Eva Crane Trust
What it does
(i) The advancement of the science of apiology. (ii) Promoting, financing, organising and carrying on and encouraging bee research for the public benefit.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE OF APIOLOGY AND TO PROMOTE,FINANCE AND ORGANISE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT ANDTO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF BEE RESEARCH AND THE HISTORY OF BEE RESEARCH.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 April 2025, it had income of £106,385 and spent £233,443.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £106,385 | £233,443 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2024 | £95,129 | £159,854 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2023 | £72,943 | £223,845 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2022 | £82,341 | £184,208 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2021 | £115,404 | £239,041 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 8%, from £115,404 in the year to 30 April 2021 to £106,385 in the year to 30 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 219% of its income in the year to 30 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 5 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Hugh Richard JonesChair
- Dr Jozef van der Steen
- Prof Rosemary Agnes Cooper
- Prof. Dirk de Graaf
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | 28 February 2026 | Received 29 January 2026, 30 days early | Received 29 January 2026 |
| 30 April 2024 | 28 February 2025 | Received 24 January 2025, 35 days early | Received 24 January 2025 |
| 30 April 2023 | 29 February 2024 | Received 6 February 2024, 23 days early | Received 6 February 2024 |
| 30 April 2022 | 28 February 2023 | Received 4 January 2023, 55 days early | Received 4 January 2023 |
| 30 April 2021 | 28 February 2022 | Received 1 February 2022, 27 days early | Received 1 February 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1175343
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 24 October 2017
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Oct 2017
- Website
- www.evacranetrust.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.