The Bee Friendly Trust

Analysis

The Bee Friendly Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Bee Friendly Trust reported income of £120k and spending of £134k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £208k to £120k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Bee Friendly Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forest of Selwood (£120k), The South London Botanical Institute (£120k) and The Friends of Ashdown Forest (£120k).