Leicestershire and Rutland Beekeepers Association

Analysis

Leicestershire and Rutland Beekeepers Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Leicestershire and Rutland Beekeepers Association reported income of £34k and spending of £118k, spending 352% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £34k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Leicestershire and Rutland Beekeepers Association sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Lifeline Wales (£33k), Newbury and District Beekeepers Association (£34k) and Fishguard and Goodwick Cat and Dog Rescue Group (£33k).