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INTERNATIONAL ALERT

Registered charity 327553 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q4041488 · Wikipedia · also known as ALERT, IA, STANDING INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ETHNIC CONFLICT GENOCIDE & HUMAN RIGHTS - INTERNATIONAL ALERT

International Alert works with people directly affected by conflict to build lasting peace. We focus on solving the root causes of conflict with people from across divides. From the grassroots to the policy level, we bring people together to build peace. Experienced and respected, we have a proud track record of achieving change in fragile and conflict-affected countries and territories.

Objects

The objects of the Association are:to promote all means of conciliation and resolution of such conflict and reparation in relation to the same so as to assist the resolution of such conflict such charitable objects to be carried on anywhere in the world ; to advance the education of the public by the promotion of research into the causes and effects of conflict (whether within or between groups or public entities of any kind) and research into the maintenance of human rights and development of economic well being in the context of such conflict and to disseminate the useful results of such research; and to relieve poverty suffering and distress

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£15.5m
Latest spending
£16.2m
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased by 22% to £15.6 million due to the loss of US government funding, while total expenditure was £16.2 million, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Despite this, the charity held £10.0 million in total funds at year-end, with £2.3 million in unrestricted reserves, which trustees consider appropriate given the current risk landscape. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability 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: £1.1 million - £1.4 million (reserves figure: £1.5m)
“At the end of 2025, we calculated an unrestricted reserves target of £1.2 million, with a lower limit of £1.1 million and an upper limit of £1.4 million.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Government income: £761,131 — contracts £196,473 (2), grants £564,658 (4); 5% of the £15,543,447 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 9 (£60,001–£70,000: 5; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Government income: £1,242,074 — grants £1,242,074 (8); 6% of the £19,995,786 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 10 (£60,001–£70,000: 7; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £120,001–£130,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Government income: £1,296,000 — grants £1,296,000 (4); 7% of the £19,217,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 12 (£60,001–£70,000: 8; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £110,001–£120,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — International Alert (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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (20,758 followers)

Advertised salaries (public job ads)

Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£15.5m
Total spending
£16.2m
Cost of raising funds
£239k
Reserves (reported)
£2.3m
Employees
161

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Burma · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Ethiopia · Georgia · Kenya · Kyrgyzstan · Lebanon · Mali · Nepal

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£15.5m£16.2m
31/12/2024£20.0m£19.5m
31/12/2023£19.2m£20.7m
31/12/2022£25.3m£21.5m
31/12/2021£19.4m£17.4m

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL ALERT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased by 22% to £15.6 million due to the loss of US government funding, while total expenditure was £16.2 million, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Despite this, the charity held £10.0 million in total funds at year-end, with £2.3 million in unrestricted reserves, which trustees consider appropriate given the current risk landscape. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds INTERNATIONAL ALERT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL ALERT as a grant recipient include ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2021£150kEducational projects encompassing the promotion of world peace
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£57kResearch project
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£50kCore funding

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ISSA FOUNDATION1£2.0m
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£397k
THE COSTA FOUNDATION1£360k
THE BAND AID CHARITABLE TRUST1£200k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATION1£165k
OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUST1£100k
THE GRAND CHARITY1£97k
ELRHA1£83k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CONCORDIS INTERNATIONAL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INTERNATIONAL ALERT£15.5m——above—no doubt
CONCORDIS INTERNATIONAL TRUST FY2025£3.7m——below—material uncertainty
AID INTERNATIONAL UK FY2025£260k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR PEACE BUILDING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE UK FY2025£46k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FY2025£385k——unclear—no doubt
IQRA INTERNATIONAL FY2025£51k—0unclear—no doubt

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