Avon Beekeepers Association Registered Charity no. 271717
Trustees’ Annual Report for the Period 1st November 2021 to 31st October 2022
Objectives and Activities
Summary of the objectives of the charity set out in its governing document
The Association’s objectives are to advance the science of apiculture and to promote and foster the education of the public therein.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public beneft in relation to these objects In planning our activities for the year the trustees keep in mind the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit at our trustee meetings.
The main activities are as follows:
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ABKA stands at county shows where members of the public can find out about beekeeping and the importance of bees in the environment from practicing beekeepers,
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beginner courses for members of the public who are interested in taking up beekeeping,
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practical training for new members at one of our training apiaries,
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advanced classes for practicing beekeepers to enable them to take firstly the basic examination, and then further Module examinations run by the national beekeeping association, the BBKA, as they become more experienced,
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regular meetings and lectures by invited specialist speakers on specific aspects of beekeeping and honey bee problems,
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giving talks on beekeeping at schools, both primary and secondary, to help children’s awareness and importance of bees and other insects in the environment,
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upgrading our training apiaries to provide the best possible environment for educating our new members in practical beekeeping and, where possible, spaces for holding meetings and lectures,
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collecting honey bee swarms and while doing so helping the public to become aware of bee behaviour and their importance in the environment,
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the ABKA website (www.avonbeekeepers.org.uk), and the websites of our branches and links from BBKA website provide plenty of information on bees and beekeeping and associated events in the locality. Members are informed of forthcoming events both locally and nationally by post or email. Regular newsletters are produced to promote the importance of education for members.
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running meetings and talks via the Internet (e.g. on ‘Zoom’) where meetings at outside venues are impractical.
Many of our experienced beekeepers carry out these activities as volunteers. We also encourage young people from all backgrounds and faiths to become interested in bees and, hopefully, some will take up beekeeping as junior members of the association.
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Achievements and Performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
ABKA’s membership remained steady over the year. By the year end there were 441 BBKA Registered members, 38 Partner members, 21 Country, 2 Junior, and 5 BBKA Honorary member: total 507 (2020/2021 - 520). In addition each branch has a number of associate members who do not have bees. These are members who are considering taking up beekeeping and attend apiary meetings to gain knowledge.
Normal activities started to be resumed and a successful ABKA Spring Day School was held in April 2022.
The Association and its’ branches continue to use the online platform ‘Zoom’ to run some talks as well as committee meetings.
Financial Review
Total monetary assets at 31 October 2022 were £57,638 (2021, £47,171): £45,603 unrestricted funds after deducting designated funds specifically held for further Apiary development.
The combined unrestricted accounts for the year ended 31 October 2022 show a surplus of receipts against payments of £10,472 (2021, surplus £5,995).
Membership subscriptions remain the main source of income for the charity.
Total cash reserves of £57,638 remain at more than one year’s income from voluntary sources (£31,612) and slightly more than one year’s payments that were £47,103. This is acceptable as the expenditure is wholly within the charitable purposes of the association.
The Executive’s cash reserves have increased to £17,115 (2020/21 £15,347).
Reserves Policy
The overriding policy is to ensure that the Association and each of its branches shall end each year with a minimum level of reserves and available funds to enable each to cover the next year’s projected expenditure. The funds shall not be more than three times the minimum unless established to meet anticipated costs of improving or replacing apiary facilities by one or more branches. Unless there is such a proposal branches should not consider any further increase in subscription until funds are brought within the policy.
Subscription Rates
There was no change to BBKA capitation and ABKA capitation rates from 2020/21 into 2021/2022.
Structure, Governance and Management
The Avon Beekeepers Association (“ABKA”) was founded in 1974 and registered as a charitable trust with the Charity Commission (Registered Number 271717) in 1976. ABKA is an unincorporated association administered by an Executive Committee of officers and branch delegates (trustees) in accordance with the revised Rules of Association registered with the Charity Commission, as adopted 6 March 2004 and amended 19 March 2008.
The officers of the Executive Committee are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual
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General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Association in March and branch delegates are appointed annually at the AGMs of branches in November.
ABKA has five branches the members of which live in the local authority areas of Bath, Bristol and North Somerset and their neighbouring districts that once formed the County of Avon. In accordance with the Rules of ABKA, separate committees run each of the five branches and their committee members are elected at branch AGMs.
Reference and Administrative Details
Charity name: Avon Beekeepers Association Other name used: ABKA Registered Charity no. 271717 Charity’s principal address: 38 Currells Lane Felton Bristol BS40 9XF
Names of charity trustees who managed the charity for 2021/22 were:
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President Stephen Brain Bath Delegate Anne Rowberry
North Somerset
Chair Neil Campbell Eric Sortwell
Delegate
Hon. Gen.
Paul Moorhouse Bristol Delegate Neil Campbell
Secretary
Hon. Treasurer,
Paule Pimble
Membership Keynsham
Mark Hunter (resigned November
Sec’y & eR2 Delegate
2022)
Manager
Publications and Weston-super-
Eric Sortwell Vacant
Public Relations Mare Delegate
Education
Secretary & Rob Francis BBKA Delegate Neil Campbell
Newsletter
SWFC Delegate Anne Rowberry
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The members of the Executive Committee are the Trustees of the Charity. No branch committee member is a trustee other than the branch delegate unless elected as one of the main officers of the executive. Details of branch committees are published on the website www.avonbeekeepers.co.uk.
All communications should be addressed in the first instance to the Hon. Secretary through the ABKA website.
Professional Support
ABKA’s principal banker is CAF Bank Ltd., PO Box 289, West Malling, Kent ME19 4TA. The branches have accounts with clearing banks as follows:-
Bath – HSBC (2 accounts), Bristol – Lloyds (2 accounts), North Somerset – Lloyds (2 accounts),
Keynsham – Barclays, Weston-super-Mare – CAF
The Independent Examiner is Fiona Hale 22 Woodside Road Brislington Bristol BS4 4DP
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Avon Beekeepers Association Independent Examiner's Report to the Association’s Trustees
I Report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31[st] October 2022 set out on pages 5 to 9.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
N.B. I have not been responsible for the independent examination of the individual Branch Accounts.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Fiona Hale
FCCA
22 Woodside Road Brislington Bristol BS4 4DP
22 January 2023
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Avon Beekeepers Association Accounts for the Executive, Receipts and Payments Account for the Period 1 November 2021 to 31 October 2022 (General Fund)
| Section A. Receipts and Payments A1 Receipts 2021/22 General Total Funds 2020/21 General Total Funds Voluntary Sources Note no. £ £ £ £ Avon Membership (3) 2,375 2,513 Donations/Interest 8 0 Gift aid tax recovery Sub-total 850 3,233 743 3,256 Operating Activities Introduction and training courses Insurance 343 0 0 0 Sub-total 343 0 Total Receipts 3,576 3,256 A2 Payments Direct Charitable Expenditure BBKA and BDI 0 0 Education course costs 1,196 547 Bath & West, National and SWJCC sponsorship 0 0 Fund Raising Events Costs 0 0 Website and newsletter costs 0 0 Reimbursement for hosting ABKA AGM 0 0 Educational equipment and grants for branches 0 394 Donations to outside organisations Sub-total 400 1,596 0 941 Management & Administration Expenditure Committee meetings 0 0 General stationery, postage, telephone 0 0 Insurance Presidential chain repair Bank charges Sub-total 0 0 87 87 0 0 90 90 Professional fees Costs for legal advice 0 125 0 125 Examination of Accounts 125 125 Total Payments 1,808 1,156 Net Receipts/(Payments) for the year 1,768 2,100 Opening cash and bank balances 15,347 13,247 Closing cash and bank balances(8) 17,115 15,347 |
Section A. Receipts and Payments A1 Receipts 2021/22 General Total Funds 2020/21 General Total Funds Voluntary Sources Note no. £ £ £ £ Avon Membership (3) 2,375 2,513 Donations/Interest 8 0 Gift aid tax recovery Sub-total 850 3,233 743 3,256 Operating Activities Introduction and training courses Insurance 343 0 0 0 Sub-total 343 0 Total Receipts 3,576 3,256 A2 Payments Direct Charitable Expenditure BBKA and BDI 0 0 Education course costs 1,196 547 Bath & West, National and SWJCC sponsorship 0 0 Fund Raising Events Costs 0 0 Website and newsletter costs 0 0 Reimbursement for hosting ABKA AGM 0 0 Educational equipment and grants for branches 0 394 Donations to outside organisations Sub-total 400 1,596 0 941 Management & Administration Expenditure Committee meetings 0 0 General stationery, postage, telephone 0 0 Insurance Presidential chain repair Bank charges Sub-total 0 0 87 87 0 0 90 90 Professional fees Costs for legal advice 0 125 0 125 Examination of Accounts 125 125 Total Payments 1,808 1,156 Net Receipts/(Payments) for the year 1,768 2,100 Opening cash and bank balances 15,347 13,247 Closing cash and bank balances(8) 17,115 15,347 |
Section A. Receipts and Payments A1 Receipts 2021/22 General Total Funds 2020/21 General Total Funds Voluntary Sources Note no. £ £ £ £ Avon Membership (3) 2,375 2,513 Donations/Interest 8 0 Gift aid tax recovery Sub-total 850 3,233 743 3,256 Operating Activities Introduction and training courses Insurance 343 0 0 0 Sub-total 343 0 Total Receipts 3,576 3,256 A2 Payments Direct Charitable Expenditure BBKA and BDI 0 0 Education course costs 1,196 547 Bath & West, National and SWJCC sponsorship 0 0 Fund Raising Events Costs 0 0 Website and newsletter costs 0 0 Reimbursement for hosting ABKA AGM 0 0 Educational equipment and grants for branches 0 394 Donations to outside organisations Sub-total 400 1,596 0 941 Management & Administration Expenditure Committee meetings 0 0 General stationery, postage, telephone 0 0 Insurance Presidential chain repair Bank charges Sub-total 0 0 87 87 0 0 90 90 Professional fees Costs for legal advice 0 125 0 125 Examination of Accounts 125 125 Total Payments 1,808 1,156 Net Receipts/(Payments) for the year 1,768 2,100 Opening cash and bank balances 15,347 13,247 Closing cash and bank balances(8) 17,115 15,347 |
Section A. Receipts and Payments A1 Receipts 2021/22 General Total Funds 2020/21 General Total Funds Voluntary Sources Note no. £ £ £ £ Avon Membership (3) 2,375 2,513 Donations/Interest 8 0 Gift aid tax recovery Sub-total 850 3,233 743 3,256 Operating Activities Introduction and training courses Insurance 343 0 0 0 Sub-total 343 0 Total Receipts 3,576 3,256 A2 Payments Direct Charitable Expenditure BBKA and BDI 0 0 Education course costs 1,196 547 Bath & West, National and SWJCC sponsorship 0 0 Fund Raising Events Costs 0 0 Website and newsletter costs 0 0 Reimbursement for hosting ABKA AGM 0 0 Educational equipment and grants for branches 0 394 Donations to outside organisations Sub-total 400 1,596 0 941 Management & Administration Expenditure Committee meetings 0 0 General stationery, postage, telephone 0 0 Insurance Presidential chain repair Bank charges Sub-total 0 0 87 87 0 0 90 90 Professional fees Costs for legal advice 0 125 0 125 Examination of Accounts 125 125 Total Payments 1,808 1,156 Net Receipts/(Payments) for the year 1,768 2,100 Opening cash and bank balances 15,347 13,247 Closing cash and bank balances(8) 17,115 15,347 |
Section A. Receipts and Payments A1 Receipts 2021/22 General Total Funds 2020/21 General Total Funds Voluntary Sources Note no. £ £ £ £ Avon Membership (3) 2,375 2,513 Donations/Interest 8 0 Gift aid tax recovery Sub-total 850 3,233 743 3,256 Operating Activities Introduction and training courses Insurance 343 0 0 0 Sub-total 343 0 Total Receipts 3,576 3,256 A2 Payments Direct Charitable Expenditure BBKA and BDI 0 0 Education course costs 1,196 547 Bath & West, National and SWJCC sponsorship 0 0 Fund Raising Events Costs 0 0 Website and newsletter costs 0 0 Reimbursement for hosting ABKA AGM 0 0 Educational equipment and grants for branches 0 394 Donations to outside organisations Sub-total 400 1,596 0 941 Management & Administration Expenditure Committee meetings 0 0 General stationery, postage, telephone 0 0 Insurance Presidential chain repair Bank charges Sub-total 0 0 87 87 0 0 90 90 Professional fees Costs for legal advice 0 125 0 125 Examination of Accounts 125 125 Total Payments 1,808 1,156 Net Receipts/(Payments) for the year 1,768 2,100 Opening cash and bank balances 15,347 13,247 Closing cash and bank balances(8) 17,115 15,347 |
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| 0 1,196 0 0 0 0 0 400 |
1,596 87 125 |
0 547 0 0 0 0 394 0 |
941 90 125 |
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0 0 0 0 90 |
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0 125 |
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| 1,808 | 1,156 | |||
| 1,768 | 2,100 | |||
| 15,347 | 13,247 | |||
| 17,115 | 15,347 |
Section B. Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the General Fund at year end
B1 Monetary Assets £
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£ £ £
CAF Bank interest bearing account (8) Total for General Funds
B2 Non-Monetary Assets
Educational Assets at insured values 47 Beecraft shares valued at cost Total
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17,115 15,347
17,11 15,347
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47 47
17,16 15,394
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Combined Executive and Branches Receipts and Payments Accounts for the Period 1 November 2021 to 31 October 2022
Section A. Receipts and Payments
| Section A. Receipts and Payments | |||||||||
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| 2021/22 | 2020/21 | ||||||||
| A1 Receipts | General | Designa | Restrict | Total | Total | ||||
| Voluntary Sources Note | Funds | ted | ed | Funds | Funds | ||||
| no. | £ | Funds | Funds | £ | £ | ||||
| Membership (3) | 19,011 | £ | £ | 19,011 | 18,074 | ||||
| Associate membership | 730 | 730 | 674 | ||||||
| Members’ BDI additional colony insurance | 761 | 761 | 732 | ||||||
| Advance subscriptions for 2021/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Major Grants (4) | 6,013 | 6,013 | 0 | ||||||
| Swarms | 850 | 850 | 750 | ||||||
| Other grants and donations | 0 | 0 | 1,718 | ||||||
| Gift aid tax recovery | 4,247 | 4,247 | 3,712 | ||||||
| Sub-total | 31,612 | 0 | 0 | 31,612 | 25,660 | ||||
| Operating Activities | |||||||||
| Introduction and training courses | 10,137 | 10,137 | 6,030 | ||||||
| Advance payments for 2023 courses (5) | 1,300 | 1,300 | 540 | ||||||
| Fundraising events proceeds | 1,017 | 1,017 | 962 | ||||||
| Hire of books and equipment | 145 | 145 | 105 | ||||||
| All risks insurance | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Apiary items sold to members | 9,210 | 9,210 | 6,185 | ||||||
| Apiary honey sales | 4,140 | 4,140 | 980 | ||||||
| ABKA Reimbursement for Avon AGM | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Sub-total Income from Assets– |
25,949 | 0 | 0 | 25,949 | 14,802 | ||||
| Interest | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | |||||
| Total Receipts | 57,567 | 8 | 0 | 57,575 | 40,463 | ||||
| A2 Payments | |||||||||
| Direct Charitable Expenditure | |||||||||
| BBKA (3) | 10,181 | 10,181 | 9,629 | ||||||
| Bee Diseases Insurance | 1,712 | 1,712 | 1,720 | ||||||
| Teaching Apiary Building and Equipment | 9,515 | 9,515 | 8,298 | ||||||
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| Teaching apiary costs (6) | 4,353 | 4,353 | 4,139 | ||||||
| Educational courses costs | 8,381 | 8,381 | 1,062 | ||||||
| Educational Expenses | 2,373 | 2,373 | 768 | ||||||
| Costs at regional shows etc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Fundraising event costs | 60 | 60 | 0 | ||||||
| AGM & other meetings inc speakers costs | 439 | 439 | 40 | ||||||
| ABKA Reimbursement for Avon AGM | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Website and newsletter costs | 493 | 493 | 451 | ||||||
| Costs of apiary items for sale to members | 7,446 | 7,446 | 7,028 | ||||||
| Donations to other charities, organisations | 287 | 287 | 0 | ||||||
| Agent’s fee for site valuation | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Sub-total | 45,240 | 0 | 0 | 45,240 | 33,135 | ||||
| Management & Administration Expenditure | |||||||||
| Committee meetings | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| General stationery, postage, telephone | 3 | 3 | 5 |
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| Insurance | (7) | 1,236 | 1,236 | 617 | |||
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| Presidential chain repair | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bank Charges | 399 | 399 | 386 | ||||
| Honoraria | 0 | 0 | 100 | ||||
Professional fees |
Sub-total | 1,638 | 0 | 0 | 1,638 | 1,108 | |
| Costs for legal advice | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Examination of Accounts | 225 | 225 | 225 | ||||
| Total Payments | 47,103 | 0 | 0 | 47,103 | 34,468 | ||
| Net receipts/(payments) | for the year | 10,464 | 8 | 0 | 10,472 | 5,995 |
Avon Beekeepers Association Combined Executive and Branches Accounts (cont’d)
| 2021/2022 2020/202 1 A3 Summary of Cash and Bank Movements in Year General Funds Designa ted Funds Restrict ed Funds Total Funds Total Funds Note no. £ £ £ £ £ Opening bank and cash balances 36,143 10,464 11,028 8 0 47,171 10.,472 41,176 5,995 Excess/(shortfall) of receipts over payments Transfers between funds -1,000 1,000 0 0 9,464 1,008 10,472 Closing bank and cash balances (8) 45,607 12,036 0 57,643 47,171 |
2021/2022 2020/202 1 A3 Summary of Cash and Bank Movements in Year General Funds Designa ted Funds Restrict ed Funds Total Funds Total Funds Note no. £ £ £ £ £ Opening bank and cash balances 36,143 10,464 11,028 8 0 47,171 10.,472 41,176 5,995 Excess/(shortfall) of receipts over payments Transfers between funds -1,000 1,000 0 0 9,464 1,008 10,472 Closing bank and cash balances (8) 45,607 12,036 0 57,643 47,171 |
2021/2022 2020/202 1 A3 Summary of Cash and Bank Movements in Year General Funds Designa ted Funds Restrict ed Funds Total Funds Total Funds Note no. £ £ £ £ £ Opening bank and cash balances 36,143 10,464 11,028 8 0 47,171 10.,472 41,176 5,995 Excess/(shortfall) of receipts over payments Transfers between funds -1,000 1,000 0 0 9,464 1,008 10,472 Closing bank and cash balances (8) 45,607 12,036 0 57,643 47,171 |
2021/2022 2020/202 1 A3 Summary of Cash and Bank Movements in Year General Funds Designa ted Funds Restrict ed Funds Total Funds Total Funds Note no. £ £ £ £ £ Opening bank and cash balances 36,143 10,464 11,028 8 0 47,171 10.,472 41,176 5,995 Excess/(shortfall) of receipts over payments Transfers between funds -1,000 1,000 0 0 9,464 1,008 10,472 Closing bank and cash balances (8) 45,607 12,036 0 57,643 47,171 |
2021/2022 2020/202 1 A3 Summary of Cash and Bank Movements in Year General Funds Designa ted Funds Restrict ed Funds Total Funds Total Funds Note no. £ £ £ £ £ Opening bank and cash balances 36,143 10,464 11,028 8 0 47,171 10.,472 41,176 5,995 Excess/(shortfall) of receipts over payments Transfers between funds -1,000 1,000 0 0 9,464 1,008 10,472 Closing bank and cash balances (8) 45,607 12,036 0 57,643 47,171 |
2021/2022 2020/202 1 A3 Summary of Cash and Bank Movements in Year General Funds Designa ted Funds Restrict ed Funds Total Funds Total Funds Note no. £ £ £ £ £ Opening bank and cash balances 36,143 10,464 11,028 8 0 47,171 10.,472 41,176 5,995 Excess/(shortfall) of receipts over payments Transfers between funds -1,000 1,000 0 0 9,464 1,008 10,472 Closing bank and cash balances (8) 45,607 12,036 0 57,643 47,171 |
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| Opening bank and cash balances Excess/(shortfall) of receipts over payments Transfers between funds |
36,143 10,464 |
11,028 8 |
0 | 47,171 10.,472 |
41,176 5,995 |
| -1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9,464 | 1,008 | 10,472 | |||
| Closing bank and cash balances (8) |
45,607 | 12,036 | 0 | 57,643 | 47,171 |
Section B. Statement of Assets and Liabilities at end of the year 31/10/20
B1 Monetary Assets
Bank balances and cash funds
| Bank Current Accounts (8) Cash Total Funds (8) |
45,607 | 12,036 | 0 | 57,643 | 47,171 | |
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| 45,607 | 12,036 | 0 | 57,643 | 47,171 | ||
B2 Non-monetary Assets
| Educational Assets at Insurance Values(11) Branch Apiary Buildings Beekeeping Equipment Apiary Equipment Educational and display equipment Trophies at insured values Total Insured Assets Honey stocks (12) Bulk purchase stocks Bristol Apiary land at registration value (13) 47 Bee Craft shares valued at cost (14) Total Other Assets Total Non-monetary Assets |
163,260 48,080 16,488 18,231 21,533 |
163,260 50,080 17,413 17,361 21,533 |
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| 267,592 300 623 10,000 47 |
269,647 300 0 10,000 47 |
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| 10,970 | 10,347 | ||
| 278,562 | 279,994 |
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Avon Beekeepers Association Notes to the accounts for the period 1 November 2021 to 31 October 2022
The accompanying notes form an integral part of this Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 October 2022
1. Basis of Accounting
The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (SORP revised 2015).
2. Fund accounting
Funds held by the charity are either: -
Unrestricted general funds . These are funds that can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees. These funds are termed as General Funds within this document.
Designated funds . These are funds set aside by the trustees out of unrestricted general funds for specific purposes or projects. They may be held within the unrestricted general funds or in a separate account.
Restricted funds . These are funds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity.
Endowment funds . ABKA has no endowment funds.
3. Membership
Members’ subscriptions include branch fee, ABKA capitation, BBKA capitation and Basic BDI insurance. These can be claimed for Gift Aid tax reclaim by eligible members.
4. Grants
The total of £6,013 includes grants received by Bath (£2,150) and Bristol (£3,665)
5. Advance Payments for Educational Courses
Deposits were received for 2022 courses of £1,300 (2021 £540)
6. Teaching Apiary building and equipment/Teaching apiary costs
The total of £13,868 includes North Somerset costs of £3,041 and Bristol costs of £6,171
7. Insurance
All Risks Insurance cover is for branch apiary buildings and equipment.
8. Bank Balances
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Unadjusted Bank balances held by the branches and the ABKA Executive at 31 October 2022 were:
| 2022 2021 |
Bath North Somerse t Bristol Keyn sham W-s-M Executiv e Total General 6,456 6,768 11,593 2,26 7 1,408 17,115 £45,607 Design’d 12,034 2 £12,036 |
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| Total £18,490 £6,768 £11,595 2,26 7 £1,40 8 £17,115 £57,643 |
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| General 4,210 6,151 7,123 1,848 1,464 15,347 £36,143 Designate d 11,027 1 £11,028 |
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| Total £15,237 £6,151 £7,123 £1,84 8 £1,464 £15,347 £47,171 |
9. Each branch and the Executive plan to hold sufficient funds to meet their budgeted net outgoings for the following year but target not to hold funds in excess of approximately three year’s net outgoings.
10.ABKA Unrestricted Funds
The Executive funds increased by £1,767 on the previous year.
NON-MONETARY ASSETS
11. The branches can be confident that all their property is adequately covered by full replacement all risks insurance and at reasonable cost. Cover is with Aston Lark.
12. Honey stocks and bulk purchase stocks are not eligible for insurance cover. Nil values are attributed to hives, colonies, or very old assets.
13. Bristol’s freehold apiary site is zoned as agricultural land and was valued at £10,000 on registration in 2004. Discussions with the valuer in March 2010 indicated that there had been no material change since 2004 and the Executive consider this valuation still applies.
14. At present the executive has no assets other than Bee Craft shares.
LIABILITIES
Avon Beekeepers Association has no liabilities
The Receipts and Payments Accounts and Statements of the Assets and Liabilities relating to the year ended 31st October 2022, which are set out on the pages above are as approved by the Trustees of the Association.
Signed for and on behalf of the Trustees
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Mark Hunter ABKA Hon. Treasurer
21 January 2022
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