# BEDFORDSHIRE BEE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1184466
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 17, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1184466


## Contact

- **Address:** 30 High Street, Haversham, MILTON KEYNES
- **Postcode:** MK19 7DX
- **Phone:** 01908312389
- **Email:** secretary@bedsbka.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.bedsbka.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PRESERVE THE HONEYBEE BY FURTHERING THE CRAFT OF BEEKEEPING AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC OF THE BENEFIT OF BEES IN THE ENVIRONMENT.

**Activities:** Beekeeping is a craft which is learned through both knowledge and practical experience, informed by evolving good practice and ever-growing scientific research.  Beds BKA aims to provide a high standard of  training for members, and potential new beekeepers of all ages, and a range of services to support them. We hope to enhance public appreciation of the role of bees in the world.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bedford
- Luton



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £44601 | £40791 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £42980 | £42332 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £41077 | £42492 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £36332 | £32920 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £36372 | £37528 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Paul Andrew Rubens** (Chair) — appointed March 1, 2025
- Abigail Emma Hope — appointed March 7, 2026
- Caroline Anne Jordan — appointed Feb. 24, 2024
- Colin Neil Hall — appointed March 1, 2025
- Graham Keith Canfield — appointed Feb. 24, 2024
- Helen Frances Vaughan — appointed March 7, 2026
- Jennifer Mary Tysom — appointed Feb. 24, 2024
- John Rankin Macdougall — appointed March 7, 2026
- Karen Jane Glasse — appointed Feb. 24, 2024
- Mark Dominic Bolan — appointed March 31, 2025
- Matthew Walter Alabaster — appointed March 7, 2026
- Michael Paul Niemann — appointed March 1, 2025
- Neil James Blakemore — appointed March 1, 2025
- Phillip Howes — appointed Feb. 24, 2024
- Richard Brecknell Dowsett — appointed March 7, 2026
- Rosemary Ann Long — appointed March 7, 2026
- Simon Geoffrey Cockle MSc CEng — appointed March 1, 2025
- Walter Julien Thrale — appointed March 7, 2026