Alpine Garden Society

Registered charity 207478 · since 1962alpinegardensociety.net·United Kingdom·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The Society's grants fit projects and study linked to alpine plants and its education, conservation and cultivation objectives, and its stated focus is the UK.
Anyone may apply, and its Small Project Conservation Grant, Travel Grant and Hendry Grant are all open to anyone, so no group is excluded in the information given.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so there is no set deadline to wait for.
The annual report gave no readable grants figure and no grant range is stated, so ask the Society about likely amounts before setting a request size.
Affiliated Local Groups can seek help with the cost of speakers or equipment, which may suit a small group that is already linked to the Society.

Overview

Alpine Garden Society is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 207478).

The Alpine Garden Society is a charity registered in England and Wales (charity number 207478) that exists to further knowledge of alpine plants and to gather and share particulars of their cultivation and the conditions under which they grow in nature. It aims to celebrate this group of plants and help people enjoy them in their own gardens. It makes grants for travel, study, scientific or educational purposes and relevant conservation initiatives, including its Small Project Conservation Grant, Travel Grant and Hendry Grant. It has 42 Affiliated Local Groups spread around the UK.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 31 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Society makes grants for travel, study, scientific or educational purposes, and relevant conservation initiatives. Its Small Project Conservation Grant, Travel Grant and Hendry Grant are open to anyone to apply for, with criteria centred on its charitable objectives of promoting education, conservation and cultivation. It also supports its affiliated Local Groups, with grants available to help meet the cost of speakers or equipment. This combines grants for projects and study with practical support for local groups, in line with the Society’s alpine-plant education, conservation and cultivation objectives.

Themes

Education
Conservation
Cultivation

Geographic Focus

UK.

How to apply

Who can apply:

Anyone may apply for these grants.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The Society centres criteria on its charitable objectives of promoting education, conservation and cultivation.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom

Similar funders

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 August 2021	£257,817	£403,630	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022	£261,734	£447,143	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023	£411,493	£608,870	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 August 2024	£220,749	£380,032	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2024
year to 31 August 2025	£361,707	£312,368	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2025

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.