## ## ||Names ofthe charit|y trustees who m|anage the charity||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Trustee
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Ifan||| ||ROY MARCUS|Chair||Membership|||| ||HOWELLS||||||| ||PAUL ANDREW|Treasurer||Membership|||| ||LOGAN||||||| ||GILLIAN|Secreta Iy||Membership|||| ||SILVERWOO D||||||| ||MAC LEAN||||||| ||MICHAEL JOHN|||Membership|||| ||SAUNDERS||||||| ||SARAHJANE|||Membership|||| ||DIXON||||||| ||CLIFFORD DENNIS|||Membership|||| ||BLOOMFIELD||||||| ||DR MARY JANE|||Membership|||| ||ROSS CARSTAIRS||||||| ||IAN GEOFFREY|||Membership|||| ||FAIRGRIEVE||||||| ||MACKAY||||||| |9|||||||| |10|||||||| |11|||||||| |12|||||||| |13|||||||| |14|||||||| |15|||||||| |16|||||||| |17|||||||| ## ||||||THE OBJECTIVES OFTHE LUDI OW tL DISTRICT BEEKEEPERS|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||ASSOCIATION ARE TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE CRAFT OF|||| |Summary
ofthe objects ofthe
charily set out in its
governing
document|||||BEEKEEPING AND GOOD BEEKEEPlhlG PRACTICES AND TO RAISE
AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF BEESAND BEEKEEPING TO THE ENVIRONMEhlT.
THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES TRAINING TO BEEKEEPERS.|||| ||||||MEMBERS LIVE IN AND AROUND THE
I UDLOW AREA.|||| ||||||In accordance
with the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission|with||| ||||||regard to public benefit, the trustees
aim to make the most of|||| ||||||opportunities
to educate and inform the public on the importance
of|||| ||||||honey bees and ofthe craft ofbeekeeping
when
planning
the annual|||| ||||||programme
ofactivities ofthe assodation|||| ||||||These activities
indude.|||| ||||||~
Provision of information,
educational
material
and advice to|||| ||||||members
ofthe public about the importance
ofhoney bees in||the|| ||||||environment;|||| ||||||~
Provision of information
and advice tc anyone considering
taking|||| ||||||up the craft of beekeeping
induding
the benefits ofmembership|||of| ||||||a beekeeping
assodafion
and the training
needed to be a|||| ||||||beekeeper;|||| ||||||~
Regular attendance
at agricultural
shcws, village fetes, food|||| ||||||fesfivals and other public events
in the local area throughout|the||| |Summary
ofthe main
activities undertaken
forthe
public benefit
in relation to|||||year io promote the craft cfbeekeeping
and raise awareness
the importance
ofpollinators
in the environment.
This usually
indudes
displaying
at least one observation
hive of live bees|of
at||| |these objects|||(include|within|each event. Produds ofthe hive are also exhibited.|||| |this section||the statutory||||||| |declaration||that trustees have|||~
Beekeeper training
- a beginners'
course in beekeeping
is run|||| |had regard||to|the guidance||every year.|||| |issued by|the||Charity|||||| |Commission|||on public||~
Answer enquiries
from members cfthe public made via the|||| |benefit)|||||Assodations'
web site.|||| ||||||~
Giving talks to groups eg Wl, U3A, schools etc interested
in|||| ||||||learning
about the importance
of honey bees in the environment
and the role ofbeekeepers
in supporting
honey bees.|||| ||||||~
In addition
the charity maintains
and provides
contaci details|of||| ||||||those of its members
willing io help recover swarms ofhoney|||| ||||||bees reported
by members
ofthe public, free cfcharge.|||| ||||||~
The charity also has an Asian Hornet Action Team, one ofa|||| ||||||number ofteams across the country who are working
with the|||| ||||||NBU and the BBKA in the national
effort to monitor and prevent|||| ||||||the establishment
ofthis non-native
invasive spades.|||| ||||||In carrying out the above activities the Trustees ofthe Association|||| ||||||believe they are achieving
the charitable
aims and delivering
tangible|||| ||||||benefit to the general public.|||| |Summary
of
achievements|Summary
of
achievements|the main
ofthe charity|Membership
Membership
numbers 2020:138members|| |---|---|---|---|---| |during the|year||Training and education|| ||||Beginners' course 2020/2021 had 24 applicants
induding
two junior|| ||||students.
Two theory sessions for the 2019/2020 cohort were held with|| ||||all further instruction
suspended
due to Covid restrictions
on social|| ||||distancing
and public gatherings
In September 2020, a small number of|| ||||practical sessions were held at the Association
Apiary to aid beginners|in| ||||making
final winter preparations
for their colonies. Appropriate
so Mal|| ||||distancing
guidelines
ware observed at all times.|| ||||A programme
of eight Zoom based thaoiy sessions was sat up for the|| ||||2020/2021
intake ofbeginners
and the previous years' beginners
to be|| ||||held
in the early months
of2021.A total of37beginners
signed
up forthe|| ||||coul'se.|| ||||BBKAModule examinations
were cancelled
in 2020 with entries deferred|| ||||to 2021|| ||||Winter talks programme
via Zoom|| ||||A fuJI programma
oftalks to members
by beekeeping
experts was|| ||||arranged
forthe months
November 2020to Apnl 2021.|| ||||Association
Apiary Management|| ||||During the past year, we have further developed
the land to provide for|a| ||||'wildflower
meadow'
which
will ba sowed
in the Autumn
of2021.|| ||||Further equipment
has been acquired toenhance the two established|| ||||apiaries and thus improve
the facility for both new beekeepers
and our
Hornet|| ||||Baa Improvement
apiary|| ||||A storage shed has been constructed
which now safely houses|| ||||beekeeping
aquiprnant
and provides aworkshop
forthe repair,|| ||||construction
and provision ofthis equipment.|| ||||Asian|| ||||Members ofthe L&DBKA AHAT team attended
a conference
hosted by|| ||||the BBKAin February 2020 to leam mora about this non-native
Invasive|'| ||||species.
In Septembar2020
as part ofthe BBKA's 'Asian
Hornet
week|| ||||members ofthe L&DBKA AHAT team provided
information
and answered|| ||||question
from members of the public from a stall in the Ludlow Market to|| ||||raise awareness
ofthe threat of Asian Hornets to honey bae populations.|| ||||Due to Covid restdctions
there were no other public events during the|| ||||year.|| ## ## |RECEIPTS AND|PAYMEN|TS ACCOU|NTS 202|0| |---|---|---|---|---| |RECEIPTS||||| |Direct charity receipts||||| |Members
subscriptions|2020|||f3,362| |Members
subscriptions|2021|||f1,377| |Bee Disease Insurance|additional|premium|2020|f236| |Bee Disease Insurance|additional|premium|2021|f111| |Donations||||f315| |Gift Aid||||f828| |Raffles||||f163| |BeeCraft subscri pti ons|(2020)|||f537| |BeeCraft subscriptions|(2021)|||f248| |Miscellaneous||||f19| |Subtotal||||E7,197| |Activities
recelnt~||||| |Honey sa Ies||||f852| |Commission
on honey sales at shows||||| |Sales of bulk sugar||||f121| |Training
course fees (for 2020)||||f1,038| |Training
course fees (for 2021)||||f472| |Subtotal||||f2,483| |AdditionaIReceipts||||| |Sales of unused assets||||f21| |Total Receipts||||f9,701| |PAYMENTS||||| |Direct charity payments||||| |BBKACapitation fees||||f2,747| |Bee Disease insurance|premium|||f581| |BeeCraft Subscriptions||||f646| |Startionary,
office||||f14| |yyebsite
& IT||||f185| |BIG||||| |Insurance||||f101| |Miscellaneous||||f64| |Subtotal||||f4,338| |Activity and asset payments||||| |Association
Apiary||||f1,008| |AA Consumables||||f722| |Hall Hire||||f110| |Equipment
purchase||||f317| |Show costs/consumables||||f408| |Talk fees &Travel||f150| |---|---|---| |Training||f514| |Refreshments/social|event|f39| |Subtotai||f9,268| |TOTAL PAYMENTS||f7,606| |NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS||f2,095| |ASSETS||| |Bank Account||| |Opening
balance||f5,721| |Net Receipts/Payments||f2,095| |Closing Balance||f7,816| |Petty cash||| |Opening
balance||f290| |Closing Balance||f290| |Material Assets||| ##