Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

BIODIVERSITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SOCIETY (BEES)

Biodiversity and Environmental Education Society (BEES) charity is offering the UK's first comprehensive nature guide training course. The course will be taught outdoors and online covering topics in natural and human sciences. We aim to open broadly to the adult public and minimise cost to participants. It will run initially in Suffolk and Norfolk, with accredited nature guide certification.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/23£0£2£-1
31/12/22£0£2£-1
31/12/21£8£5£4
31/12/20£2£1£1
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

https://www.beeanatureguide.org.uk

info@beeanatureguide.org.uk

07941674227

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

  • DAVID CAMMAERTS Appointed: 2019
  • DR ANNELOES MARTINSEN (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • DR LEE NORMAN FLETCHER Appointed: 2020
  • LAURA BENSTEAD Appointed: 2023
  • SAM ROGERS Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/02/2020, number: 1187828
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

10 REDSHANK CLOSE
HAVERHILL
CB9 0PB

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ALL ASPECTS OF NATURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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