CHARITY COMMISSION
| FOIR ENGLAND AND WALES
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Section A
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I reFQrt to the trust￿5 on my examination of the accounts of the above
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As the chantys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordan￿ ¥￿th the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(the Acr}.
Responsibilities and
basis of report
I report in respect of my examinatson of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out rny examination. I
have followed all the applicable Direth'ons given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515)(b) of the ACL
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I have completed my exa
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come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
disclosed below'l which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
the accounting records We￿ not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act", or
the accounts did not accord V￿th the accounting records.. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conceming the fom and content of aco)unts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Rep)rts} Regulations 2CQ8 other than any requirement
that the aco)unts give a 'true and fairf view whi¢h is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
IER
Oct 2018

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Address:
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Section B
Disclosure
Qnly complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern
(see CC32. Independent examination of tharity ac£ounts.' directions and
guidan￿ for examiners).
Give here brief detalls of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018

|||**GBKA**|**Accounts**|**February 2024-September 2024**|**February 2024-September 2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Receipts**||||**Payments**||
|||||||
|Gift Aid||||Gift Aid to Branches||
|Subscriptions|£19,603.75|||BBKA Subscriptions|£15,019.50|
|Grants/Donations|£35.00|||Admin|£27.20|
|Shows/Public Events||||Shows/Public Events|£1,706.75|
|Auction|£6,908.38|||Auction|£6,314.99|
|Social Events||||Stripe Refund|£459.98|
|TrainingCourses||||Training||
|Interest|£115.64|||Venue Hire|£40.00|
|Miscellaneous|£207.00|||Communication||
|||||Insurance||
|||||Speakers Fees|£1,181.64|
|||||Exam Costs|£225.00|
|||||Legal Fees|£3,132.00|
|||||Donations/Grants||
|||||Miscellaneous|£635.33|
|||||||
|**Total**|**£26,869.77**|||**Total**|**£28,742.39**|
|||||||
|||||||
|**Surplus**|**-£1,872.62**|||||
|||||||
|**Bank Reconciliation**||||||
|||||||
|Assets 30/01/24|£27,007.84|||||
|Deficit|-£1,872.62|||||
|Assets 30/09/24|**£25,135.22**|||||





## **Gloucestershire Beekeepers Association** 

## **Treasurer’s Report - February 2024-September 2024** 

As you can see from the Accounts, we had a deficit of £1,877.62  in the reporting period. This is entirely due to the £3,132.00 we spent on legal fees changing our Constitution to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. This effectively required us to produce a new Constitution reflecting the current organisation of GBKA and we are now well set up for any future developments. 

We also ran a very successful Auction producing a financial return of around £600. As well as this financial return, the Auction provided an opportunity for beekeepers to sell and buy essential kit, and to meet and discuss bees. In total we had almost 60 buyers bidding to buy 348 different lots. Well done Bernie and his team of helpers. 

We finish the year with over £25,000 in the bank so we are a strong financial position. 

On a personal note, can I thank Lester and especially Cherry for their assistance in my first year as Treasurer. 

David Miller, Treasurer