Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

ALPHA INTERNATIONAL 

The advancement and propagation of the Christian Gospel and the promotion of teaching on all aspects of the Christian life and faith in accordance with Biblical principles. This includes the development of and making available the Alpha Course and its related ministries.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 23 years

www.alpha.org

CEO@alpha.org

02070520200

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£16,822£15,336£1,486£1,124£12,746£10,3488.189100
31/12/21£13,064£12,159£905£955£11,204£9,5889.589100
31/12/20£11,710£11,068£642£1,018£10,241£8,6129.386100
31/12/19£12,536£12,780£-244£755£9,545£8,7288.2103100
31/12/18£11,484£10,413£1,071£577£9,736£8,6039.9103100
31/12/17£9,903£9,846£57£703£8,612£8,33310.21070
31/12/16£9,278£8,776£502£777£8,502£8,017111080
31/12/15£10,389£9,290£1,099£683£7,968£7,3729.51110
31/12/14£9,085£9,227£-142£455£7,242£6,6648.71160
31/12/13*£9,229£8,671£559£454£7,384£6,6609.21110
31/12/12£8,251£7,266£985£308£6,826£6,0229.91080
31/12/11£7,659£7,620£39£231£5,841£5,4698.61200
31/12/10£7,422£7,057£365£191£5,803£5,5719.51140
31/12/09£7,329£7,124£205£103£5,437£5,33491050
31/12/08£8,735£7,133£1,602£82£5,232£1,6522.81020
31/12/07£9,040£5,759£3,282£131£3,630£1,4163920
31/12/06£4,142£4,286£-144£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£4,206£3,995£212£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£3,463£3,530£-68£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 8.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 89 employees
  • 100 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Argentina, Botswana, Brazil, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Rwanda, Scotland, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Throughout England And Wales, Trinidad And Tobago, Uganda, United States, Vietnam, Zambia, ....more

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Joseph Rank Trust - Alpha
£100,000 14/07/2023
To fund the mission outreach
Joseph Rank Trust - The Marriage Course
£50,000 22/10/2019
To fund the remake of the courses

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 30-84
  • ANDRE JOSEPH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Investment Analyst
  • GABRIELLA HELLAND Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer And Co-Founder
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/04/2001, number: 1086179
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/02/2001, number: 04157379
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR13: 20 days late,
Main office

Holy Trinity Brompton
Brompton Road
LONDON
SW7 1JA

Objectives

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROPAGATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL THROUGHOUT THE WORLD (B) THE PROMOTION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD OF TEACHING ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE AND FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES (C) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF LOCAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER OR BY REASON OF HUNGER, DISEASE, SICKNESS OR THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES (D) THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND INSTITUTIONS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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