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|Summary||ofthe purposes of||Para 1.17|1) Topromote and further the craft of||
|the charity as set out|||in its||beekeeping<br>and the science ofbees, to||
|governing||document|||the public good.||
||||||2)<br>Toadvance the education ofthe public||
||||||inthe environmental<br>and economic||
||||||importance ofbees through<br>talks and||
||||||shows.||
||||||3)<br>Toadvance the education to children|in|
||||||the importance ofbees, beekeeping<br>and||
||||||other pollinators<br>promoting<br>their||
||||||welfare through<br>educational<br>initiatives.||
|Summary<br>activities<br>purposes||ofthe main<br>in relation tothose<br>for the public||Para 1.17and<br>1.19|The charity had over 100members at the end <br>the financial year, an increase on the previous<br>year. The focus continues to be on actively|of|
|benefit,<br>in parlicular,<br>activities, projects or|||the<br>services||growing this number<br>in future.||
|identified||in the accounts.|||Activities and attendance<br>at local and regional||
||||||shows have increased since the end ofthe Covid||
||||||lock downs and we plan todo even more in||
||||||2024subject tosuffident resources/volunteers.||
||||||There are five viable colonies onthe apiary||
||||||owned bythe CIO,which are used for training.||
||||||The training emphasis<br>ison "handgun"||
||||||experience compared<br>with attendance<br>in the||
||||||dassroom.<br>No charge is made fortraining<br>unless||
||||||specialised,<br>in which case a smafi charge is made||
||||||to cover additional<br>costs.||
||||||Ongoing development<br>ofthe Webdte continues,||
||||||both toreflect the growth ofthe CIO and||
||||||support the requirements<br>ofnew sponsors.||
||||||The Cio is looking forward toa successful||
||||||2023/24 and<br>ond||
|Statement||confirming||Para 1.18|The Charity Trustees have complied with their||
|whether the trustees have<br>had regard tothe guidance<br>issued b the Chari|||||duty to have due regard tothe guidance on<br>public benefit published<br>by the Commission<br>in||





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|Summary ofthe main<br>achievements<br>ofthe charity,<br>identifying<br>the difference the|||||Awelfare unit has been installed atthe Apiary<br>which was donated. The CIO paid for some<br>refurbishment<br>works to be carried out both|
|chadity's work has made to<br>the circumstances<br>ofits<br>beneficiaries<br>and any wider<br>beneiits to society as a|||||before and after instafiatlon.<br>Itholds the CID's<br>stocks and has a small social area to support the<br>training<br>program.|
|whole.||||||
||||||The Bees4schools and Beegombs4schools|
||||||educational<br>packs are proving very successful|
||||||with over 200requests during the year. We plan|
||||||to encourage more in 2023/24. These are free|
||||||and are distributed<br>around the UK. Packs and|
||||||equipment tothe value ofE2,580was|
||||||distdbuted to schools through these|
||||||programmes<br>in this financial year.|
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|Review ofthe charity's||The Charity had funds|ofE41,276at the end of|
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|financial posaon atthe end<br>ofthe<br>eriod||the financial year.||
|Statement<br>explaining<br>the||There are currently<br>no reserves held||
|policy for holding reserves||||
|statin<br>wh<br>the<br>are held||||
|Amount ofreserves held||Nil||
|Reasons for holding zero||This policy iscurrently|under review with a view|
|reserves||to creating sufficient reserve in the event ofan||
|||orderly wind down ofthe Charity.||
|Details offund materiagy|in|Para 1.24||
|deficit||||
|Explanation<br>ofany||None||
|uncertainties<br>about the||||
|charity continuing asa going||||
|concern||||
|Structure, Governance||and Management||
|Description cfcharity's||||
|trusts:||||
|Type of governing<br>document||Trust Deed||
|Hcw Is the charily||CIO||
|constituted?||||
|Trustee selection methods||Every trustee must be|appointed for a term of|





|including<br>details ofany|one year by a resolution<br>passed|at a properly|
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|constitutional<br>provisions e.g.|convened meeting ofthe members.||
|election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled|Only full and associate members<br>rights|have voting|
|to appoint one or more|||
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|ofthe charity t|rustees who manag|e the charity||
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|Trustee name|Oflice (ifany)|Dataa acted ifnct Scr<br>whole year|Name ofParson (or body)<br>cnaaad toappoint trustee (if|
|Gregory Bool|Chairman|||
|Karen Keenan|Membership|||
|Derick Fulcher|Treasurer|||
|Christopher|Trustee|||
|Harvey||||
|Anoop Kotecha|Apiary Manager|||
|Lyn Chitty|Education|||



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