Bees for Development

Analysis

Bees for Development is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Monmouthshire. It was registered in March 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Bees for Development reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2025, income grew from £212k to £1.1m (+428%), an average of +130% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 755%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bees for Development sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (£1.1m), Jewish Training Academy for Girls (Jtag) Ltd (£1.1m) and It's a Penalty (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 57%, charitable activities 38% and investments 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £91k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £649k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.