Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

ALPHA COMMUNITIES 

Alpha Communities UK main objectives are the relief of poverty and advancement of public education throughout the continent of Asia and world-wide
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 22 years

www.alphacommunities.org

uk@alphacommunities.org

01243784672

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£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£1£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£1£3£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£1£0£1£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/14£1£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£1£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£3£1£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08*£15£16£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£12£14£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£7£3£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£5£6£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£8£6£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • China, Mongolia,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-70
  • BENJAMIN HONEY Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Internet Marketing Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/08/2002, number: 1093255
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/05/2001, number: 04224942
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR08: 33 days late, AR07: 20 days late,
Main office

26 WATERSIDE DRIVE
CHICHESTER
PO19 8RN

Objectives

1.THE RELIEF OF POVERTY;2.THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION;ACCORDING TO PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENT OF ASIA AND WORLDWIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ASIA AND WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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