## ## ## ## ## |||SORP reference||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary
ofthe purposes of||Para1.17|The objects of Penrith
and District|||| |the charity as set out|in its||8eekeepers Association|CIO are to||| |governing
document|||preserve the honeybee
craft ofbeekeeping
and|by promoting
the
educating
the||| ||||public ofthe benefit ofbees in the|||| ||||environment.|||| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation to those||Para 1.17and
1.19|a) The promotion
and
beekeeping
in Penrith|improvement
and the||of| |purposes forthe public
benefit,
in particular,
the|||surrounding
area.|||| |activities, projects or
services identified
in|the||b)The control and, where possible, the
eradication
ofdiseases and disorders of|||| |accounts.|||honeybees.|||| ||||c) The raising of public|awareness|ofthe|| ||||importance
ofbees to|the environment.||| |Statement
confirming||Pars 1.18|All Trustees receive the|CC Guidance||| |whether the trustees|have||document
and receive training as part|||of| |had regard to the guidance|||their induction as new trustees.|||| |issued by the Charity||||||| |Commission
on public||||||| |benefit||||||| ## ## |||||Education: The Penrith
and District|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Beekeepers Association
(PDBKA) 2023|| |||||Calendar was sold and distributed
across|| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,|||Para 1.20|the local area and beyond.
Itcontained
information
about bees, beekeeping
and|| |identifying
charity's|the
work|difference the
has made to||bee friendly plants. Sales of2024 PDBKA
Calendar began
in the autumn 2023.|| |the circumstances
ofits|||||| |beneficiaries
and any wider||||Resources were bought and obtained so|| |benefits to society as a||||that an information
table, manned
by|| |whole.||||trustees
with handouts
about the Asian|| |||||Hornet was used at Acorn Bank during|| |||||weekends
throughout
the summer season,|| |||||to raise the awareness
ofthe general|| |||||public to the dangers ofthe Asian Hornet|| |||||and how it should be reported as a non-|| |||||native invasive species ifspotted.|| |||||School projects about the value ofhoney|| |||||bees and their life cycle were undertaken|at| |||||three
primary schools: St.Catherine's
(110)Milbum
Primary School (45) pupils,|| |||||Pennine
Way Primary School (40) and a|| |||||nursery school: Eden Cottage Nursery|| |||||School, Kirkby Stephen (30)|| |||||Presentations
were made to local interest|| |||||groups
including
three Wl groups:|| |||||Lazonby; Caldbeck;
Kirkby Thore.|| |||||Workshops
about bees were provided to|| |||||Kirkby Stephen Beavers and Scouts {50)|| |||||A day ofworkshops
about bees involving|| |||||100 girl guides and twenty leaders took|| |||||place at Blencathra
Field Studies Centre|in| |||||July 2023.|| |||||Training for aspiring beekeepers:|| |||||Introducing
Beekeeper Course: June 2023.|| |||||14attended.
100%recorded excellent to|| |||||all aspects ofthe course.|| |||||PBKA Stall and Observation
hive at|| |||||local events: Kirkby Stephen Westmorland
Dales Arts Event 31"July. .Approximately|| |||||30people visited the stall during the day.|| |||||Apple Day at Hutton
in the Forest (1st|| |||||October) Approximately
40 people visited|| |||||the stall during the day.|| |||||Swarm collection: Total of33swarms|| |||||were collected b
team of 11 swarm|| |collectors
in response to requests received| |---| |from the general public. The swarm
collection process and the conversations
that take place when inappropriate
call outs
are made, helps to educate the general
public about how to identify bees and deal
with them. 5call outs related to bumble bee| |nests. 2 were visits to properties
where
bees had nested
in inaccessible places and| |only advice could be given. Forthe first
time, 2 calls were received where the| |callers reported
sightings
that they| |assumed
were of Asian Hornets.| |Additional
You ma|information
(optional)
choose to include further statements|information
(optional)
choose to include further statements|information
(optional)
choose to include further statements|where relevant about
All the achievements
recorded
in the| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||PDBKA Deveiopment
plan 2023 were| |Achievements
objectives set||against|Para 1.41|achieved
in the various sections except:
-Planting
for Pollinators
in churchyards
and
local community
areas as funding
could not
be raised forthe purchase
ofthe plants.| |||||Some progress was made towards the
further development
ofan arts project
which had already been deferred from 2022
because of covid: the feasibility of| |||||developing
a mural to celebrate pollinators
was explored
during 2023. Ifexternal
funds
can be raised, then
It will be installed
in the
tea room at Acorn Bank. Members ofthe| |||||community
will work with the artist to create
the work and leam more about pollinators
through
their involvement.
Plans will be
further developed
and submitted
for| |||||approval
by the National Trust during| |||||2024.| |||||A course designed to help members
ofthe
public leam more about pollinators
and
the way that they can be supported
in order
to reduce their further
decline was| |||||developed
in collaboration
with Cumbria
Wildlife Trust, Cumbria Beekeepers| |||||Association
and the British Beekeepers| |||||Association. The course will feature as one| |||||ofthe programmes
offered by Higham
Hall
Education
Centre during 2024.| |||||The Training
Apiary continues to be a| |||||valuable
training
resource for both
beginners
and established
beekeepers.
It is
managed
by a team ofthree voiunteers
and
the branch meetings
held at Acorn Bank| |||||over the summer
months were well| |||||attended,
mainly by beginners.| |||f1145 sponsorship
raised to support the
development
2024 PDBKA Calendar.| |---|---|---| |Performance
of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|f645 raised through sales of2023
Calendar
contributed
towards the costs of
additional
equipment
to use by beekeepers
looking after the Long Hive purchased
in| |||Dec 2022.| |Financial Review||| |Review of the chanty's
financill position atthe end
nfthe period|Para 1.21|F12,597 ofreserves carried forward indudes
restricted
grant funding
off417 to complete
the production
ofsecond phase of
information
display panels focusing on the| |Statement
explaining
the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22
Para 1.22|Asian Hornet.
Reserves are held to maintain
the apiary
in
good repair in case ofstorm/ general wear
and tear and to have funds available to
replace colonies ofbees and equipment
ir,
case of colony loss through
disease etc.To
purchase
new/ up to date equipment
for
s ecialist bee husband
u
oses.
Unrestricted
funds held were f12,180| |Additional
information
(optional)
You ma
choose to include further statements
The charity's
principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47||where relevant about
Member subscriptions
Fund raising at events and activities such
as raffles, 'bucket collections'
and through
initiatives
such as the annual
calendar,
honey sales.
Applications
for grants/
funding
awards
from other charitable trusts for specific| |||projects.| |A description
ofthe principal
risks facing the charity|Para1.46|Destruction
ofbee hives, colony losses due
to adverse weather conditions or disease,
destruction
by non-native
species, e.g.
Asian Hornet; hive beetle; reportable
viral
diseases e.g. American
Foulbrood
which
would require
all colonies and equipment
to| |||be destroyed.| ## ## |Description
ofcharity's||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |trusts:||||| |Type of governing
document||||Constitubon
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||||| |stees||||| |Additional
information|(optional)|||| |You ma
choose to include||further statements||where relevant about| |||||An induction
pack is provided
and this is| |||||followed
up by an Induction
Meeting
with the| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction||and|Para 1.51|Chair and another experienced
Trustee,
subject to their availability,
prior to the new| |training
oftrustees||||trustee attending
their first board meeting.| |||||PDBKA is afhliated 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.| ## ## |Chari|name|||Penrith
and District Beekee ers Association| |---|---|---|---|---| |Other name the chan|||uses|Penrith Beekee ers Association| |Re istered chari||number||1170487| |Charity's|principal|address||16Bymes Close| |||||Plumpton| |||||Penrith| |||||CA11 9PE| ||Trustee name||CNice (ifany)||Dates acted ifnot forwhole
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to a|ofperson (or body) entitled
Int trustee
Ifan|ofperson (or body) entitled
Int trustee
Ifan| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Margaret Riches|||||||| ||||Chair|||||| ||Dominic Rhodes||Apiary Manager|||||| ||||Vice Chair|||||| ||John Campbell||Treasurer|||||| ||Banks|||||||| ||Davina Solomon||Membership|||||| ||||Secretary (April-|||||| ||||Sep 2023)|||||| ||Mark Genard||Web site Manager|||||| ||Dasey||+Membership|||||| ||||Secretary (Sep-|||||| ||||Dec 2023)|||||| ||Stephen
Marshall||Apiary Manager|||||| ||||Communications|||||| ||||Secretary|||||| ||Patricia Margaret||Programme|||||| ||Norris||Development|||||| ||Richard Grange||Apiary Manager|||||| ||Backhouse|||||||| ||Catherine||Events Co-ordinator|||||| |9|Bemadette|||||||| ||Weightman|||||||| |]0|Stuart Alexander
Cunningham
Bowie||Data Protection
Ofhcer|||||| ||Owen John David||Safeguarding|Ofhcer||||| ||Morgan|||||||| ||Peter Andrew||Equipment
Ofhcer||From 2" April 2023|||| ||Morgan|||||||| ## |CHARITY CONMISSIO|CHARITY CONMISSIO|CHARITY CONMISSIO|CHARITY CONMISSIO|CHARITY CONMISSIO|CHARITY CONMISSIO|CHARITY CONMISSIO|P~and~S~e~» W~~n|P~and~S~e~» W~~n|P~and~S~e~» W~~n|P~and~S~e~» W~~n|P~and~S~e~» W~~n|P~and~S~e~» W~~n|1170487|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |FOR|ENGLANO||||AND WAIL|||||||||||||| ||||||||Receipts and||||pa|ents accounts||||CC~6a||| ||||||||forthe period
from|||01i01/2023||To|31/12/2023|||||| |~|x|0||||||||||||||||| ||||||||Unrestricted
funds|||Restricted
funds||Endowment
funds|Total|funds||Last year||| ||||||||to the nearest||f|tothe nearest f||tothe nearest f|tothe nearest f|||tothe nearest||f| |A1 Recel||||||||||||||||||| |Subscrt
one||||||||0310||||||5|310|||| |Brood rtseasrh
insurance||||||ums||||||||||||| |Foenrs|||||||||470|||||||||| |Tralnl||||||||1|700|||||1|700|||| |Donsdons||||||||||||||||1|124|| |Fundreisi
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AR)|||15,720|||||||||||| |A2 Asset and|Investment|||||salas,||||||||||||| |see table .||||||||||||||||||| ||||||Sub total|||||||||||||| ||||Total|||receipts|15,728||||-||-|15,720||13,848||| |A3 Pa
ants||||||||||||||||||| |Subscripgons||||||||2,111||||||2|111|||| |Brood diseases insurance
premiums||||||||||||||||||| |Erpdpmant,
apkay|dsvrdopment|||||snd||||||||||||| |insurance||||||||1|$31||||||||602|| |Apiary manager
travel|||||||||||||||130|||| |Apiguard,
MAQ's|and|apaxoxal||||||||||||||||| |Exhibacn panels||||||||||||||||||| |Events cosh||||||||||||||||||| |Hkre geomatrlx||||||||||||||||||| |Training casts||||||||||||||||701||| |Meeting, hdks end speaker cosh|||||||||||||||aat|1,$05||| |Postage snd prlnti||||||||||||||||713||| |Fundrahlng
expenses||||||||||||||4351||||| |Sundry expenses|||||||||131||||||131|||| |Webslte cosh||||||||||||||||||| |Accountancy|||||||||05|||||||||| ||||||Sub total||11,005|||||||11,0$5||10,$7$||| |A4Asset and|Investment|||||||||||||||||| |purchases,
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asset be||~( .||l)|Currant value| |B3Investment assets|||||||||| |84Assets retained forthe||Details||Fund towhich
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