# PRAISE BEE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1195622
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 25, 2021
- **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=1195622


## Contact

- **Address:** Hunkington Lodge, Hunkington Nurseries, Walford Heath, Shrewsbury
- **Phone:** 01939291475
- **Email:** viv.marsh@postalplants.co.uk
- **Website:** http://praisebee.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF SOLITARY BEES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WILDFLOWER MEADOWS WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING BIODIVERSITY.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY FOCUSING ON THE ROLE OF SOLITARY BEES AND WILDFLOWER MEADOWS AND THEIR IMPACT ON ECOSYSTEMS AND PROMOTING RESEARCH AND SHARING AND DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

**Activities:** UK wide promotion and multiplication of all solitary bees. Establishment of bespoke associated wild flower meadows linked in with advice for gardeners. Working with public institutions at an educational level to give the public a greater understanding of the current pollinator crisis.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £2000 | £2271 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £1000 | £0 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £7377 | £7377 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £0 | £3177 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Vivian Charles Watson Marsh** (Chair) — appointed May 15, 2019
- Lee Sanderson — appointed May 15, 2019
- Maureen Formby — appointed May 15, 2019
- Ralph Early — appointed April 7, 2025
- Rev Paul Firmin — appointed May 15, 2019