Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY ESSEX GROUP

Advancing the knowledge & cultivation of alpine plants in Essex area
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£3£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£2£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£2£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

arjones678@gmail.com

01787 310546

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

  • RAYMOND WALTER DREW
  • RUTH ELEANOR JONES Appointed: 2012
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/12/2003, number: 1101262
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR06: 12 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY EPPING FOREST GROUP on 23/07/2024
Main office

THE BEECHES
5 Ballingdon Gardens
SUDBURY
CO10 2BA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, CULTIVATION AND PROPAGATION OF ALPINE PLANTS THROUGH STUDY, MEETINGS, PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, SHOWS, DISPLAYS, PLANT EXCHANGES AND VISITS TO COLLECTIONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. RAWRETH. ESSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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