# Scottish Beekeepers Association (SCIO)

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC009345
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Oct. 14, 1942
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC009345


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 Target Wood Drive, Inchmarlo, Banchory, Aberdeenshire
- **Postcode:** AB31 4FY
- **Website:** www.scottishbeekeepers.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

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

**What the charity does:** 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 | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £0 | £0 |  -  | 1 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £134347 | £170133 |  -  | 1 | [PDF](/sc/SC009345/files/2024-12-31-accounts.pdf) (2.3 MB) |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £129463 | £183911 |  -  | 1 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £136456 | £137011 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £140997 | £191155 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £78902 | £77070 |  -  | 0 |  |