# BEES FOR DEVELOPMENT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1198116
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 2, 2022
- **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=1198116


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 St. Mary's, Street, MONMOUTH, Monmouthshire
- **Postcode:** NP25 3DB
- **Phone:** 01600614382
- **Email:** info@beesfordevelopment.org
- **Website:** www.beesfordevelopment.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES USING HABITAT RESTORATION AND THE CRAFT OF BEEKEEPING; AND(B) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE AND CRAFT OF SUSTAINABLE BEEKEEPING AND THE ROLE OF BEES IN MAINTAINING BIODIVERSITY.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

**Activities:** Supporting bees and beekeepers in the developing world: to alleviate poverty, develop sustainable livelihoods, and maintain biodiversity. This is a new CIO structure for the charity Bees for Development previously registered as The Troy Trust ( 1078803) where the charity's past accounts and annual reports can be found.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- India
- Malawi
- Peru
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | £1119195 | £1167155 | £882998 | 10 |
| April 30, 2024 | £1812256 | £1036293 | £930958 | 9 |
| April 30, 2023 | £211929 | £56934 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Suzanne Shaw** (Chair) — appointed March 2, 2022
- Catherine Margaret Cooper — appointed March 2, 2022
- Gladstone Solomon — appointed Feb. 6, 2024
- Loic Fossiez — appointed Jan. 19, 2024
- Megan Denver — appointed Aug. 26, 2025
- Michael Krefta — appointed March 2, 2022
- Ole Hertz — appointed Feb. 6, 2024
- PAUL BERNARD SMITH — appointed March 2, 2022