2021
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 Jan 2021 31 Dec **From To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name Buzzworks Association (Hitchin) Other names charity is known by Buzzworks Registered charity number (if any)** 1166441
**Charity's principal address** 63 Norton Road
Letchworth Garden City Herts **Postcode SG6 1AD**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Anne Taylor|Membership secretary|||
||Giorgio Martinelli||||
||Mari Stevenson||||
||Andy Cooper||||
||Mike De Souza||||
||Nathalie Titterton||||
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
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**Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
> [Constitution ]
How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
> [CIO ]
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
> [Elected by members at the AGM ]
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
Trustees are proposed and voted in by the association members at the AGM.
Newly elected trustees are required to ‘self-certify’ that they are eligible for the position and not disqualified from holding such office
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
The objectives of the association are;
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
- To educate the public in the importance of bees to the environment
- To promote and further the craft of beekeeping
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2021 has been another challenging year for BAH due to the continuing pandemic. However, we have again risen to the challenges and are going into 2022 in good shape financially. While numbers indoors were restricted, we managed to offer small group educational visits then five larger group visits when restrictions eased in September. Beekeeping and maintenance activities were able to carry on as normal, as outdoor activities were not affected
## **Educational**
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
We designed small group visits for a maximum of 6 people and offered these free of charge on a trial basis in return for feedback. When restrictions were lifted, we were able to use this experience and the resources put in place, to plan larger group visits. We hosted three Rainbows groups and one Brownies group during September, all very well received. We joined 15th St Marks Rainbows, who invited us to work with them to decorate a bee-themed Christmas tree for the Hitchin Christmas Tree Festival. This event has a very large footfall so has given an opportunity to promote Buzzworks and our volunteering opportunities.
## **Marketing**
We were able to participate in nine market stalls this year starting in April, as well as the Rotary Food festival in Nov. The extension of stall sales via volunteers has proved to be a success and helped support sales throughout the lockdown.
## **Training**
During 2021 we run three Taster Days for potential new beekeepers on with a restricted attendance to allow us to maintain distances inside the classroom. We also ran five shorter Bee Experience sessions These consisted of groups of 2 or 3 people, mainly focused in the apiary talking about and looking at the Bees.
The association has no paid employees. All activities are carried out on a voluntary basis only. The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the charity commission on public benefit.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
In 2021 we secured a small grant from the Rotary Club (£250) which will be used to support the educational activities in 2022.
- policy on grant making;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
2021 has been another challenging year for BAH due to the continuing pandemic. However, we have again risen to the challenges and are going into 2022 in good shape financially.
We managed to run a number of educational visits, taster & experience days with restricted numbers in line with the guidelines.
Market stall activities were restricted in the early part of year but from April we were able to run these, although with some restrictions, which allowed us to maintain a good level of income.
Hopefully in 2022 we will be able to get back to normal activities.
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
The association’s policy is to hold reserves equivalent to one years running costs for the Buzzworks & Honeyworks sites, including consumables required to support the Apiarists.
This equates to GBP 3,800
## **Details of any funds materially**
## **in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
See Profit & loss summary.
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Paul Calvert **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Finance Officer ] **Date** 31st August 2022
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## **Buzzworks Association Hitchin**
## **2021 Accounts**
|**REVENUE**
Administration
Apiary Materials - Resale
Education
Marketing
Membership
Training
Donations (C.Parker memorial)
**_Total Revenue_**
**GRANTS**
Grants Received (specific expenditure for Education)
**EXPENSES**
Administration (including insurance, hall rental)
Apiary Materials
Education (including provision for BW Screen)
Marketing (including Stall, Open Days etc)
Site Maintenance & Gardening
Training
**_Total Expenditure_**
**2021 Profit & Loss**
_Current Year Surplus/(Deficit)_
_Previous Year Surplus/(Deficit) - brought forward_
**_Current Balance - surplus/(deficit)_**
**ASSETS & LIABILITIES**
Asset - Buildings & contents (based on insured value)
Asset - Sales Stock (Jarred Honey, labels etc)
Asset - Honey stock to be processed (estimated)
Liabilities - Equipment on loan (estimated Value)
**_Total Assets_**|**2021**
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£
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£
258
£
5,372
£
195
£
683
£
392
£|
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||**_6,900_**
**_£_**
**_250_**
**_£_**
1,389
£
387
£
1,642
£
2,521
£
1,582
£
41
£|
||**_7,562_**
**_£_**
_(£412)_
_9,999_
**_9,587_**
**_£_**
40,642
£
840
£
2,205
£
_(£500)_|
||**_43,187_**
**_£_**|
**Prepared by** Paul Calvert (Finance manager)
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