Portsmouth and District Beekeeping Association

Analysis

Portsmouth and District Beekeeping Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in June 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Portsmouth and District Beekeeping Association reported income of £15k and spending of £15k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from October 2024 to October 2025, income fell from £37k to £15k (-61%), an average of -60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Portsmouth and District Beekeeping Association sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland (£15k), The Central Region Farmers Trust (£15k) and The Thatcham (Old Bluecoat School) Charity (£15k).