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2025-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 2025

From 1[st] January 2025 Period start date To 31[st] December 2025 Period end date

Charity name: Cumbria Beekeepers Area Association

Charity registration number: 1212102 PART A: Narrative

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 and further the craft of
beekeeping in Cumbria and the
surrounding area.’
2. ‘To advance the education of the
public in Cumbria and the
surrounding area, primarily in the
importance and role of bees and
beekeeping to the environment and
the dangers/threats bees face and
how the public can assist.’
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		 Events and training programmes designed
to raise public awareness about the value of
bees to the environment and for food
production; the threats to their existence and
strategies that can be undertaken by the
general population to combat their decline.
The service of Swarm Collection which is
available across Cumbria and provided by
CBKAA members.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 All CBKAA Trustees receive training from
experienced trustees and the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on public
benefit as part of their induction as new
trustees.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference
Para 1.38 N/A

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Policy on grant making
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment		 Para 1.38 N/A
Contribution made by
volunteers		 Para 1.38 All Trustees are volunteers and contribute to
the running, monitoring and financial
management of the charity. Members also
voluntarily support the activities of the charity
which enable it to meet its charitable
objectives. In particular these include the
management of the CBKAA web site, social
media communications and monitoring and
co-ordinating the response to the threat of
theAsian Hornet.
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 The general public and beekeepers have
been made aware of the threat to bees and
pollinators by non native invasive species
such as the Asian Hornet through the
following events which have taken place at
county level :
-July 2025 Bee Health Day (60+ attendees)
-Sept 2025 Autumn Convention (25
attendees)
-Nov 2025 Honey Show with programme of
educational talks and workshops (40+
attendees)
-Educational Programmes with schools,
Young Carers and ‘Growing Well, (a charity
which promotes mental health by teaching
its beneficiaries horticultural skills,) have
been facilitated by the sharing of expertise
and resources by CBKAA Board of Trustees
with beekeepers in the branches where
these programmes were delivered:
Whitehaven + Penrith. (277 participants)
Attendees and participants at these events
and programmes are now aware of the
value of bees to their own lives, the plants
that they can grow to provide suitable forage
and the actions that they can take to report
sightings of Asian Hornets and their nests to

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ensure that they can be effectively destroyed in order to protect the lives of bees and other pollinators. Throughout the summer and early autumn, information displays and presentations were also provided at the major rural shows and farmers’ markets across the county to raise the general public’s awareness or these issues.

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Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41 The Bee Health Day was well attended and
the feedback was very positive.
The Honey Show provided a programme
which, according to the participants was
enjoyed and valued by attendees, but there
were less people attending than was
anticipated.
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41 N/A
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41 N/A
Other N/A

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Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 The charity achieved a balanced budget and
generated a small income above its total
expenditure during the year.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 The charity has sufficient reserves which will
be needed if there is an influx of Asian
Hornets in to Cumbria which will result in the
need for training apiaries across Cumbria to
invest in protective equipment to preserve
bee colonies and the increase in the bait
traps and monitoring activities of volunteers
whose travelexpenseswill need to bemet.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £8011.63
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 N/A
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
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You may choose to include further statements		 Additional information (optional)
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 Membership subscriptions. Fundraising
activities e.g. raffles at events. Donations
from the general public at stalls where
information is provided about the Asian
Hornet .
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 N/A
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46 If the Asian Hornet and other non native
invasive species, such as the_Varrroa_and
the anticipated arrival of_Tropilaelaps_mites,
cause wide scale colony collapse, then
beekeepers will no longer keep bees and
there will be less income generated from
membersubscriptions.
Other

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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed,royalcharter)		 Para 1.25 Constitution for CIO as recommended by the
Charity Commission.
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 Trustees are elected by members at the
AGM. The eligibility of the elected individuals
are checked out against the Charity
Commission criteria.

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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees		 Para 1.51 An induction pack is provided and this is
followed up by an Induction Meeting with the
Chair and another experienced Trustee,
subject to their availability, prior to the new
trustee attending their first boardmeeting.
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51 CBKAA is the ‘umbrella’ organisation for the
five local branches which are based in
different areas of Cumbria: Penrith; Carlisle;
Whitehaven; Keswick, Cockermouth.
It is a conduit for communication between
members, branches and the British
Beekeepers Association (BBKA) The BBKA
is the national organisation for all member
beekeepers in the UK.
Relationship with any related
parties		 Para 1.51 N/A
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Cumbria Beekeepers Area Association
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1212102

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Charity’s principal address 16, Byrnes Close, Plumpton, Penrith, CA11 9PE

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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee(if any)
Stephen Barnes President
Stewart Beattie Vice President
Margaret Riches Chair
Andrew Smith Vice Chair
Clive Riches Treasurer
Debbie Keighley Secretary
Mike Harper
Robin Macleod
Pat Norris
Rob McGarvie
Charles Payne
Mark Richardson
Dominic Rhodes
Michael Ryan
Peter Weatherill
Sarah Laws

– 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

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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity 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

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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)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Date		 M Riches C N Riches
Margaret Riches Clive Nigel Riches


Chair		 Treasurer
14 March 2026
14 March 2026

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Cumbria Beekeepers Area Association Cumbria Beekeepers Area Association Cumbria Beekeepers Area Association 1212102 1212102 1212102 CC16a
For the period
from		 11/02/2025 To 31/12/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
6,552
2,084
1,263
650
2,620
910
253
27
397
1,485
1,398
17,637
-
-
-
17,637
6,222
233
120
1,112
1,332
52
25
85
23
324
92
9,620
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-
9,620
8,017
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-
8,017		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
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-		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
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-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
6,552
2,084
1,263
650
2,620
910
253
27
397
1,485
1,398
17,637
-
-
-
17,637
6,222
233
120
1,112
1,332
52
25
85
23
324
92
9,620
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9,620
8,017		 Last year
to the nearest £
Transfer fromprevious entity 6,552 -
Subscriptions - Carlisle 2,084 -
Subscriptions - Cockermouth 1,263 -
Subscriptions - Keswick 650 -
Subscriptions - Penrith 2,620 -
Subscriptions - Whitehaven 910 -
Bank interest receivable 253 -
Bank charges refunded 27 -
Donations 397 -
Bee health 1,485 -
Honeyshow / conference 1,398 -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 17,637 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
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BBKA capitation 6,222 -
Hire of rooms 233 -
Training and education - Assessment fees 120 -
Bee health 1,112 -
Honeyshow / conference 1,332 -
Zoom fee 52 -
Printingand stationery 25 -
Accountancy 85 -
Bank charges 23 -
Logo 324 -
Other costs 92 -
**Sub total ** 9,620 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
-
8,017 - - 8,017 -
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- - - - -
8,017 - - 8,017 -

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
Details
Details
Total cash funds
Details
Bank Current Account
Building Society Account
Details
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
1,412
-
6,605
-
-
8,017
-
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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asset belongs
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to nearest £
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funds
to nearest £
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(optional)
Date of
approval

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