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	Period start date				Period end date
	Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
From	01	Septe mber	2024	To	31	August	2025

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name The LACRIMA Foundation SCIO Other names charity is known by Registered charity number SC049514 Charity’s principal address International House 38 Thistle Street Edinburgh United Kingdom Postcode EH2 1EN

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Dr Vaclav Moucha
	Ms Alena Karlikova
	Mr Marian Ondruska

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Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Name	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointment
	Constitution of The LACRIMA Foundation SCIO.
	The board may at any time appoint any person to be a charity trustee - by way of a resolution passed by majority vote at a board meeting.
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects
	The advancement of environmental protection/improvement, with the main focus on the conservation and protection of honeybees by applying ancient methods of rewilding of honeybees.
	The LACRIMA Foundation develops and distributes log hives designed to support the natural behaviour of honeybees. It conducts educational outreach and awareness campaigns to promote the importance of pollinators and biodiversity. The foundation also organises workshops, community events, and partnerships with landowners and institutions to reintroduce ancient rewilding methods and restore natural bee habitats. These activities directly support the charity’s purpose of advancing environmental protection and improving conditions for honeybee conservation.

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Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period

During this financial period, the Lacrima Foundation continued to pursue its charitable purposes of advancing environmental protection and biodiversity, with a focus on honey bee conservation. The charity’s activities included ongoing research and development of log hive designs intended to replicate natural habitats for bees, along with limited pilot activity and engagement with local stakeholders. The charity also undertook awareness-raising activities to promote understanding of pollinator decline and sustainable environmental practices. Administrative and preparatory work was carried out to support future development, including exploration of materials and methods relevant to hive production. Overall, the charity’s activities during the period were consistent with its stated purposes and contributed to its longer-term objectives.

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any deficit Donated facilities and services (if any)	Money should only be kept in reserve for specific reasons. It would be prudent to keep two to three months running costs in reserve. It would also be good to have some funds in reserves to cover future outreach programme and work.
	none
	none

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Other optional information ~~EE~~

Declaration ~~EE~~

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) ~~pe~~ Full name(s) DR VACLAV MOUCHA Position (e.g. Chair) Chair Date 01/05/2026

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