## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/08/2022 Period start date To 31/07/2023 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Praise Bee** ## **Charity registration number: 1195622** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|(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.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|We have continued to establish a wild flower
research reserve at Hunkington Moat and to
date have increased the wild flower species to
80.
Under the guidance of Historic England, we
have cleared the Moat island in readiness for
ground surveys. The first phase of aquatic wild
flower species is now being propagated for
future planting.
We continue to engage with many public bodies
and institutions, including the Shropshire
Archaeological and Historic Society.
We regularly update the charity's website with
information on how the public can help protect
and improve the environment in their gardens.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All charity trustees are aware of the Charity
Commission guidance on Public Benefit and
have taken this into account when deciding
what activities to carry out this year.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policyongrant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|We have constructed a wildflower research
reserve at Hunkington Moat and to date
have planted 80 plus wild flower species.
Under the guidance of Historic England, we
have part-dredged the medieval moated site
to both restore the history and environment
in preparation for a programme of aquatic
wild flower species to be introduced in 2024.
In the construction of the wild flower reserve,
we are creating a site of protection cover for
hedgehogs and grass snakes from the
branches that have been collected/removed.
With the aid of MoD sites, we are starting to
collect rare, indigenous solitary bees and
wasps and are now introducing them the
Hunkington Manor Moat. This work is also
being replicated with satellite wild flower
meadows that have now been constructed at
MoD Bicester, RAF Syerston and shortly at
MoD Donnington.
As a result of our bee breeding programme,
we are continuing to embark on a nation-
wide bee release programme using NHS
hospitals as bee dispersal sites.
We continue to work with the volunteers at
RAF Shawbury, planting further new wild
flower species. Through the county
Lieutenancy office, this work is being
followed by His Majesty.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
We have now created new trials grounds at
the Moat, where we hope to pioneer a new
method of wild flower seeding.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The trustees have approved the financial
statement as at 31/07/2023.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Nil| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Funding received is used for day to day
running of the charity.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Grants from military suppliers and other
donations.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustee are appointed by a resolution
passed at a meeting of the charity trustees.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the Para 1.51 charity works Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Praise Bee| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1195622| |Charity’s principal address|Hunkington Lodge, Hunkington Nurseries
Walford Heath
Shrewsbury
SY4 2HT| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Vivian Charles
Watson Marsh|Chairman||| ||Lee Sanderson|Secretary||| ||Maureen Formby|Treasurer||| ||Rev Paul Firmin|Trustee||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s)** Vivian Charles Watson Marsh **Position (eg Secretary,** Chairman **Chair, etc) Date** 17/04/2024 ||**Praise Bee**|**Praise Bee**|**Praise Bee**|**Praise Bee**|**Praise Bee**|**1195622**|**1195622**||**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||||| ||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||||||| ||**For the period**
**from**||Period start date||**To**||Period end date||| ||||8/1/2022||||7/31/2023||| ||||||||||| |**Section A Receipts andpayments**|||||||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**| ||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**| |**A1 Receipts**|||||||||| |Payment for work carried out by charity to
establish a wild flower meadow(DIO)|**2,070**||**-**||**-**||**2,070**||**-**| |Donation - Vivian Marsh|**4,850**||**-**||**-**||**4,850**||**-**| |Donation - Lamorna Stevens|**457**||**-**||**-**||**457**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**7,377**||**-**||**-**||**7,377**||**-**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||||||||| |**_Total receipts_ **|**7,377**||**-**||**-**||**7,377**||**-**| ||||||||||| |**A3 Payments**|||||||||| |Moat dredging|**4,850**||**-**||**-**||**4,850**||| |Lifebuoys,brackets & ropes|**177**||**-**||**-**||**177**||| |Public liabilityinsurance|**231**||||||**231**||| |Miscellaneous|**49**||**-**||**-**||**49**||**100**| |Establishment of wild flower meadow
expenses for DIO|**2,070**||||||**2,070**||| |Bee nests|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**57**| |Accommodation & fuel|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**871**| |Postage|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**76**| |Legal fees|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**823**| |Installation of water pipe at wild flower
reserve|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**1,250**| ||||||||||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**7,377**||**-**||**-**||**7,377**||**3,177**| ||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||||||||| |**_Totalpayments_ **|**7,377**||**-**||**-**||**7,377**||**3,177**| ||||||||||| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**- 3,177**| |**A5 Transfers between funds**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**A6 Cash funds lastyear end**|**335**||**-**||**-**||**335**||| |**_Cash funds thisyear end_ **|**335**||**-**||**-**||**335**||**- 3,177**| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**|**Details**||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| |**B1 Cash funds**|Balance in bank||||**335**||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**_Total cash funds_**||||**335**||**-**||**-**| ||(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))||||OK||OK||OK| ||||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**| ||**Details**||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| |**B2 Other monetary assets**|||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||||||||| ||**Details**||||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B3 Investment assets**|||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||||| ||**Details**||||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B4 Assets retained for the**
~~**’**~~|||||||**-**||**-**| |~~**charitys own use**~~|||||||||| ||**Details**||||**Fund to which**
**liability relates**||**Amount due**
**(optional)**||**When due**
**(optional)**| |**B5 Liabilities**|||||||**-**||| ||||||||||| |Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|Signature||||Print Name||||Date of
approval| ||||||Vivian Charles Watson Marsh||||4/17/2024|