ALIVE PUBLISHING LIMITED

Registered charity 298807 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIBLE ALIVE, BIBLE ALIVE LIMITED, MOTHER OF GOD COMMUNITY, THE WORD AMONG US LIMITED

The objects of the charity are the advancement anywhere in the world of the Christian religion and other such purposes as the trustees shall in their discretion think fit.The strategies employed by the charity's objectives are to: Publish magazines, books, newspapers and other resources which teach, educate, inform and celebrate Catholic Christian life in all its' breadth and beauty.

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Latest income
£660k
Latest spending
£989k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £328,923, driven largely by a £249,000 impairment loss on investments. Consequently, unrestricted funds are in deficit by £116,103, although total reserves stand at £53,809. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £54k)
“the required level of free reserves as of 31 March 2025 should continue to be £50,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£660k
Total spending
£989k
Reserves (reported)
£54k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Malta · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£660k£989k
31/03/2024£707k£634k
31/03/2023£829k£806k
31/03/2022£817k£815k
31/03/2021£861k£851k

Common questions

Is ALIVE PUBLISHING LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £328,923, driven largely by a £249,000 impairment loss on investments. Consequently, unrestricted funds are in deficit by £116,103, although total reserves stand at £53,809. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE INTERNATIONAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALIVE PUBLISHING LIMITED£660k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE INTERNATIONAL FY2025£248k—0above—no doubt
DOME OF GRACE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH FY2025£129k—0no_policy—no doubt
REDEMPTORIST PUBLICATIONS FY2024£1.4m—0unclear0.0%no doubt
THE C3 CHURCH FY2024£2.4m—0unclear—no doubt
KEC CHURCH CENTRE FY2025£209k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.