BEES ABROAD

Charity number: 1108464
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We promote the craft of locally appropriate beekeeping in the developing world to enable our project participants to generate income to enhance their livelihoods, alleviate poverty and improve their quality of life. We promote methods of beekeeping which support the environment, improve crop pollination and only use locally sourced materials.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £154,531
Total expenditure: £162,332

People

12 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Nepal
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 March 2005: Standard registration
  • 04 September 2023: Funds received from 1029476 INNER WHEEL CLUB OF FOLKESTONE BENEVOLENT FUND
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BEES ABROAD UK LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
05333054 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Ridler Chair 26 April 2015
None on record
Peter George Trustee 10 March 2025
HAMPSHIRE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Bhagyashree Mandke Trustee 10 March 2025
None on record
Tina Grear Trustee 10 March 2025
None on record
Nicole Vettise Trustee 10 March 2025
None on record
Daniel Farnum Peck III Trustee 10 March 2025
None on record
Katharine Arlette Thoday Trustee 10 March 2025
None on record
Evans Chelal Trustee 10 March 2025
None on record
Boluwaji Durogbola Trustee 01 September 2024
None on record
Andrew MacCormack Trustee 16 May 2020
MARR-MUNNING TRUST
Received: On time
ENTERPRISE FOR DEVELOPMENT
Received: On time
John Daffern Trustee 07 April 2019
THE HERTFORDSHIRE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION [CIO]
Received: On time
HERTFORD AND WARE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION
Received: On time
Neil Andrew Brent Trustee 21 April 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £109.84k £93.62k £116.00k £183.35k £154.53k
Total expenditure £119.90k £108.49k £117.75k £154.51k £162.33k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 10 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 10 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 September 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 17 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 17 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 17 September 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 17 September 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14 JAN 2005 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 19 DEC 2016

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN ANY PART OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CRAFT OF BEEKEEPING.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
Bees Abroad
The Keepers
Symn Lane
WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE
Gloucestershire
GL12 7BD
Phone:
07942815753
Email:
info@beesabroad.org.uk
Website:

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