ALPHA INTERNATIONAL

Charity number: 1086179
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£20,646,016

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Donations and legacies £19.23m
Charitable activities £1.37m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £0
Other £47.55k

Total expenditure:
£20,638,338

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Raising funds £1.12m
Charitable activities £19.51m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £1.12m
Charitable expenditure £19.51m
Retained for future use £7.68k

People

95 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

100 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 2
£70k to £80k 5
£80k to £90k 3
£120k to £130k 1
£130k to £140k 1
£150k to £200k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • 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
  • Trinidad And Tobago
  • Uganda
  • United States
  • Vietnam
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 April 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
REVEREND NICKY GUMBEL Chair
THE CHURCH RENEWAL TRUST
Received: On time
Rev John Alexander Kirkpatrick Millar Trustee 21 August 2023
None on record
Rev Stephen Foster Trustee 25 July 2023
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ALDATES, OXFORD
Received: On time
ALDATE'S COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION !NITIATIVES LTD
Received: On time
ST ALDATES PAROCHIAL CHARITY
Received: On time
Angelina Hutchinson Trustee 24 July 2023
None on record
Fopefoliwa Adelowo Trustee 25 September 2022
None on record
Rev James Matthew Mallon Trustee 09 September 2022
None on record
Rev Richard Michael Coates Trustee 24 March 2022
THE CHURCH RENEWAL TRUST
Received: On time
ST MELLITUS COLLEGE TRUST
Received: On time
ST PAUL'S THEOLOGICAL CENTRE
Received: On time
Andre Joseph Trustee 26 May 2021
None on record
Kathleen Wai Lin Chew Trustee 29 April 2020
ST PAUL'S THEOLOGICAL CENTRE
Received: On time
Robert Lee Gruenewald II Trustee 29 April 2019
None on record
Rev AL GORDON Trustee 24 September 2016
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEST HAM
Received: On time
HACKNEY PARISH ALMSHOUSES CHARITY
Received: On time
DATO SEOK HONG YEOH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £12.54m £11.71m £13.06m £16.82m £20.65m
Total expenditure £12.78m £11.07m £12.16m £15.34m £20.64m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £135.60k £1.30k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £11.24m £11.08m £12.71m £16.37m £19.23m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £1.27m £485.67k £334.02k £447.86k £1.37m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other £27.75k £143.96k £20.61k £5.46k £47.55k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £26.62k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £12.02m £10.05m £11.20m £14.21m £19.51m
Expenditure - Raising funds £755.05k £1.02m £954.89k £1.12m £1.12m
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £0 £21.52k £172.03k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £4.62m £5.73m £8.61m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £9.03m £8.88m £9.31m £9.37m £8.48m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £4.55m £4.84m £4.89m £6.83m £6.56m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £4.03m £3.48m £3.00m £3.46m £2.27m

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 December 2023 28 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On time
Annual return 31 December 2019 20 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 20 October 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/02/2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/12/2011

Charitable objects

(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

Area of benefit

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

WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
Holy Trinity Brompton
Brompton Road
LONDON
SW7 1JA
Phone:
02070520200
Email:
CEO@alpha.org
Website:

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