2021-12-31-accounts

St Albans & District Beekeepers Association (cio)

Registered Charity Number 1193448

Report and Accounts for the period of February 8th to December 31st 2021

Trustees report for the period of February 8th to December 31st 2021

Management

Those involved in managing St Albans & District Beekeepers Association during the period specific to this report.

		Trustee	Executive Committee Role	Executive Committee Role
Julian Grifths				X Chair
Stuart white			X	Secretary
Les Riley		X	X	Treasurer, Membership &
Chair of				Trustees
Alison Fraser		X	X	Co-Opted
Andrew Price		X	X	Co-Opted
Andrew Crossley			X	Training & Education
Alison Holloway	`			X Events Co-
Coordinator
Kyle Riley			X	Social Media
Richard Peterson			X	Apiary Manager (Prae
Wood)
Adrian Small			X	Apiary Manager (Oaklands)
Richard Grimwade			X	Out Apiaries Support
Luke Adams			X
Patrick Maxwell				X
Caroline Williams			X	Co-Opted
Michael Abbott				X

Independent Examiner: Thomas Meadows Bankers; Lloyds Bank

Incorporation & Objectives

St Albans & District Beekeepers Association was incorporated as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (cio) with the Charity Commission on 8th February 2021. It was established in order to assume the role formally undertaken by the Hertfordshire Beekeepers Association - St Albans & District Beekeepers ("Closing Charity"), an unincorporated charity. St Albans & District Beekeepers became a "Affiliated Local Association" (ALA) of Hertfordshire Beekeepers Association (cio) & was endowed with an initial capital by the closing charity equal to the assets then held.

Upon the AGM of St Albans & District Beekeepers Association held on 24th January 2020, it was agreed by the membership to become a CIO registered charity. It commenced this role on 8th February 2021 & was endowed with an initial capital then held by the formally known St Albans & District Beekeepers Association.

The objectives of the St Albans & District Beekeepers Association (cio) as set out in its constitution, are:

To

(i) To promote & further the craft of beekeeping

(ii) To advance the education of the public in the importance of bees in the environment

Activities

Activities in 2021 have necessary been severely limited by the constraints imposed by government in response to Covid 19. We were able to hold a beginners course spring via zoom, we were also able to attend 3 public events:

1. open day at Hixberry Community Gardens

2. Oaklands Field to Fork

3. Berkhamstead Climate Action Week.

We were able to hold 2 social events for members in November & December 2021 under the current guidance of imposed government restrictions at that time.

All other activities such as public events/fairs, social events were cancelled during restrictions imposed by government throughout the year.

Membership

St Albans & District Beekeepers Association (cio) is an Affiliated Local Association (ALA) of Hertfordshire Beekeepers Association. (Registered charity No 1184776)

1st Annual General Meeting

The 1st annual general meeting of St Albans & District Beekeepers Association (cio) was held on 4th March 2022, when all 3 of the Founding Trustees stepped down as set out in the constitution.

St Alban5 & District Beekeepers Assoclation {cio) I report on the accounts of St Albans & District Beekeepers Association for the year end 31st December 2021 IA¢count51. Respectlve responslbllltles of trustees and examlner As trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts, It is rny responsibllty to State whether partlcular matters have come to my attentlon. Basls of Independent emamlner's rÈport My examination include5 a revlew of the accounting records kept by St Albans & District Beekeepers A550ciation and a comparison of the Accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the Accounts, & seekin8 explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The proceduros undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and con3equently i do not expres5 an audlt opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent Examlner's Staternent In connettlon wlth my examinatk)n. no matter has come to my attention l) whlch glves me reasonable Cause to belleve that in any material respect the requirements to lal keep accounting records and (bl prepare accounts whlch accord wlth the accounting records have not been met." or 21 to which in my opinion attentlon should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding ofthe Accounts to be reached. Thomas Meadows Independent Examlner 2410212022 10 Monks Horton Way, St Albans, Herts. ALI 4HA

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