Worcestershire Beekeepers Association
Trustees Report 2023
Objectives
We aim to advance the education of the public and our members in the craft of beekeeping and the importance of bees in the environment.
During 2023 we attended the Malvern spring garden show, the Three counties agricultural show and the Malvern autumn show where we hold our county honey show. At all these shows we sell local honey, have an observation hive with live bees and have information about bees and engage with the public about bees. At the three counties show in combination with Gloucestershire and Herefordshire Beekeeping associations we give a live bee demonstration. We also attend the Countrytastic show which is for children to learn about farming. We offer different activities for children to engage in. Making candles is popular and the observation hive is also popular.
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Worcestershire Beekeepers Association 2023
| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitation Fees | £18,859.15 | Capitation fees | £17,328.15 |
| Spring & Autumn Shows | Spring & autumn shows | ||
| Honey sales | £7,431.58 | honey sales | £6,755.10 |
| secretary expenses | £89.50 | ||
| Amazon Smile | £22.38 | prize money | £15.00 |
| judges expenses | £188.25 | ||
| Conference ticket sales | £1,022.76 | engraving trophies | £100.00 |
| card fee | £74.97 | ||
| Interest | £120.35 | ||
| Honoraria | £500.00 | ||
| Postage & stationery | £42.60 | ||
| Total | £27,456.22 | room hire | £40.00 |
| agm speaker | £70.00 | ||
| bank charges | £70.35 | ||
| AGM expenses & year book | £275.00 |
£25,548.92
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Sally AshFiD The Orehard Main Street South Littldon WRII ¥rJ WoreesteTshire Beekeepers AssoclAtS0 ldepeDdeDt Auditors Report for the YIE Dettmber 21123 out in pa8a4 1 & 2. is in respe¢t of rxaTninatsoD callitd out in acCOrdat with s.145 of the ClwJ"ties Act 2011 (he Acty. Respective RespTrDStThil?ties of Tn & Examiner The CbaTity'$ tnLStees are rwonsible for the preparntiOD of the accounts. The Cbarity's tn]sttts consider tb an auth"t is not required forthe yearunder section 144 of tbe Cbarilies Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). aud that an independent examiiiaiioD is D¢ede41 It is Tny r&stK>nsibility to= Examille the accovnts under st10 145 of the Charitie5 ACL To follow the prwedutrs laid down iu the general DirectioDs given by the Chan"ty Comi&$I0 undu Sectson 145(5)(b) of the 2011 ACL and To state whether particularmattths have ¢ome I0Y altention. Basis of ldqndellt Examiner's Ststements My examinatson w&4 Caled out in accordance with generdl Directions given by the CTrarity Commission. AD examination illcludes a review ofthe accowjting TOrdS kept by Worce5ter5hite Beekeeping Aswiation and a cotnparison of the accoullts presented with those rttorts. Its atso includes CODsidetatioD of any ll81 items or th"losutrs in the accounts, aTMI seeking explanatlODS from the tneS conc¢rning any such mattu5. The PredUreS undertaken do noi pmvide all the evidence that would be rtquired in an auth"4 and cotJ8equrntly th) opinjon is Yell as to whether the aCCOUDts p$¢nt aod f"[ vie. and the re]x)rt is limited to those tter$ set out it) the strment below. In collnection with my examinatio Mo Tnat*T has collle to my attentioJL To keep accouDting records Th a18¢¢ with 5edioD 130 of the Ch8rÉties Act and To prepare aCcOts which accord with accounting records andcomply with the ac¢omrtittg wuirements of the Charities Act have Tt been meL or 21 To wbicl in my OptnI xtteution should bE thawn in order to erthble of the accounts to be reached. Signrd-.