2022-12-31-accounts

BISHOP’S STORTFORD BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION

Registered Charity No: 1192150

Report and Accounts for the period from 1[st] January to 31[st] December 2022

Bishop’s Stortford Beekeepers Association (“BSBKA”)

Report of the Trustees for the period from 1[st] January to 31[st] December 2022

Management

Those involved in managing BSBKA during the period were as follows

Trustees:

• John Palombo

• Andrew Crossley

• John Dockerill

• Simon Rice

• Robert Croft (appointed 4[th] April 2022)

Executive Committee:

• John Palombo Chair

• Kate Walker Pay Secretary

• Alan Gardiner Treasurer

• Philip Smart Assistant Treasurer

• Andy Crossley Membership

• Alison Shaw Training

• Jean Johnson Events

• Allison Evans Swarm Coordinator

• John Palombo Jenkins Lane Apiary Manager

• Simon Rice Westland Green Apiary Manager

Incorporation and Objectives

BSBKA was incorporated as a charitable incorporated organisation and registered with the Charity Commission on 4[th] November 2020. It superseded an unincorporated charity with the same name and took over the assets of that previous body.

The objectives of BSBKA, as set out in its constitution are to promote and further the craft of beekeeping within the area defined broadly as the town of Bishop’s Stortford and its surrounding villages and countryside (“area”) and to advance the education of the public within the area in the importance of bees in the environment.

Affiliations

BSBKA is affiliated to the Hertfordshire Beekeeping Association (“HBKA”), which in turn is an Area Association of the British Beekeepers Association (“BBKA”).

Activities

After the last few years being heavily impacted by Covid, it was good to get back to a relatively normal beekeeping season in 2022.

• In the spring we held a well-attended Beginner’s Beekeeping course. As well as several intermediate training sessions.

• We held a full set of monthly evening meetings for all members with a wide selection of lively talks.

• Throughout the summer we held practical training sessions for new and developing beekeepers at our Association Apiary.

• 2022 was a relatively quiet year for bee swarms. Nevertheless, we continued to provide a free swarm collection service in the Bishop’s Stortford area.

• We attended the Bishops Stortford Town Carnival and displayed live bees in an observation hive, which, as ever, provided a great tool to educate the public on the importance of bees and how they live.

Over the summer we continued the development of our Association Apiary at Jenkins Lane, ably supported by the Bishop’s Stortford Men’s Shed charity. In particular, we refitted our old shed with a new roof, new floor, shelving and a coat of paint, and have added storage and a new kitchen area in our new shed.

Annual General Meeting

The AGM of BSBKA will take place on 6[th] March 2023.

Bishop's Stortford Beekeepers' Association

Statement of Receipts and Payments for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 Receipts and Payments Account

CASH RECEIPTS 2022 Membership Fees £2,569.50 BDI - Beecraft/Literature - Apiary £718.50 Events:- Honey sales2 £651.05 Other income2 £612.95 Training/Education £1,680.00 Sales of Stock Purchase items £2,422.41 Donations £220.00 Miscellaneous £24.16 Gift Aid Recovery:- from HMRC £548.08 transferred from County - TOTAL CASH RECEIPTS £9,446.65 CASH PAID OUT 2022 Membership Fees for:- BBKA £1,745.50 HBKA County £174.00 BDI - Beecraft/Literature - Apiary £1,815.66 Events:- Honey sales (expenses) £283.50 Other event related payments £777.71 Training/Education £929.10 Stock Purchases for resale £2,689.30 Equipment £585.20 Insurance - General Administration £155.19 Miscellaneous £410.00 Gift Aid Recovery from County to Branches TOTAL CASH PAID OUT £9,565.16 Surplus Opening bank balance(equity from BSBKA unincorporated association) £22,782.41 Surplus -£118.51 Closing bank balance £22,663.90 Treasurer Name: Alan Gardiner Signature: Dated: 5 Jan 23 Independently verified by Name: Allan Rostron Signature: Dated: 16 Feb 23 Allan Rostron A l an Gardi ner	Year 11 £3,500.00 - - £789.50 £526.14 - £2,524.00 £2,453.00 £25,552.00 £60.00 £753.43 -
	£36,158.07
	Year 11 £1,620.50 £170.00 - - £11,945.59 £179.50 £467.50 £1,083.50 £2,491.93 - - £189.84 £915.00 -
	£19,063.36
	£5,687.70 £17,094.71 £22,782.41

1BSBKA CIO as a new legal entity commenced on 4 November 2020. The initial accounts include the period from 4 November to 31 December 2020 and the 2021 financial year to 31 December 2021

2 Post pandemic return to public event activities