Finance Score: -20
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -26 ?

URBAN BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION 

Organisation for Bee Keepers to network and improve their skills.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 3 years
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • This charity appears to be dormant

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
05/04/20*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a3
05/04/19*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a4
05/04/18*£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

07877751418

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Animal welfare
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/04/2017, number: 1172577
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR20: 65 days late, AR19: 5 days late, AR18: 70 days late,
Main office

9 Kingsland Road
BIRKENHEAD
CH42 9NN

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CRAFT OF BEEKEEPING AND THE VALUE AND PRACTICE OF BEEKEEPING IN MAINTAINING A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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