SHROPSHIRE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION REPORT OFTHE TRusfEES AND RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 Registered Charity Number 1164389
TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 sEEMBER 2024 TheTrustees submfttheir rwt and receipts payments8OUntf0r1he sffjarended 30 September 2024. Structure, gowman¢•and man•mgnl The Charity is govemed try¥ConBtttutiondated 10 N(YrnI2015. a Copyofvthich 18 alLbLa from the Secretary. Aminimum of threeTrustees ar¢ requlred by the Con8tltution and there k% no upper limit on the numberthbt can be appointed. The Tmees are elected atthe AGM to 38rve for a period of three year& One third oltheir number r¢tire. in rolOn. Htegch AGM. AdditionalTnt8es¢an be appointed duri theyearand any 80 appointed must retn at the ne AGM and ifelwble seekre-election. Tru8ts8 appoxrtment8 dUrith8yeaTare nCOunted a8 part of the number retlring by rotstlon. ACommlneo188ppolnted atthe AGM to 888i8tthe TfU$teoslnihe Nnnlngof theA88OCi8tion and it moet$ m0nth1yvth a numberof theTYustee& Th• m&rtier8ofthe Committee 8r¢ not Tfu8tee8 arbd whilst theymayexpreBs their op1ron on the managemeni otthe Awoiationthey h•v ntsvote in decidiw on the fonn&l policies adopted. These pokn.cies afe the sole r•sponsibllltyof th¢Trustees. TheTru8tee8 appoint one of thelr numb8f to chair•r1 appolntone oftheir number to be re3porlb1e1OT finre. This penon MBY also beTre8surer but this is not o requirement. They 8Lso appoint the Sécretsry.Treo8ur8r, Membership Secretary and D¢l¢gate to the Brltlsh 8eekeepers'A$8o¢ts0n I'BBKAI Annual Meetlng88 0818 oflhoA&wciation. The Officer• are not required to beTruste TheTru8t¢e80 8¢Th*d duringthea1Were." Gtynnwilliams ICh•til Ri¢haTd Hudson (tr&88urerl-dled Sir Anthony Ri8by-08w¢sty brnnth r•pre8entstb Mark Ngwrn¥n John COnllY John Adams It 18 With deep regret Richard Hudxm wlly 8$ed June 2024. Th¢ TW$t$ eatty appre¢l8to th W0h9 did on behalf oftheA8800iation. FoLlowildeath ot Rhard Hudson, knnne Hornswas appointed Treasureron 17Au8USt 2024. ObJ•ctives otth• Charlty The objectives ofthe Charfty arn 8et inthe Ci>nbtltutw)n and aro to promote and fUrtrthe 8Ctivtyof beekeepin& Acthiltles ofthe Chartty On 30 September 2024thernvArn417 actiNY membws oftheABBQciatrl Vi3it¥to the apiary ¥ite lry membersofthe publiccontinues to incrèase arKI requests fortours continue to be receiwd. The89vl8it8 provide the opportunity to e¥pLainth¢ importance
of bee$8nd beekeeping. Donation8 received from ttr public contribJtetoiMwoi improvementstothe 8ite facilities and environment The AssociatKJn also 8tterKls o wmber of locale$ aThl shows to promote beekeeping actiwties. Income from the shop vh4.ch BeUB both to member8 the wtAic continuesto wpport development ofthe apiary8i TheA38ocialion has 8ucce88fv1tyrun a number oftrwningcour8e8 again thIsAr. including tutorial ses8ions foT8816cted BBKA m¢xlui88, Bew"nner8 coursesand Tast8rday3. A8a r88uIt, it has trained 32 new beekeepers. IrKome from the tutorial S10n$ is used to expand the A880ciation library. The AsSl•tIm has alg) c0nfirnd date8for naxtye•V8 courn88 and h88 been takIr bookinp 8ince De&M2024. In 8ddlrlon, the A8Bocl&tlon ran a Boglnnern Coum for Food Behlnd Bws. a ¢h•rkty promoting food-based educaiion. #t HMP Stoke Heathto introduce staff and prisonersto beekeeping. A8 a result, HMP Stoke H6ath has pur¢8ed apiarywuipment from th¢ A850ciationto continuethe devolopmentof beekeepingon A(klttionaL m¢èts"ngs hab been ar¥W to support Food 8•hind Barn at HMP Stoke HeattL The Associlon pkn8to ¢onlinue thi8 partnershlp Inluiure. TheA8wciation hoBted a number ofmeotlwovwth8wintsrperiod C[Ingmany aspects of beekeepir6lor 811 leveL8 OfexperieO. ImprmentS to tho apiary th Iluded ongdnglmpn)vament8to agn#8tt being in8taUed, 8 project whichwa8 Storted lastyè8r. The ASSl8tion h98 applied for and boqn 8Tanted piannlng p•m110n for convertithe OxbBtngtoi to pro¥ide f8C[S fc dlslbled member8and vlsitOf8. Forth• Cond y¢4rrunnlr6we haNw beencL888ed 88't)Jt8t•ndiw¢' tythe RHS Heart of EndLand in Bloom tt's Your N¢lghbourtKKrfJAwafd8.The awardsBre judged on Commurmty Engag¢m¢nt. Environmental Awareness8nd Garden1. This Jt8rwa a180 achieved an OutstandingAchievemern Awardfor 8 perfeth 1009& A li9t of neWdelopm0nt projectsha8 beencoilated and 18 bein8 pOrkI8¥d bythe Committeo alongsida th& requiremantforgrnnt endlor 3pon80rfundiry¢. Slnce th¢year-W th8A88OCi8tion hBS been dedthe Klrg Award fDrVoluntsryServlc8. the hIght awgrij J10¢oLvolunt8rygroup can 1Ve in the UK eouiv8lent to an MBE. The Trustee8 are wwd and horKJur&J forthe Associ1 to h• recei¥pd thi80ward tkdch re¢ognl8e$tr phenomenaleffort ofthtsA88OciatlonV0lUrt The citationfor theAw8rd was as fo11ry4V8: "Shropshire 8eekeeper5AsS49ti0n[k8t0 promote the crnft of beekeepiw 8UPPOrting beekeepers8TrJ trninAbeek$elJtQ ¢w¢ Yoi wnE."
FinanGlal Revi¥ The Receipts BrKI PaYments8cnI 8hoa p4JluSforthe>8Yo£l2.6l6 8nd the A880Ci8tion held unre8tiicted fundsof É43.481 on 30 September2024. These fundsare heid to coveranticipated expenditure 8nd tocontinua imprOrrents tothe Nobold Lgne 3lte. A8 required bythe Constitution.t association must retsin at{tauff10Ientfund3to cover anticipated fixed e>penditure inthe Coming 12 months. Membership income fortheyear has ere@Sed ty 1496 as a rèsultofboth recruiti membersB Thj provkdingiocaL methhp a8 p8rtofth8train1cOUIseS run bythe Associatio S4ie8Otcon8umable8have i89&ed ty 19%8nd eontribut¢d • profft18ftertafv]' stock mov¢mtrnts into a¢¢ountl 01 £11.500. Traini cour¥e3 generatsd a c88h surplusof £7.80488 a reauttof 4rAunteerB gen8rou81y donBtingiheir time to Yun and mgna8e event8. The GfftAld reclalm 01 £2.589w8s 8ubmffred before the financialyear-end butwa8 not ¢1¥•d untilOctober2024. This amount 1$ included in thctyear-end Debtors figure. Since th y¢ar.¢TrJ. tho folloiw actV4ities taken pia A880ciation ha8 receId tw totallingÉ8.SOOto ¢ontinue Improlnts to site. The8efUndslI be a88d io imprnmerns tothe walkww The TnJstee8 have invested In an on-ibne 8¢eountTng 8y8temwhichwilL be integrntad wleh it8 banknng, membership andtrnlnlng Incom• 8ySt•m¥tO 8treomiine recordlngof receipts. payments and ¢clted irKome and eweTrJiture. The TruBtee8 have decided to char8 the Ththodologyofwr-¢nd rertI and I1[ adopt accFU818-ba8ed accounting ratherthon it8 ourY•nt mtsthod of receipts aThl PayTMnt8 vthh effect from I September 2024. Th¢ Twsta•$ rfjvlewtd the capktal as3et8 Used trry the A88ociatKnaTrJ r••68i8nod th08e 8tiU In UBeto more 8ppropriate categorie& Ag part olth¢ adoption of accrual8- b8¥od a¢¢Ountthe8e 8&4et8W7LI be depreciated Irom 1 S¢ptémber2ir24 overan appropriate useful lile. Rlik M•n4g•mDrt TheA&8ociation ha8 o numberof rt8k m8n¥ament polkles In r4ace whlch are revie Ing regular bosis8nd theTwusteeSeon5iderwhettr any gdditional systems and pl•dre¥ are required to mitqsto •nyfurther risk8¥Jentified. 8tat8mgnt of Tfu•tws' Re•ponslblllty TheTrustee8 are responsible for preparingthe Report of theTrustees and thefin8ncial 8t8tem8nts in 8ccord8nce with appkn'cable lth¥. The18w applicable to chgrltle$ In England and Wal¢s, th¢ Ch8ritSe8Act 2011, Chafbty (Accounts and Repo1 AeguLatlon8 2(K18 enable the Tru8tee¥to prepare financio18tatement8 for eachtinanciai Peri1 in the fomi ofa Roceipt8 ar PaymentsAccount. together %Mth specific add111cL irrfomiation ¢orK¢minRa88ets aTrJ liabilities atthe fin8rKi8l pericKI end.
The Trustees 8re resporfjsible for keewtrf accounting e0[S 8ThJ to ensure that thefinaRciaL st8tementscompLywrththe ChariiiesAct201 l. thechatity (AccountS8nd Reports) Aeguiation8 2(N)8 and the provisionsof the Trust dee(J. T1 are responsible fcsafeguardir the assets of the charity arKI fortaking reasonable stepsforthe pre%*nlion of flaud aThJ other irregvl8rities. This report. on p•ges 2 to 5. has been approthtd b/theTruSte'?nd 8igned on their behalf by. 15 March 2025
SHROPSHIRE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION RECEIPTS AND PAY74ETrifsAccouKr FOR THEYEAR ENDED 30 SEIryEMBER2024 Lh¥e8tiicted Restrthd TotsLfunds Yearended funds nds 30109123 RECEIPTS Subscriptions GIftd Don1( Cour8e entrytses Interest Consumable 8ale8 Other 11664 11664 11,116 2,370 2.827 8.748 )1 39.861 2.827 8.748 8,211 364 39.861 GROSS INCOME 58,142 PAYMEprrs BBKAcapltation and bee dise insurnne Apiary and m•int¢n8rK• costs Floom hbre and member'8evants Consumablos pUh Course cost8 Trade shows HonorariuTns Insur•n Gener81 adm1n4strnt ¢08ts 8.076 8.527 1.193 8.078 8.527 1.193 29.585 8,098 6,826 536 27,710 2,683 238 650 1,643 150 1.762 1.762 51.1)32 51,032 48,760 A88et purcha8es Apiery equipment L•¥whoLd improwm•ntJ Plant and mfjchinery Books lor library 1.192 2.035 1.2 620 620 2.258 3.231 TOTAL PAYMEpirs 51W1 NEf RECEIPTSIIPAYMENTS) Cash funds held at beginni of peviod 12,616 12,616 8.151 Q4SH FUNDS HELDAT END OF PERI
SHROPSHIRE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION ATEMEKfoFASSETS AND UABILMES AS AT30 SEPTEMBER2024 Urfftstricted lunds Restvlcted funds Cuhfund•-Bankac¢ounts Value Le83ehoLd improNEments Apiary equipment Fixtures and fittings Plant and machinery Liternture and artefacts StockolconBumAbL¢s Debtor8 PrepayThents 71.554 16.(M)O 1.220 11.CO2 14.745 2.599 Shares In Beecraft Lirrmted LlablUth• Income recefved In thoncè CrediioF8 Th• r•¢¥ •nd paymtsnts •¢countd related nOte8vre approwd bythoTru8tseB on 15 March 2025
SHROPSHIRE BEEKEEPERSASSOCI NOTESTOTHE RECEIPTSAND PAYMEp¥fsACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 Note Income from cOue andentryfe88 aThl consumables is reported rnt 01888ted totiOn fees. The 85sets listed uTrJer Other as9&8-Urwestricted Fund 8revalu•d at lnalc0st vthere purehosed tythe chaiTtoble oryanisatiorL Anumber oftrophitis 8re irluded uThJ•rUt•r•turÈ 4rtots¢ts. Where these are silwi, tse h beenv8luad at th& si1priCe on 30 Soptémbar 2024. Th¢ •rtefKts are Insured fora totalv8iue of £30,590. The value listed under Leasehold improvements represent am¢nspent on the apiary 8ite Si8 th• lea8e Irom Shrop8hlro Councilw88 8Yanted. Ther¢were. the Accountsdata no loans where 80meone el3e has agreed ta payifthg Charitable Incorporated Organi8ation canTh)t. nor ore ar)y Secured againstassets ofthe Charitable Incorporated Orypn1s8oN
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl mombors of On accounts for the year ondod 30 September 2024 Charlty no {N anyl 1164389 Sot out on pagos 2108 1¢EMr to Ihe oa0& niJmbBfS xtw.. . I report to the tnleeS on my examlnallon of the aLy))unts of the above charity nhe Trust-) fc th8 year ended Rosponslbllltles and As the charity trustees ofthe TnA. y(w are r8sponsible for the proparation basis of rnport of the acc%)unts in ac(x¥danc8 with the rtyuiremts crf the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe Acfj. I report in resp8d ol my exarninth'on of the TnJ8t's ac(xJunts carrled out under secth)n 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have folbwEd the applICab Dire(akJns given by the Chwity C(xnmts8ion under sec11c 145(5)Ib) of the AL. Indopond•nt I have rthipleted my examination. l o)nfkni that no materlal matters have oxamlnofs statomont me to my att¢ntirm (other than that discl¢)sed boh)w ') in conneclion wtth the examination whth gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. aCtUnting reIdS were not kept In accixdance wlth sectlon 130 of th8 Act or I hwle no C and have corne across no olher matter5 in connectlon with the examination to vthi¢h attention b& drawn in order to enable a proper urthrstanding of the accounts to be Teachad. . Ple8se delete the %sDrds in the bets rfthey do not 8th. Signed: 5. 71312025 Simon Alexander Rolovant professional qualMcatlon{sl or body (If any): FCA- ICAEW Addrem: 7 Murray Crescent Pinner. Lond¢ IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Onty cLNnrAete rf the examiner neets to highlight matters of conrn (see CC32. IrKlependent Sxamination of chanty accnts.. dwgclions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brlef detalls of any items that the oxaminer wishos to dl$dose. NONE IER October 2018