2022-12-31-accounts

		SORP reference
Summary	ofthe purposes of	Para 1.17	The objects ofPenrith and District
the charity as set out in its governing document			Beekeepers Association CIO are to preserve the honeybee by promoting the craft of
			beekeeping and educating the public ofthe
			benefit ofbees in the environment.
Summary ofthe main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the		Para 1.17and 1.19	a) The promotion and improvement of beekeeping in Penrith and the surrounding area.
activities, identified	projects or services in the accounts.		b)The control and, where possible, the eradication ofdiseases and disorders of
			honeybees.
			c)The raising ofpublic awareness ofthe
			importance ofbees to the environment.
Statement	confirming	Para 1.18	All Trustees receive the CC Guidance
whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance			document and receive training as part of their induction as new trustees.
issued by	the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Additional information
		SORP reference
			AIITrustees are volunteers and contribute	to
		Para 1.38	the running, monitoring and financial
Contribution made by volunteers			management ofthe charity. Members also voluntarily support the activities ofthe charity
			which enable it to meet its charitable
			ob'ective s.

Achiev	eme	nts and Pe	rformance
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				Raising awareness ofthe value ofbees		to
				the environment:
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances ofits			Para 1.20	The Penrith and District Beekeepers Association (PDBKA) 2022 Calendar was sold and distributed across the local area and beyond: contains information about
beneficiaries and any wider				bees. beekeeping and bee friendly plants.
benefits to society as a				Sales of2023 PDBKA Calendar began in	the
whole.				autumn 2022.
				The Hive Geometrix Exhibition: 17~May— 3"July 2022 at Upfront Gallery; This was an
				exhibition ofvisual artist Stephen
				Livingstone's paintings about bees through
				the seasons.
				A portable exhibition ofdisplay panels was
				created for display in local venues, These
				are about bees and beekeeping through the
				year, the threats to bee survival and
				strategies to support them. This was initially
				displayed alongside Stephen's paintings	at
				the Hive Geometrix Exhibition.
				Additional events which were run during the
				exhibition:
				June: Gardener's Question Time: Over 20
				people attended. Questions and Answers		by
				a panel ofexperts included those about
				developing bee and pollinator friendly
				gardens.
				May —June: Bee Hotel Construction
				workshops: Family workshops to develop
				awareness ofdifferent types ofbees and	the
				construction ofa bee hotel touse in their
				own garden settings. 8family groups
				attended.
				Pop up shop and observation hive,
				beekeepers present on occasional
				Saturdays. Opportunities for conversations
				with the general public.

Favourable comments were provkled by visitors to the exhibition and accompanying	Favourable comments were provkled by visitors to the exhibition and accompanying
activities, which were recorded in a notebook
leR on site.
Upfront Gallery benefited from an increase		in
visitors to their site and purchases of
refreshments, awareness ofthe other arts
and music events that they hold.
Schools Programme:
Penruddock Primary School: whole school
project June 2022:46 pupils
Temple Sowerby Primary School: Jan —Feb
2022:26 Key Stage 2 pupils worked with
professional visual artist and beekeepers	on
an arts-based cross curricular project about bees, to create and construct the large-scale bee mobile which was displayed at Up Front
Gallery during the Hive Geometrix
Exhibition.
Presentations were also made to children	in
Cliiton Primary School (80pupils),
Beaconside Primary School (60pupils).
Positive comments were received from
pupils and teachers about the achieved
learning outcomes which were consistent
with the aims ofthe projects.
Visit to Northumberiand Honey Company: 21"July. Attended by PBKA Members and
those from Penrith Ladies Luncheon Group.
July 30~.PBKA Stall and Observation hive
at the Kirkby Stephen Westmorland Dales
Arts Event. Approximately 30people visited the stall during the day.
Three presentations were made by PBKA
Members to3Wls (Melmerby, Lazonby and
Ivegill) This involved an estimated 70
attendees. Positive feedback was received
from attendees ateach presentation.
Training for aspiring beekeepers:
Introducing Beekeeper Course: July 2022.

					12attended. 100%recorded excellent to all
					aspects ofthe course.
					August - Sept: Excursion to Slovenia,
					coordinated by PDBKA in partnership with
					Api Tours, involved 16beekeepers from
					across the UK enabling them to learn about
					alternative methods ofbee husbandry and
					strategies to support pollinators from
					beekeepers across Slovenia.
					Reports from the participants identNed key
					areas oflearning that would not have been
					achievable within the UK.
					Swarm collection: service providing public
					benefit: 12swarm collectors responded to
					32calls from the general public. This
					resulted in the successful removal of19
					swarms ofbees and advice provided on
					dealing with 3bumble bee nests and 5wasp
					nests. The requirement for callers to provide
					photographs ofthe bee activity and nest site,
					reduced the number of'false call outs' and
					increased the ability ofbeekeepers to
					provide suitable advice immediately the call
					was received.
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					All the achievements recorded in the PDBKA
					Development plan 2022 were achieved in
Achievements against objectives set				Para 1.41	the various sections except one arts project which could not be developed until the local
					authority appointed an arts officer with whom
					PDBKA could liaise. This has been deferred
					until 2023.
					f.1,000grant provided by Penrlth Town
Performance offundraising activities against objectives set				Para 1.41	Council provided the remaining 50%funding required to cover the costs ofthe production ofthe display panels and purchase ofbee hotel kits.
					f800 donation by a PDBKA member
					provided the finance to pay the fee ofthe
					visual artist for the production ofthe Bee
					Mobile.
					8250grant from H&D Wills charitable trust to
					fund the resources and arts materials
					r uired to create the Bee Mobile.

					Estimated F500 in kind contribution by
					Upfront Gallery for the exhibition space and
					other onsite areas enabled the Hive
					Geometric Exhibition and other supporting
					events totake place.
					f880 sponsorship raised to support the
					development 2023 PDBKA Calendar.
					f545 raised through sales of2022 Calendar
					which contributed towards the costs of
					running the additional events held during	the
					Hive Geometrix Exhibition, including the
					purchase ofa 'medium size' gazebo which
					will also be available for use at future events.
					An auction offlowering containers, donated
					by a PDBKA Member, at the Gardener's
					Question Time event, raised 8100which	was
					donated to the BBKA'Beekeepers in
					Ukraine' eal.
Financial	Review
Review ofthe charity's				Para 121	F7,934to carry forward includes f417,which
financial position at the end					includes some residual grant funding, will be
ofthe period					set aside to complete the production of
					second hase ofinformation dis la anels.
Statement explaining			the	Para 122	Reserves are held to maintain the apiary	in
policy for hokling reserves					good repair in case ofstorm/ general wear
stating why	they are held				and tear and to have funds available to
					replace colonies ofbees and equipment	in
					case ofcolony loss through disease etc.	To
					purchase new/ up to date equipment for
					s ecialist bee husband u ses.
Amount ofreserves held					F7,517
Reasons for holding zero				Para 122	NIA
reserves
Explanation	ofany			Para 123	NIA
uncertainties	about the
charity continuing		as a going
concefll
Additional	information
					Member subscriptions
					Fund raising at events and activities such as
The charity's principal sources offunds (including				Para 1,47	raffles, 'bucket collections' and through initiatives such as the annual calendar,
any fundraising)					honey sales.
					Applications for grants/ funding awards from
					other charitable trusts for specific projects.
					Destruction ofbee hives, colon losses due

		to adverse weather conditions or disease,
A description ofthe principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	destruction by non-native species, e.g. Asian Hornet; hive beetle; reportable viral diseases
		e.g.American Foulbrood which would require ail colonies and equipment to be
		destroyed.

Description ofcharity's	Description ofcharity's
trusts:
Type of	governing document		Para 1.25	Constitution for CIO as recommended by the '
				Cha Commission
How is the charity			Para 1.25	CIO
constituted?
Trustee	selection methods		Para 1.25	Trustees are elected by members at the
including	details ofany			AGM. The eligibility ofthe elected
constitutional provisions		e.g.		individuals are checked out against the
election	to post or name	of		Charity Commission criteria.
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
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				An induction pack is provided and this is
				followed up by an Induction Meeting with the
Policies	and procedures			Chair and another experienced Trustee,
adopted	for the induction	and		subject to their availability, prior to the new
training	oftrustees			trustee attending their first board meeting.
				PDBKA is affiliated to Cumbria Beekeepers
				Association (which comprises 5branches
The charity's organisational structure and any wider			Para 1.51	from across north Cumbria) CBKA is a regional constituent ofthe British
network	with which the			Beekeeping Association —ofwhich PDBKA
charity works				is also a member.
				Linked through the renewal ofannual
				subscriptions from the PDBKA Membership
Relationship with any related			Para 1.51	to both Cumbria Beekeepers Association
parties				and the British Beekeepers Association.