|

Find that Charity

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1086179 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1086179 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Description

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.

Also known as

  • Alpha International
  • Alpha
  • The Marriage Course

CCEW Charity number

1086179

Company number

04157379

Registered

Postcode

SW7 1JA

Website

alpha.org

Domain

alpha.org

Latest income

£16,821,669 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Alpha International

GB-CHC-1086179

Locations

Back to contents

Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Argentina
  • Burundi
  • Brazil
  • Botswana
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Germany
  • Ecuador
  • Estonia
  • Egypt
  • Spain
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Ghana
  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • India
  • Japan
  • Kenya
  • Cambodia
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Liberia
  • Myanmar
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Nigeria
  • Nicaragua
  • Netherlands
  • Philippines
  • Rwanda
  • Singapore
  • Sierra Leone
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Uganda
  • United States
  • Viet Nam
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Registered Office in the UK

Alpha International

GB-CHC-1086179

Linked records

Back to contents

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1086179 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1086179 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Alpha International (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-03-19

Alpha International

Organisation record from Office of Scottish Charity Regulator
Last updated 2024-03-14

Alpha International

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-03-16

Alpha International

GB-CHC-1086179

Themes and activities

Back to contents

This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Religious congregations I10

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.

  • Religion RL » Christianity RL200
  • Religion RL » Religious activities RL300 » Religious ministry RL305

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Religious Activities 108
  • Other Charitable Purposes 117

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Services 306
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

Alpha International

GB-CHC-1086179

Charity financial history

Back to contents
Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2001-04-18 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 3,462,585 3,530,429
2005-12-31 4,206,249 3,994,656
2006-12-31 4,141,842 4,285,821
2007-12-31 9,040,440 5,758,600
2008-12-31 8,734,947 7,132,945
2009-12-31 7,329,186 7,124,271
2010-12-31 7,422,302 7,056,870
2011-12-31 7,658,681 7,620,097
2012-12-31 8,251,102 7,266,481
2013-12-31 9,229,314 8,670,543
2014-12-31 9,084,912 9,227,088
2015-12-31 10,388,616 9,289,526
2016-12-31 9,278,220 8,776,386
2017-12-31 9,903,192 9,845,889
2018-12-31 11,483,649 10,412,842
2019-12-31 12,535,508 12,779,779
2020-12-31 11,710,406 11,068,282
2021-12-31 13,063,662 12,158,802
2022-12-31 16,821,669 15,335,661
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Alpha International

GB-CHC-1086179

Charity people

Back to contents
2022
£
2021
£
Employees 89 89
Employees paid more than £60,000 12 13
Volunteers 100 100
Trustees 15
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Alpha International

GB-CHC-1086179

Statement of Financial Activities

Back to contents

Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 16.4 12.7
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 16.4 12.7
Income from charitable activities 0.4 0.3
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments - -
Other income 0.0 0.0
Total 16.8 13.1
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 1.1 1.0
Spending on raising funds 1.1 1.0
Grants to institutions 5.7 4.6
Other charitable activities 8.5 6.6
Charitable activities 14.2 11.2
Other spending - -
Total 15.3 12.2
Net income / (expenditure) 1.5 0.9

Alpha International

GB-CHC-1086179

Balance sheet

Back to contents

Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 9.4 9.3
Investment assets - -
9.4 9.3
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 4.7 3.4
Other current assets 2.1 1.5
6.8 4.9
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (2.3) (1.3)
Net current assets 4.5 3.6
Total assets less current liabilities 13.9 12.9
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (1.1) (1.7)
Net assets 12.7 11.2
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 2.4 1.6
Unrestricted funds 10.3 9.6
12.7 11.2

Alpha International

GB-CHC-1086179

Income from government

Back to contents
2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants - 1,302
Government grants as % of total income - 0.0%
Number of government grants - 1

Alpha International

GB-CHC-1086179

Grants received

Back to contents

View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.

Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The Joseph Rank Trust £100,000 Alpha
The Joseph Rank Trust £50,000 The Marriage Course

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

Alpha International

GB-CHC-1086179

Data sources

Back to contents

Find that Charity

Find that Charity Relationship Lookups

Last fetched from source: 2024-03-19

| Access data | Download data (csv)

Source for record links:

Companies House

Free Company Data Product

The Free Company Data Product is a downloadable data snapshot containing basic company data of live companies on the register. This snapshot is provided as ZIP files containing data in CSV format and is split into multiple files for ease of downloading.

Last fetched from source: 2024-03-16

Open Government Licence v3.0 | Access data | Download data

Source for records:

Office of Scottish Charity Regulator

Office of Scottish Charity Regulator Charity Register Download

Last fetched from source: 2024-03-14

Open Government Licence v2.0 | Access data | Download data

Source for records:

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Registered charities in England and Wales

Data download service provided by the Charity Commission

Last fetched from source: 2024-03-19

Open Government Licence v2.0 | Access data | Download data (zip)

Source for records:

Source for record links: