ON AND ENCOURAGING BEE RESEARCH.

Area of benefit: INTERNATIONAL

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

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Latest income

£740k

Latest spending

£54k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £739,688, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining reserves at a multiple of three to four times annual turnover. The trustees report that the association is solvent and intends to continue operations for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three - and four- times annual turnover (held: £740k)

“IBRA's policy on reserves is to maintain our long-term reserves at a multiple of between three - and four- times annual turnover.”

Per its FY2024 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£387k

Total spending

£54k

Cost of raising funds

£36k

Reserves (reported)

£537k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~118.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr FANI HATJINAchair
Antonios Tsagkarakis
Dr Patricia Vit
Dr ROBERT J PAXTON
Dr Victoria Soroker
Mark Oakley
Stuart Andrew Roberts Mr

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

Operates in: Abu Dhabi · Afghanistan · Ajman · Akrotiri · Aland Islands · Albania · Algeria · American Samoa · Andorra · Angola · Anguilla · Antarctica

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£740k	£54k
31/12/2023	£97k	£52k
31/12/2022	£100k	£62k
31/12/2021	£106k	£67k
31/12/2020	£113k	£60k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL BEE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £739,688, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining reserves at a multiple of three to four times annual turnover. The trustees report that the association is solvent and intends to continue operations for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN THE UK	1	£117k
H C D MEMORIAL FUND	1	£45k
CHK Foundation	1	£30k
DIDYMUS	1	£30k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION	1	£22k
HANDSPARK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£16k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£10k
THE TRAVERS COX CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION.

BRITISH BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION income £1.1m
EVA CRANE TRUST income £106k
BEES ABROAD income £209k
THE INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST RELIEF ORGANISATION (I B R O) income £374k
THE WARWICKSHIRE BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION income £111k
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ORGANIZATION (UK) LIMITED income £26.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
INTERNATIONAL BEE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION	£740k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION FY2025	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EVA CRANE TRUST FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEES ABROAD FY2025	£209k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST RELIEF ORGANISATION (I B R O) FY2025	£374k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WARWICKSHIRE BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.