International Bee Research Association

Analysis

International Bee Research Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mytholmroyd. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 December 2025, International Bee Research Association reported income of £115k and spending of £60k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £106k to £115k (+8.6%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 662%. Over the whole period it spent 25% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, International Bee Research Association sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cefn Croes Wind Farm Community Trust (£115k), Woodlands Speaks (£115k) and Highbury (£115k).