ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY

Charity number: 207478
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £220,749
Total expenditure: £380,032

People

8 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Denmark

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1962: Standard registration
  • 31 March 2022: Funds received from 1096589 ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY (NORTHAMPTON) GROUP
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • AGS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Robert Amos Chair 13 November 2021
None on record
SALLY PETITT Trustee 22 March 2025
THE MERLIN TRUST
Received: On time
David Keith Haselgrove Trustee 09 November 2024
None on record
beth marshall Trustee 09 November 2024
None on record
Mathew Jeffery Trustee 11 November 2023
None on record
Peter Liverman Trustee 13 November 2021
FERRING COUNTRY CENTRE LIMITED
Received: On time
Thomas Freeth Trustee 13 November 2021
None on record
PROFESSOR JOHN GALLOWAY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £468.70k £257.82k £261.73k £411.49k £220.75k
Total expenditure £633.13k £403.63k £447.14k £608.87k £380.03k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £13.44k £8.11k N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 13 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 13 June 2025 On Time
Annual return 31 August 2023 29 August 2024 60 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 29 August 2024 60 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 20 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 20 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 25 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 25 May 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 August 2020 28 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 28 June 2021 On Time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION AND RULES ADOPTED 4TH NOVEMBER 1966

Charitable objects

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.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
A G S CENTRE
AVON BANK
PERSHORE
WORCS
WR10 3JP
Phone:
01386554790
Email:
ags@alpinegardensociety.net
Website:

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