THE NATIONAL HONEY SHOW LIMITED
To encourage beekeeping through the medium of national and international competitive classes for honey and related products
Objects
The objects of the Charity are to advance the science of apiculture and for the benefit of the public (a) to support and encourage good apicultural husbandry and management, (b) to promote an awareness of the importance of bees in the environment and (c) to promote and further the craft of apiculture.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £20,421 for the period, driven by an unrealised investment gain of £20,417, while operating costs exceeded charitable income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £174,058, with a stated policy to maintain sufficient reserves to cover two years of operations in the unlikely event of zero income.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees' policy is to ensure there are sufficient reserves for the National Honey Show to continue for the next two years in the unlikely event that no income is generated.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- MR R J MAURERchair
- Enid Brown
- Fiona Ruth Matheson
- JOHN MICHAEL DUFFIN
- Jeremy John Burbidge
- MR C S MENCE MIMECHE
- Susan Carter
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2025 | £112k | £112k |
| 31/01/2024 | £113k | £117k |
| 31/01/2023 | £100k | £97k |
| 31/05/2022 | £81k | £90k |
| 31/05/2021 | £45k | £40k |
Common questions
Is THE NATIONAL HONEY SHOW LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £20,421 for the period, driven by an unrealised investment gain of £20,417, while operating costs exceeded charitable income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £174,058, with a stated policy to maintain sufficient reserves to cover two years of operations in the unlikely event of zero income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/02/2013 | £7k | Increasing Public Access to Educational Content |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.4m |
| THE LORD MAYOR'S APPEAL | 1 | £1.1m |
| THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY | 1 | £15k |
| THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- BLASTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY
- HORNSEA DISTRICT LIONS CLUB
- BRITISH BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION
- THE BURWARTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED
- TOTNES AND DISTRICT SHOW SOCIETY
- LEEK & DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NATIONAL HONEY SHOW LIMITED | £112k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BLASTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY | £111k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| HORNSEA DISTRICT LIONS CLUB | £167k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRITISH BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE BURWARTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED | £352k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TOTNES AND DISTRICT SHOW SOCIETY | £162k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |