ALPHA INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1086179 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC042906 (OSCR)

Latest income
£21.2m
Latest spending
£18.8m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £2.36m for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven largely by restricted donations not yet spent. Free reserves stood at £2.14m, which the trustees note is below their target of two to three months' expenditure, prompting a plan to build reserves further in 2025.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £130,001 - £140,000 — above the median for charities its size (£125k)
£130K-£140k bracket - 1 — page 31
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 14
The number of employees whose total benefits (excluding pension and NI) were greater than £60K was 14 — page 31
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two to three months' expenditure (held: £2.1m)
the Trustees aim to hold working capital sufficient to cover two to three months’ expenditure. — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: The Revd John Alexander Kirkpatrick (Sandy) Millar received £9,614 for non-trustee services.
Under the terms of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of Alpha International, one of the trustee received remuneration for services as employees or consultants during the year. — page 36
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to Alpha Ministries Canada
Grants-£1,094,530 (2023: £705,135) — page 37
Donations of £150,000 (2023: £265,220)
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Holy Trinity Brompton
Grants-£1,094,530 (2023: £705,135) — page 37
Donations of £150,000 (2023: £265,220)
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Alpha International (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£21.2m
Total spending
£18.8m
Cost of raising funds
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£2.1m
Employees
106

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Argentina · Botswana · Brazil · Burma · Burundi · Cambodia · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · Egypt · Estonia · Ethiopia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£21.2m£18.8m
31/12/2023£20.6m£20.6m
31/12/2022£16.8m£15.3m
31/12/2021£13.1m£12.2m
31/12/2020£11.7m£11.1m

Common questions

Is ALPHA INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £2.36m for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven largely by restricted donations not yet spent. Free reserves stood at £2.14m, which the trustees note is below their target of two to three months' expenditure, prompting a plan to build reserves further in 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ALPHA INTERNATIONAL earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £130,001 - £140,000 band, and 14 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds ALPHA INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ALPHA INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT PAUL ONSLOW SQUARE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH KENSINGTON, THE JERUSALEM TRUST, THE TUFTON CHARITABLE TRUST, CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST, THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

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