Burton & District Beekeepers Association
Chairman’s and Secretary’s Report 2023
A joint report was provided by Dave Coates - Chairman.
‘2023 started off like any other year following the previous season which was an exceptional year for bees and honey production.
The association enjoyed a steady membership of around 130 members and several beginners’ courses were successfully run by Suzanne, our Education Secretary.
Unfortunately, Sam Hampton had to withdraw from committee as his wife’s illness had returned. We were joined by Geoff Childs as Club Secretary and Paul Revell as minutes secretary. Both took a keen interest in the running of the association. It soon became apparent that Nick Colby was struggling as our treasurer and after further discussions, Nick resigned as treasurer. Paul had had experience of club accounts running his local scouts group accounts and offered to take over as treasurer; after the usual setting up problems, Paul has settled in very well.
It was obvious that 2023 was going to be a year of change as Hamish Lowe, Susan Coates, Nigel Cox and Suzanne King all decided to resign from the committee.
We needed some new blood to step up and be counted. We had a good start with Geoff and Paul, but we needed more help to enable us to achieve our goal with the apiary. I am pleased to say that Deb Proctor, Sam Cotter and Joe Payne came forward to join us and have taken on various jobs vacated by the leaving committee members.
I would like to thank Sam, Nick, Nigel, Sue and Suzanne for all their help and enthusiasm while they were part of our committee, also to welcome Geoff, Paul, Deb, Joe and Sam.
Wishing you all a happy, successful and prosperous 2024 season.
Treasurer’s Report
This section was provided by Paul Revel – Treasurer
Overview:
· We ended the year with a profit of £2,451
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Total cash in the bank as of 31st December 2023 was £11,419.
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This compares with a loss of -£2,853 the previous year.
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There is just one restricted account for the Nestle apiary, with a value of £1,496.
Income: £18,850
Largest sources of income were:
- Memberships £3,701
· Training £1,490
· Shop £8,244
- Sugar Sales ££1,265
· Show takings £1,422
Expenditure: 16,398
Largest costs were:
· Capitation £2,219
- Stock for shop £10,073
· Shows £1,609
It was a good financial year for the association.
There are some caveats regarding the figure breakdowns. I took over the finance role in October 2023 with a priority is completing the late accounts for 2022, followed by bringing the 2023 accounts up to date. It is possible figures have been miscategorised due to lack of clarity in the records. This is particularly the case when comparing breakdowns between 2022 and 2023.
Burton & District Beekeepers Association
Finance report year ending 2023.
Overview:
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We ended the year with a profit of £2,451.
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Total cash in the bank as of 31[st] December 2023 was £11,419.
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This compares with a loss of -£2,853 the previous year.
-
There is just one restricted account for the Nestle apiary, with a value of £1,496.
Income: £18,850
Largest sources of income were:
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Memberships £3,701
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Training £1,490
-
Shop £8,244
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Sugar Sales ££1,265
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Show takings £1,422
Expenditure: 16,398
Largest costs were:
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Capitation £2,219
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Stock for shop £10,073
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Shows £1,609
It was a good financial year for the association.
There are some caveats regarding the figure breakdowns. I took over the finance role in October 2023 with a priority is completing the late accounts for 2022, followed by bringing the 2023 accounts up to date. It is possible figures have been miscategorised due to lack of clarity in the records. This is particularly the case when comparing breakdowns between 2022 and 2023.
| Charity Name: Burton & District Beekeepers Association | Charity Name: Burton & District Beekeepers Association | Charity Name: Burton & District Beekeepers Association | Charity Name: Burton & District Beekeepers Association | Charity Name: Burton & District Beekeepers Association | No: 11782 | 68 | CC16a | |||
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| Receipts and payments accounts | ||||||||||
| For the period from | 01/01/20 | 23 | To | 3 | 1/12/2023 | |||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | ||||||
| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||||
| Memberships | £3,701.03 | £0.00 | - | 3,701 | 3,201 | |||||
| Training Fees | £1,490.00 | £0.00 | - | 1,490 | 1,975 | |||||
| Shop | £8,244.30 | £0.00 | - | 8,244 | 3,466 | |||||
| Sugar Sales | £1,265.40 | £0.00 | - | 1,265 | 300 | |||||
| Meetings | £431.92 | £0.00 | - | 432 | 164 | |||||
| Raffle | £162.15 | £0.00 | - | 162 | 76 | |||||
| TA | £129.50 | £0.00 | - | 130 | 192 | |||||
| Donations | £179.17 | £1,223.71 | 1,403 | 662 | ||||||
| Shows | £1,422.38 | £0.00 | 1,422 | |||||||
| Other/Misc | £0.00 | £600.00 | 600 | 1,770 | ||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
17,026 |
1,824 | - | 18,850 | 11,806 | |||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| **Total receipts ** | 17,026 | 1,824 | - | 18,850 | 11,806 | |||||
| A3 Payments | ||||||||||
| Capitation | £2,219.50 | £0.00 | - | 2,220 | 2,338 | |||||
| BDI | £369.30 | £0.00 | - | 369 | - | |||||
| Aipary Maintenance | £640.11 | £0.00 | - | 640 | 2,714 | |||||
| Stock for shop | £8,849.77 | £1,223.71 | - | 10,073 | 6,355 | |||||
| Meeting Expenses | £526.59 | £0.00 | - | 527 | 686 | |||||
| Shows | £1,609.34 | £0.00 | 1,609 | |||||||
| TA Expenses | £360.00 | £0.00 | 360 | |||||||
| Other/Misc | £0.00 | £600.00 | - | 600 | 2,566 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | 14,575 | 1,824 | - | 16,398 | 14,659 | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| **Totalpayments ** | 14,575 | 1,824 | - | 16,398 | 14,659 | |||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | 2,451 | - | - | 2,451 | - 2,853 | |||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end | £7,471.71 | 1,496 | - | 8,967 | 11,820 | |||||
| Cash funds thisyear end | 9,923 | 1,496 | - | 11,419 | 8,967 | |||||
| Section B Statement | of assets | and liabilities at the end of the period | ||||||||
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||||
| B1 Cash funds | Unrestricted | 9,923 | 1,496 | - | ||||||
| Nestle Apiary | - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||||
| Total cash funds | 9,923 | 1,496 | - | |||||||
| (agree balances with | receipts and payments account(s)) | OK | OK | OK | ||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | - | |||||||
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - | - | ||||||||
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| Training aipary | Restricted | 35,760 | 30,597 | 7.50% | ||||||
| Equipment | Unrestricted | 796 | 575 | 15% | ||||||
| Cups and Awards | Unrestricted | 2,188 | 1,772 | 10% |