Alpha International

Registered charity 1086179 · since 2001alpha.org·International·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£7.7M

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

Alpha International's stated eligibility is charities with similar objectives, and its supportive grants aim to pursue its objects, so the fit is clearest for Alpha or closely related ministries.
The annual report does not state a grant range, so the size of a realistic request cannot be judged from what is published, and a grant writer should ask the contact shown before setting an amount.
No application process is published, so the first step is to get in touch through the contact given in the annual report or on its website.
Most grants go to other National Alpha Offices and Alpha Offices around the world, so a small organisation outside that network should expect the funder's giving to be concentrated within it.
Organisations that are not charities with similar objectives are not listed as eligible and would likely not fit.

Overview

Alpha International is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1086179).

Alpha International is a charity registered in England and Wales whose purpose is the advancement and propagation of the Christian Gospel and the promotion of teaching on all aspects of the Christian life and faith in accordance with Biblical principles. Its mission is to equip the church to help people discover and develop a relationship with Jesus. It made grants totalling £7.69m during the year. Most of these grants are sent to other National Alpha Offices and Alpha Offices around the world.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Alpha International makes supportive grants to charities with similar objectives where this is the most effective way to pursue its charitable objects. Most grants go to other National Alpha Offices and Alpha Offices around the world, which it considers ideally equipped to support and grow Alpha and related ministries in their local contexts. Its wider work equips the global church with free resources, tools and training so churches can create spaces where people explore the Christian faith and discover Jesus. Alpha is designed to be used across denominations and in local communities worldwide.

Themes

Alpha ministries

Geographic Focus

Worldwide.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Who can apply:

Charities with similar objectives

Application success factors

What the charity says:

It makes supportive grants where that is the most effective approach to pursuing its charitable objects.
It directs most grants to Alpha Offices it considers ideally equipped to support and grow Alpha and related ministries in their local contexts.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Alpha International.

Anglican AllianceNo public processGave £19,171 Hope Church BeaconsfieldNo public processGave £49,370 Aldridge Parish ChurchNo public processGave £24,662 New Life Bible ChurchNo public processGave £18,391 AMJ InternationalRollingGave £727k ChristCentral ChurchesNo public processGave £235k Campden Baptist ChurchNo public processGave £19,782 Regions Beyond UKNo public processGave £144k Grace ChurchNo public processGave £20,758 ADD InternationalInvitation onlyGave £103k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£11,710,406	£11,068,282	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£13,063,662	£12,158,802	£4,619,869	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£16,821,669	£15,335,661	£5,731,548	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£20,646,016	£20,638,338	£8,611,041	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£21,179,536	£18,816,172	£7,690,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£4.6M grants

YE 2022

£5.7M grants

YE 2023

£8.6M grants

YE 2024

£7.7M grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 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 2024: 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.