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Registered charity · No. 207478

Alpine Garden Society

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Alpine Garden Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about Alpine Garden Society?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£361,707
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£312,368
Registered charity number
207478
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Avon Bank
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Alpine Garden Society (number 207478) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Alpine Garden Society do?

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.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Alpine Garden Society

Answers Alpine Garden Society gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Alpine Garden Society's highest-paid staff paid?

Alpine Garden Society's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Does Alpine Garden Society receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Alpine Garden Society. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Alpine Garden Society reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Alpine Garden Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Alpine Garden Society's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Ags
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Denmark

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Alpine Garden Society registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for Alpine Garden Society yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Alpine Garden Society. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Alpine Garden Society a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Alpine Garden Society as a registered charity (number 207478) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Alpine Garden Society's charity number?
Alpine Garden Society's charity number is 207478. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 207478?
Search 207478 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Alpine Garden Society do?
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.
Does Alpine Garden Society have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Alpine Garden Society. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Alpine Garden Society?
Alpine Garden Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.alpinegardensociety.net. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Alpine Garden Society's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Alpine Garden Society's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Alpine Garden Society?
The register does not record Alpine Garden Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Alpine Garden Society's trustees paid?
Alpine Garden Society's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Alpine Garden Society registered as a charity?
Alpine Garden Society was entered on the register on 22 September 1962.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.