Shropshire Beekeepers Association

Analysis

Shropshire Beekeepers Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Shropshire Beekeepers Association reported income of £74k and spending of £46k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £42k to £74k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Shropshire Beekeepers Association sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bodmin Moorland Pony Rehabilitation (£74k), Frenchie and Friends Foundation (£74k) and The Irish Red Setter Rescue Charitable Trust (£74k).