01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 10 November 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £42,385
- Latest expenditure
- £26,316
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 10 Skiers Hall, Elsecar, BARNSLEY, South Yorkshire, S74 8EU
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bibba.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The overall Object of the Association is the conservation, restoration, study, selection, and improvement for the public benefit of the native honey bee of Britain and Ireland (Apis mellifera mellifera), and of near-native and locally adapted honey bees. It does this by: information, education, applied and scientific research and study, sustainable beekeeping, and conservation initiatives.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £42,385
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,316
- Fin Period Start Date
- 10 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £39,916
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,317
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £42,385
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,316
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 10 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 10 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £39,916
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,317
- 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
- 3
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BEE IMPROVEMENT & BEE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-11-10T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- BEE IMPROVEMENT & BEE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-08-02T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 273827
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 273827
- Assoc Charity Name
- BEE IMPROVEMENT & BEE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 10 Nov 2022 as amended on 23 Mar 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE OVERALL OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS THE CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, STUDY, SELECTION, AND IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE NATIVE HONEY BEE OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND (APIS MELLIFERA MELLIFERA) AND OF NEAR-NATIVE AND LOCALLY ADAPTED HONEY BEES BY:(A) THE EDUCATION OF BEEKEEPERS AND THE PUBLIC AS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NATIVE, NEAR NATIVE, AND LOCALLY ADAPTED HONEY BEES OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND, IN THE CRAFT OF BEEKEEPING AND IN SUSTAINABLE METHODS OF BEEKEEPING.(B) CARRYING OUT AND SUPPORTING APPLIED AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND STUDY INTO THE NATIVE, NEAR NATIVE AND LOCALLY ADAPTED HONEY BEES OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND, THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH TO BE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.(C) WORKING FOR THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT INHABITED BY NATIVE, NEAR NATIVE AND LOCALLY ADAPTED HONEY BEES AND OTHER POLLINATORS TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LOCAL HONEY BEE POPULATIONS AND HONEY BEE HUSBANDRY
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management