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Buzzworks Association (Hitchin)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1166441HertfordshireEducation and training
Income£11k2025-12-31
Spending£8,938same year
Spent / received85%5-year average
Size in its cause38th pctEducation and training
Registered2016CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Buzzworks Association (Hitchin) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Buzzworks Association (Hitchin) reported income of £11k and spending of £8,938, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,900 to £11k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Buzzworks Association (Hitchin) sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plymstock & District U3a (£11k), Trinity Primary School Parent Teacher Friend Association (£11k) and Supporters of Croft School (Socs) (£11k).

Income and spending

£0£2,680£5,360£8,039£11k2021 Income: £6,9002021 Spending: £7,56220212022 Income: £6,7412022 Spending: £4,66020222023 Income: £9,3772023 Spending: £7,01420232024 Income: £9,7502024 Spending: £8,98020242025 Income: £10,7192025 Spending: £8,9382025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The aims of the association are a) to educate the public on the importance of bees to the environment and b) to promote and further the craft of beekeeping. The association helps school, youth and adult groups learn about the world of the honey bee and provides beekeeper training.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Plymstock & District U3aPlymouth£11k
Trinity Primary School Parent Teacher Friend AssociationHereford£11k
Supporters of Croft School (Socs)Sutton-In-Ashfield£11k
Dagenham Church of England Educational CentreDagenham£11k