THE LEEDS BEEKEEPERS’ ASSOCIATION BRANCH OF THE YORKSHIRE BEEKEEPERS’ ASSOCIATION AFFILIATED WITH THE BRITISH BEEKEEPERS’ ASSOCIATION Registered Charity No. 1175455
The Charity's name is Leeds Beekeepers’ Association, also known as LBKA, and the principal address is Temple Newsam Park, Leeds, LS15 0EA.
The names of the Charity Trustees are: Andrew Hebden, Chair Michael Badger, Vice Chair Karen Gauldie, Secretary Helen Lowry, Membership Secretary Kathleen Slater, Treasurer Catherine Graham, Education Officer Duncan Brearley David Haigh Clare McGettigan Stephen J Fox Angela Utley
Structure and Governance
Our governing document is our Constitution, adopted 26th October 2016 and last amended on 24[th] November 2021. We are an unincorporated association, and our trustees are appointed or reappointed at our Annual General meeting held in November.
Membership of LBKA is open to anyone interested in the craft of beekeeping in the Leeds area. Trustees oversee all the day to day running of the Association.
LBKA is part of Yorkshire Beekeepers Association, which in turn is part of British Beekeepers Association, to whom a fee is payable annually for each member. From the British Beekeepers Association, we receive third party insurance for members, assistance with educational material, newsletters and many other benefits. We also have ongoing contact with the National Bee Unit with regard to bee health.
Activities
Our objectives are to promote the craft of beekeeping in all its aspects, with particular emphasis on helping our beekeepers and informing the wider public of the importance of bees.
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, our activities have been seriously curtailed, although individual beekeepers have been able to care for their own bees. Thankfully, during 2021 our activities have been returning to normal. Our weekly meetings through the active season were reinstated. Although we have been able to have some evening meetings such as winter talks and trustee meetings in person, many have still been held on line.
Training in the apiary has recommenced as much as possible. Our usual Taster Days were held, as were the BBKA Basic Assessments, and the usual Winter Course did take place.
Although outreach events were still very thin on the ground, we did as many as were appropriate. These included a number of school events as well as the Tadcrafters group in Tadcaster and the Otley Annual Science Fair in November.
The Apiary
In the last 12 months, we have invested time and monies improving the teaching apiary at Temple Newsam. Activities have included the building of a new storage area for both storing and hygienically cleaning hive boxes, replacing older hive boxes, apiary garden
clearance including the initiation of a replanting program and providing new beekeeping caddies for groups inspecting the bees. In general, hygiene procedures have been improved.
We were also able to re-establish an observation hive so visitors to Temple Newsam Farm can safely view some frames of bees without the need for a beekeeper to be present. We invested in new nucleus hives so we could demonstrate the use of nucs in beekeeping to our members, as well as providing a source of bees and queens should we suffer any losses during the season.
Finally, we introduced a couple of new colonies to the apiary (after a disease check by the seasonal bee inspector), both helping restock after winter losses, but also adding new genetics to the bee gene pool at the apiary.
In the community we have, as usual, provided a service to remove swarms of bees from gardens and property, and re-home them as appropriate.
We are thankful for the generous hours contributed by LBKA members, both Trustees and non-Trustees, working on our educational courses and our outreach work. These have numbered around 30 individuals over the year.
Financial
Our income derives mostly from educational courses, and subscriptions from our members. Following increases in our payments to British Beekeepers Association, we have had to increase our subscription prices. In addition, we have introduced some new membership categories. Details are:
Individual subscription £33 .00 Associate subscription £12.00 Partner subscription £19.00 Social subscription £5.00 Junior subscription £10.00 School subscription £33.00
Having held the prices of our Beginners’ Courses for a number of years, we have now increased them to £120 to reflect the increased costs of running them.
At the end of this financial year, our membership stood at: Individual - 158 Family - 43 Associate - 9 Honorary - 1 Schools – 1
We are in a healthy position financially, with cash at bank around £100,000. As mentioned last year a chunk of this money is earmarked to be spent to refurbish the Association premises, which will involve some rebuilding and general renovation of the site. This work is ongoing.
Plans
The coming year will see more outreach activities, with emphasis on schools events. We have regular commitments to such events as Countryside Live and local Science Fairs. We will continue to improve our education programme where possible, with particular emphasis on retaining existing beekeepers and improving their knowledge and standards. In the course of our activities, we continue to provide all necessary protective clothing and ensure full access for disabled people who have an interest in beekeeping.
Signed on behalf of the Charity's Trustees
Kathleen Slater Treasurer
Leeds Beekeepers AsCIatiO Balance Sheet As at 30 September 2021 2021 2020 Note5 CURREWT ASSETS Cash at bank and in hand 85.792 90.329 CURREP4T LIABILttlES other ¢redtOfS- Leeds Beekkeepers AStIOn Shop Acuuals and deferred 27.650 32.650 300 170 27.950 32.B20 NET CURRENT AS5ET5 57,842 S7,SI9 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURREIIT IIABILITIES 57.842 57.509 NET ASSETS 57.942 57.5a9 CAprfAL ACCOUNT BalancÈ at i OctobÈr 7020 PrDfitIILOSS) for the per1(¥ar 57.507 335 58.094 I5} alante Carrled ForL¥ard 57.942 57.5ag page 5
Leeds Beekeepers Association Profit and Loss Account For The Year Ended 30 September 2021 2021 2020 Turn¢wer 5ubscnptlon Income 0e & Tasfer Day Jncotne Glft Ald Income Srry Income 6.102 1.092 707 4.gsts 4,236 1,$19 902 904 10,805 11,607 C05t of Sale5 Caprtation hire 4.466 4.4S6 4S6 Speaker fee5 Coue catentWJ LDsts COue fees 15 25 4.616 5.156 fjROSS PROF 6.169 6.451 other Rncome Bank interest reWab 35 118 6.224 6.569 Expendiiure Travel and Sub515ten expen5e5 Repair5 and rnaintenatKe In5uratKe Pnnting. pD5tage and 5tatiDery Training 5eTninar5 and w4ork5hop5 Telecommunications and data c05 24S 5.152 57 14 497 65 io Website costs 74 Accountan fee5 Membership c01krtn fees Bank charge5 General expens Equiprnent purthases Aplary costs 30r 270 22 216 195 221 1,089 3,9S9 5.889 7.154 NET PROFIT 335 Pa4
Leeds Beekeepers A5ciatIon - Shop Trading As Leeds Beekeeper5 Associatit)n Balance Sheet As at 30 September 2021 2021 NotE5 CIIRRENT ASSETS stock and work In wtyress Trade debtDf5 other debtors. LÉYds Beekkeepers A550Clation other debtot5- Fraud refund tssh at bank and In hand 9.142 7.978 55 27.650 31650 957 16.475 9.495 54.224 5D.17B CiIRRENT LIABILInES Trade uediiors A¢cruaL4 and dderred Income 3.106 3LVJ 270 3.406 270 NET CURRENT ASSETS 50.818 49.908 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 50A18 49.90 NET ASSETS 50H18 49.90 CAPITAL ACCOUNT Balance at l October 2020 Prony(Lo? for the perd/Year 49.909 909 48.866 1.042 Balan tarrled FoThJard 50,818 49.908 page 5
Leeds Beekeepers Association - Shop Trading As Leeds Beekeepers Association Prorrt and Lo$$ Actount For The Year Ended 30 September 2021 2021 2020 Turnover Sal 20,577 16,880 Cost of 5ale5 Opening Stock and wotk In progress rch3se5 7,978 20.165 s,iii IB.264 28.143 23,37S [7,9781 on Stock and work In prugre55 19.001 15.397 GROSS PROFIT 1.576 1.483 other Operating Income other IncDtne- contributing to uther0t[atig Incatne 150 150 1.576 1.633 Empendltiire Accountan(y fÈ*s credit card chèroes sUry expen5e5 3Qfj 36 27D 321 667 591 NET PROFIT 9DY l.D42 Page 4