Registered charity · West Yorkshire
Harrogate and Ripon Beekeepers' Association
Harrogate and Ripon Beekeepers' Association is a registered charity (number 502757) based in West Yorkshire, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Sharon Gudgeon since 2019. Latest income £16k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 9 trustees
- Income £16k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Sharon GudgeonChair · since 2019
- Joanna KentTrustee · since 2024
- John BinksTrustee · since 2022
- Nicholas BradingTrustee · since 2018
- Rev Anton Wayne BennettTrustee · since 2020
- Richard BondTrustee · since 2018
- Ruth BowenTrustee · since 2022
- Shirley Ann BondTrustee · since 2018
- Simon Jon TreetopsTrustee · since 2020
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- www.hrbka.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1973
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£16k£15k
- 2024£21k£16k
- 2023£27k£29k
Earlier years
- 2022£23k£26k
- 2021£24k£16k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CRAFT OF BEEKEEPING AND TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF POLLINATORS ESPECIALLY BEES.
Grants received
1 grant · £2,547 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,547
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Sharon Gudgeon Chair since 2019
- Joanna Kent since 2024
- John Binks since 2022
- Nicholas Brading since 2018
- Rev Anton Wayne Bennett since 2020
- Richard Bond since 2018
- Ruth Bowen since 2022
- Shirley Ann Bond since 2018
- Simon Jon Treetops since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Sharon Gudgeon Chair since 2019
- Nicholas Brading since 2018
- Richard Bond since 2018
- Shirley Ann Bond since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- John Binks since 2022
- Nicholas Brading since 2018
- Rev Anton Wayne Bennett since 2020
- Richard Bond since 2018
- Ruth Bowen since 2022
- Simon Jon Treetops since 2020
Portfolio (3)
- Sharon Gudgeon Chair since 2019
- Joanna Kent since 2024
- Shirley Ann Bond since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 502757
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24 OCT 1972AS AMENDED ON 23 SEP 2004AS AMENDED ON 15 OCT 2019AS AMENDED ON 27 JUL 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07454 725166 · secretary@hrbka.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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