NATURAL BEEKEEPING TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 25 January 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £8,130
Latest expenditure: £8,782
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2 Berkley Gardens, FROME, BA11 2AT

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.naturalbeekeepingtrust.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

THE NATURAL BEEKEEPING TRUST AIMS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABLE BEEKEEPING WHICH IS DETERMINED BY OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE ESSENTIAL NEEDS OF THE BEES. THE FOUNDERS OF THE TRUST BELIEVE THAT ENCOURAGING BEE GUARDIANSHIP AS WELL AS FOSTERING AN INTEREST IN ORGANIC/BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE AND GARDENING WILL MAKE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO ENSURING THE LONG TERM HEALTH OF THE HONEYBEE.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £8,130
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,782

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,116
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,110

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £14,491
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,388

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £26,496
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,095

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £10,920
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,747

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £14,491
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,388
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £26,496
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,095
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £10,920
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,747
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: NATURAL BEEKEEPING TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-01-25T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 17 DECEMBER 2010
Charitable Objects: 1. COLLECTION AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON BEE-APPROPRIATE METHODS OF KEEPING AND CARING FOR BEES, INCLUDING HIVE TYPES, CREATION OF HABITATS AND GENERAL INFORMATION ON BEES2. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEEKEEPERS TO EXCHANGE SUCH INFORMATION AND TO EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HIVES AND KEEPING METHODS3. COLLECTING AND PROVIDING INFORMATION ON METHODS OF TREATMENT FOR BEE DISEASES4. PROVIDING OR FACILITATING EDUCATIONAL COURSES AND WORKSHOPS ON BEES AND BEEKEEPING WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BEE-APPROPRIATE METHODS
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL