Chairman’s Report
Unfortunately, this year started off the same as the year before with EFB in the training apiary. Ben Bowen, our bee inspector, suggested it may have arisen from stored frames and wax so we decided to destroy all frames and wax from the previous year and flame and sterilise all the boxes. Time will tell if we were successful this year.
With the need to cut down the work in the training apiary, we decided to lay gravel from the classroom end of the concrete to past the first row of hives to cut down the mowing and keep the site tidy. This has proven to be a success, and the site looks a lot better. Many thanks to all involved with shovels and wheelbarrows.
With the classroom now set up and ready for use, we decided to install electricity in the building. We managed to do this by running an underground cable from the RSPCA; many thanks to Paul who brought his digger along and dug out the trench for the cable. With electricity now installed, we were able to run two successful beginner’s courses at the apiary; many thanks to Deb and Geoff for their assistance in running the course. Also, congratulations to Paul Revel who passed his basic assessment exam.
Since the covid outbreak in 2019/2020, monthly meeting speakers have been harder to get and more expensive, so we have decided to change the monthly meeting format. This will mean that the May, June, July and August meetings will not be held at the Henhurst Club, they will be on a Saturday morning at the Training Apiary instead. This will enable us to cover several topics in small groups and will also give you the chance to look into a working hive.
I would also like to thank Jane for running the library every month. We are making a slight change to this and the library will now be based in the classroom at the apiary. Many thanks to Bob and Richard for putting up the necessary shelving. Finally, I would like to give a very big thankyou to our hard-working committee who do their very best to keep the association running smoothly.
Burton & District Beekeepers Association Finance report year ending 2024.
Overview:
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We ended the year with a loss of -£3750.
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Total cash in the bank as of 31[st] December 2024 was £7669.
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This compares with a profit of £2451 the previous year.
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There is just one restricted account for the Nestle apiary, with a value of £1,125.
Income: £20,205
Largest sources of income were:
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Memberships £6,021
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Training £1,267
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Shop £8,309
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Sugar Sales £606
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Show takings £2,443
Expenditure: £23,589
Largest costs were:
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Capitation £2,383
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Stock for shop £10,471
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Shows £2,699.
and
- Apiary maintenance £6,348
This has been a typical financial year for the charity with a similar income to 2023 (£20,347).
Our expenditure though has been higher, and this can be attributed to the essential maintenance works at the apiary. We have installed electricity in the shop and training room shop, put up security lighting and replaced the leaking roof on the training room.
EFB has also greatly reduced the amount of honey from the apiary, which means less income from sales. Hopefully this will greatly improve this year.
There have also been some changes with our relationship with the RSPCA. Previously we have not paid any rent but helped with costs of maintaining the meadow. In July 2024 we entered a tenancy agreement with the RSPCA for rental of the land we use. It costs us £40/month, but we no longer have any responsibility for maintaining the meadow.
The shop continues to do well thanks to Dave and all the volunteers that run it on Saturdays.
| Saturdays. | |
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| Shop P&L 2024 | |
| Purchased stock | £10,470.65 |
| openingstock balance | £6,657.25 |
| closingstock balance | -£10,232.20 |
| Cost of sales | £6,895.70 |
| Shopsales | £8,309.39 |
| Profit foryear | £1,413.69 |
| 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 | 24 | To | 3 | 1/12/2024 | |||||
| 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 | £6,020.61 | £0.00 | - | 6,021 | 3,853 | |||||
| Training Fees | £1,266.50 | £0.00 | - | 1,267 | 1,490 | |||||
| Shop | £8,309.39 | £0.00 | - | 8,309 | 9,590 | |||||
| Sugar Sales | £605.90 | £0.00 | - | 606 | 1,265 | |||||
| Meetings | £440.00 | £0.00 | - | 440 | 432 | |||||
| Raffle | £317.00 | £0.00 | - | 317 | 162 | |||||
| Training | £230.62 | £0.00 | - | 231 | 130 | |||||
| Donations | £540.00 | £0.00 | 540 | 1,403 | ||||||
| Shows | £2,442.97 | £0.00 | 2,443 | 1,422 | ||||||
| Other/Misc | £32.00 | £0.00 | 32 | 600 | ||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
20,205 |
- | - | 20,205 | 20,347 | |||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| **Total receipts ** | 20,205 | - | - | 20,205 | 20,347 | |||||
| A3 Payments | ||||||||||
| Capitation | £2,383.00 | £0.00 | - | 2,383 | 2,220 | |||||
| BDI | £439.00 | £0.00 | - | 439 | 369 | |||||
| Apiary Maintenance | £6,348.32 | £0.00 | - | 6,348 | 640 | |||||
| Stock for shop | £10,470.65 | £0.00 | - | 10,471 | 10,073 | |||||
| Meeting Expenses | £398.70 | £0.00 | - | 399 | 527 | |||||
| Shows | £2,699.33 | £0.00 | 2,699 | 1,609 | ||||||
| Training Expenses | £586.82 | £0.00 | 587 | 360 | ||||||
| Other/Misc | £258.00 | £370.98 | - | 629 | 2,098 | |||||
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| **Sub total ** | 23,584 | 371 | - | 23,955 | 17,896 | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| **Totalpayments ** | 23,584 | 371 | - | 23,955 | 17,896 | |||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | - 3,379 | - 371 | - | - 3,750 | 2,451 | |||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end | £9,923.00 | 1,496 | - | 11,419 | 8,967 | |||||
| Cash funds thisyear end | 6,544 | 1,125 | - | 7,669 | 11,418 | |||||
| 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 | 6,544 | - | |||||||
| Nestle Apiary | - | 1,125 | - | |||||||
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| Total cash funds | 6,544 | 1,125 | - | |||||||
| (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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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Training aipary | Restricted | 35,760 | 28,302 | 7.50% | |||||
| Equipment | Unrestricted | 796 | 489 | 15% | ||||||
| Cups and Awards | Unrestricted | 2,188 | 1,595 | 10% | ||||||
| Library | Unrestricted | 498 | 305 | 15% | ||||||
| Stock for sale | Unrestricted | 10,232 | 10,232 | |||||||
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| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
When due (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities | - | |||||||||
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval | |||||||