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INTERNATIONAL ALERT

Registered charity 327553 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · 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.

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

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 (held: £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.

In the news

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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

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 (3.8%) (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
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST3£526k
THE REED FOUNDATION2£17k
START NETWORK1£919k
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£450k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATION1£114k
PLAN INTERNATIONAL UK1£103k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£100k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY1£98k

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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 FY2024£732k——unclear—no doubt
CARE INTERNATIONAL UK FY2025£64.1m——unclear—no doubt
PEACE DIRECT FY2024£5.3m——above—no doubt
CENTRE FOR PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS FY2025£1.2mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
Rights and Security International FY2024£439k—0within—no doubt

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