Alive Church
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Alive Church exists to advance the Christian faith, and it gives grants to groups and individuals involved in missions work in the UK and overseas, so a Christian mission or community project is the clearest fit.
- The annual report gives typical grants of £555 to £40,000, with a median of £5,000, so a request around that median is a realistic size to ask for.
- The annual report describes no publicly published application process, and no way to apply was found in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so a small group should first make contact to ask how to approach it.
- Grant decisions are delegated to a Lead Team that meets twice monthly and reports to trustees three times a year.
- The annual report does not say how competitive or relationship-led its giving is.
Overview
Alive Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1140435).
Alive Church is a registered charity whose purpose is to advance the Christian faith and fulfil other charitable purposes connected with its charitable work. It gives grants to groups and individuals involved in missions work in the UK and overseas, and its wider mission combines community work with partnerships locally, nationally and internationally. Its themes are mission partnerships and community mission, and its annual giving was £68,683.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Alive Church reports giving grants to groups and individuals involved in mission work in the UK and overseas. Its wider mission combines community work with partnerships locally, nationally and internationally. It describes the partners it supports as helping people rebuild their lives, bringing Christian faith into public life and creating opportunities for communities to flourish. For its community work, it listens to neighbours and responds with practical support and local activities. Responsibility for grant decisions is delegated to the Lead Team, which meets twice monthly; the team reports to trustees three times a year.
Themes
- Mission partnerships
- Community mission
Geographic Focus
The UK.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It gives grants to groups and individuals involved in missions work in the UK and overseas.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Alive Church.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £5,500 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Acts Trust£40,000year to 31 December 2025
- Cafe£7,066year to 31 December 2025
- Hatfield£6,864year to 31 December 2025
- Betel£6,000year to 31 December 2025
- Ground Level£5,000year to 31 December 2025
- Everything Network£2,531year to 31 December 2025
- Butterflies£665year to 31 December 2025
- The Shed£557year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2021 | £1,260,029 | £1,138,899 | £79,192 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £1,727,927 | £1,761,950 | £123,963 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £1,264,736 | £1,206,040 | £92,958 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £1,566,283 | £1,532,140 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £1,930,537 | £1,902,852 | £68,683 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for that year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- alivechurch.org.uk
- alivechurch.org.uk/makeadifference · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Contact
- alivechurch.org.uk
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Contact
- alivechurch.org.uk
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission