
## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 

Period start date 01/04/2024   Period end date 31/03/2025 

Charity name:  The Beehive CIO Charity registration number: 1191705 Objectives and Activities 

||SORP<br>reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To promote education for the benefit of<br>residents of Burgess Hill and surrounding<br>area by way of operating a performance<br>venue for local arts and productions,<br>theatre, music, cinema and to provide<br>facilities for recreation and leisure in the<br>interests of social welfare.|
|Summary<br>of<br>the<br>main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes<br>for<br>the<br>public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities,<br>projects<br>or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para<br>1.17<br>and 1.19|Inflationary pressures have given rise to a<br>substantial delay in the development of the<br>Beehive CIO and associated activities.<br>Since the Period Start Date to the Period<br>End Date the Beehive CIO has not<br>undertaken any activities and has not traded<br>or recorded any income or expenditure.|
|Statement<br>confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued<br>by<br>the<br>Charity<br>Commission<br>on<br>public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees of The Beehive CIO fully<br>accept their responsibility to have due<br>regard to the public benefit guidance as<br>published by the Charity Commission and in<br>particular to give assurances the charity is<br>operating for the public benefit and trustees<br>are acting in the interest of their charity and<br>not for private benefit.|
|Achievements and Performance|||
||SORP<br>reference||
|Summary<br>of<br>the<br>main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Inflationary pressures have given rise to a<br>substantial delay in the development of the<br>Beehive CIO and associated activities.<br>Since the Period Start Date to the Period<br>End Date the Beehive CIO has not<br>undertaken any activities and has not traded<br>or recorded any income or expenditure.|





Financial Review 

|Review<br>of<br>the<br>charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Since the Period Start Date to the Period<br>End Date the Beehive CIO has not<br>undertaken any activities and has not traded<br>or recorded any income or expenditure.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement<br>explaining<br>the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|There are no reserves held.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|There are no reserves held.|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Since the Period Start Date to the Period<br>End Date the Beehive CIO has not<br>undertaken any activities and has not traded<br>or recorded any income or expenditure.|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|There are none.|
|Explanation<br>of<br>any<br>uncertainties<br>about<br>the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|There are none.|



Structure, Governance and Management 

|Description<br>of<br>charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Foundation Constitution.|
|How<br>is<br>the<br>charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g<br>unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is constituted as a CIO.|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including<br>details<br>of<br>any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Every trustee must be appointed for a term<br>of three years by a resolution passed at a<br>properly convened meeting of the charity<br>trustees.<br>In selecting individuals for appointment as<br>charity trustees, the charity trustees must<br>have regard to the skills, knowledge and<br>experience<br>needed<br>for<br>the<br>effective<br>administration of the CIO.|



Reference and Administrative details 

|Charity name|The Beehive CIO|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1191705|
|Charity’s principal address|C/O Burgess Hill Town Council<br>96 Church Walk<br>Burgess Hill<br>RH15 9AS|





Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4|Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for<br>whole year|Name of person (or body)<br>entitled to appoint trustee (if<br>any)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Christopher Elkins|Chairman|Whole year|Resolution<br>passed<br>at<br>a<br>properly convened meeting of<br>the charity trustees.|
||Jacqueline Hilary|Trustee|Whole year|Resolution<br>passed<br>at<br>a<br>properly convened meeting of<br>the charitytrustees.|
||Cedric De Souza|Trustee|Appointed 24/05/2024|Resolution<br>passed<br>at<br>a<br>properly convened meeting of<br>the charitytrustees.|
||Peter Williams|Trustee|11/05/2023 – 31/03/2024<br>Resigned 24/05/2024|Resolution<br>passed<br>at<br>a<br>properly convened meeting of<br>the charitytrustees.|



– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

Director name N/A 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|Trustee name|Dates acted if not for whole<br>year||
|---|---|---|
|N/A|||



Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held N/A in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

There are none. 

Declarations Signature(s) _____________________________________ Full Name(s) Christopher Elkins Position Trustee Date __/11/2025 



## **The Beehive CIO** 

Charity number: 1191705 Company number: CE023976 

## **ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD** 

Period Start date: 01/04/2024 Period End date: 31/03/2025 

## **Statement of financial activities (including summary income and expenditure account)** 

The Beehive CIO has not traded during the period stated above and there has been no income or expenditure. 

## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2025** 

The Beehive CIO as at 31 March 2025 has no assets, liabilities or Funds. 

## _**The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.**_ 

_**The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.**_ 

_**The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.**_ 

_**These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.**_ 

|Approved by the board of directors on behalf of the board<br>by a director of the company|Print Name|Date of<br>approval<br>dd/mm/yyyy|
|---|---|---|
||Christopher Elkins||



