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Scottish Beekeepers Association (SCIO)

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC009345
Status
Active
Registered
Oct. 14, 1942
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
2 Target Wood Drive
Inchmarlo
Banchory
Aberdeenshire
AB31 4FY

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

We represent, educate, assist, inform, insure and bring together over 1500 beekeepers in Scotland. We promote interest in honey bees and beekeeping to the general public, for example by running the Honey Tent at the Royal Highland Show. The Honey Tent is one of the RHS’s most popular attractions, drawing in around 8000 visitors daily over the 4 days of the show.

Objectives: The organisation's purposes are to support honeybees and beekeepers, to improve the standard of beekeeping, and to promote honeybee products in Scotland through: 4.1 The advancement of education in relation to the craft of beekeeping. 4.2 The advancement of the heritage, culture and science of beekeeping. and 4.3 The advancement of environmental protection by conservation of the honeybee.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Midlothian
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees Accounts
Dec. 31, 2025 £0 £0 1
Dec. 31, 2024 £134,347 £170,133 1 PDF 2.3 MB
Dec. 31, 2023 £129,463 £183,911 1
Dec. 31, 2022 £136,456 £137,011 -
Dec. 31, 2021 £140,997 £191,155 -
Dec. 31, 2020 £78,902 £77,070 -