The Cheshire Beekeepers' Association

Analysis

The Cheshire Beekeepers' Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crewe. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cheshire Beekeepers' Association reported income of £74k and spending of £71k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £42k to £74k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Cheshire Beekeepers' Association sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Environmental Trust (£74k), Great Western (SVR) Association (£74k) and Philip Wayre Upland Trust (£73k).