# BEDFORDSHIRE BEE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; 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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1184466


## Contact

- **Address:** 30 High Street, Haversham, MILTON KEYNES
- **Postcode:** MK19 7DX
- **Phone:** 01908 312389
- **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



## Geography

- Bedford
- Luton





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Paul Andrew Rubens** | Chair | March 1, 2025 |
| Abigail Emma Hope |  | March 7, 2026 |
| Caroline Anne Jordan |  | Feb. 24, 2024 |
| Colin Neil Hall |  | March 1, 2025 |
| Graham Keith Canfield |  | Feb. 24, 2024 |
| Helen Frances Vaughan |  | March 7, 2026 |
| Jennifer Mary Tysom |  | Feb. 24, 2024 |
| John Rankin Macdougall |  | March 7, 2026 |
| Karen Jane Glasse |  | Feb. 24, 2024 |
| Mark Dominic Bolan |  | March 31, 2025 |
| Matthew Walter Alabaster |  | March 7, 2026 |
| Michael Paul Niemann |  | March 1, 2025 |
| Neil James Blakemore |  | March 1, 2025 |
| Phillip Howes |  | Feb. 24, 2024 |
| Richard Brecknell Dowsett |  | March 7, 2026 |
| Rosemary Ann Long |  | March 7, 2026 |
| Simon Geoffrey Cockle MSc CEng |  | March 1, 2025 |
| Stuart Philip Davison |  | May 11, 2026 |
| Walter Julien Thrale |  | March 7, 2026 |




