Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Gov Income
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY

To promote an interest in all aspects of alpine plants, their cultivation in rock gardens and plant conservation in natural habitats. We are a membership organisation, publish a quarterly Journal for members, operate a seed exchange, make awards available for horticultural study, operate botanical tours for members to see plants in their natural habitats and publish alpine plant information.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
31/08/23	*	£411	£609	£-197	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£262	£447	£-185	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£258	£404	£-146	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£469	£633	£-164	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£612	£791	£-178	£349	£2,826	£2,613	39.7	5	250
31/08/18		£599	£710	£-110	£329	£3,011	£2,801	47.3	5	0
31/08/17		£601	£704	£-103	£336	£3,056	£2,853	48.6	4	0
31/08/16		£669	£713	£-45	£373	£2,917	£2,729	45.9	4	0
31/08/15		£540	£523	£17	£235	£2,722	£2,541	58.4	4	0
31/08/14		£720	£728	£-8	£405	£2,668	£2,482	40.9	3	0
31/08/13		£353	£429	£-76	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/12		£469	£521	£-52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/11		£593	£683	£-90	£151	£2,271	£2,116	37.2	3	0
31/08/10		£640	£611	£29	£214	£2,319	£2,171	42.6	4	0
31/08/09		£471	£533	£-63	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/08		£455	£499	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/07		£436	£465	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/06		£449	£464	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/05		£305	£305	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/04		£312	£321	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 62 years

www.alpinegardensociety.net

ags@alpinegardensociety.net

01386554790

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Denmark, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID JAMES MORRIS (Chair) Appointed: 2017

DIANE CLEMENT Appointed: 2020

DR ROBERT AMOS Appointed: 2021

GAIL DEVRIES Appointed: 2019

MARTIN KEITH ROGERSON Appointed: 2016

MATHEW JEFFERY Appointed: 2023

PROFESSOR JOHN GALLOWAY

PETER LIVERMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Horticulturist

THOMAS FREETH Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 207478

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 60 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY (NORTHAMPTON) GROUP on 31/03/2022

Main office

A G S CENTRE
AVON BANK
PERSHORE
WORCS
WR10 3JP

Objectives

TO FURTHER THE KNOWLEDGE OF ALPINE PLANTS; TO GATHER AND DISSEMINATE PARTICULARS OF THEIR CULTIVATION AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THEY GROW IN NATURE; TO HOLD SOWS OF ALPINE PLANTS AND GIVE ADVICE CONCERNING THEM; TO ARRANGE TOURS AND VISITS; TO ORGANISE MEETINGS; AND GENERALLY TO UNDERTAKE IN ACTIVITIES THAT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE SOCIETY IS CONSTITUTED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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