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2022-12-31-accounts

Company Number: 4157379 Charity number: 1086179 (England) SC042906 (Scotland)

Alpha International

(A charitable company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' report and Financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2022

Alpha International

Contents

Page
Trustees' report 1-12
Independent Auditor's report 13-16
Statement of financial activities 17
Balance sheet 18
Cashflow statement 19
Notes to the financial statements 20-34

Letter from the Chairman

We continue to be amazed by all that God is doing through Alpha. In 2022, over one and a half million people explored faith through Alpha. We also launched the Chinese Alpha Film Series part of our vision to give everyone, wherever they are in the world, an opportunity to hear the gospel in a language they can understand and discover a relationship with Jesus.

Did you know that in 2022, 35% of all Alpha courses were Youth Alpha courses? It has been an extraordinary year and we hope you are encouraged

Pippa and I have recently stepped down from leading Holy Trinity Brompton church in London and are doing all that we can to support the work of Alpha around the world now There is still so much to do. Our vision is for everyone, everywhere to have the opportunity to explore faith through Alpha by 2033.

Thank you, again, for your prayers, encouragement and support which help to make all this

With best wishes, Nicky Gumbel

Alpha International (A charitable company limited by guarantee)

report for the year ended 31 December 2022

The Trustees, who are also directors of Alpha International , are pleased to submit their annual report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Companies Act 2006 and applicable UK accounting standards in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.

Reference and administrative information

Full name of charity Alpha International
Directors/Trustees The Revd Nicky Gumbel
Mr Bernard Mensah
Dato Hong Yeoh
Mrs Rebecca Stewart
The Revd AI Gordon
Datuk Kathleen Chew
Mr David Gardner
Mr Robert Gruenewald
Mr Andre Joseph
Ms Patricia Neill (resigned 29 Apr 2022)
Mr Michael Timmis (resigned 29 Apr 2022)
Mr Christopher Sadler (resigned 29 Apr 2022)
The Revd John Alexander Kirkpatrick (Sandy) Millar (resigned 24 May 2022)
The Revd Richard Michael Coates (appointed 24 Mar 2022)
The Revd James Matthew Mallon (appointed 9 Sep 2022)
Mr John Mackay (resigned 20 Sep 2022)
Mrs Gabriella Helland (appointed 15 Sep 2022)
Ms Fopefoluwa Adelowo (appointed 25 Sep 2022)
Secretary Mr Jon Shippen
Company number 4157379
Charity number 1086179 (England)
SC042906 (Scotland)
Registered office and address Holy Trinity Brompton, Brompton Road, London, SW7 1JA
Bankers National Westminster Bank, 186 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, SW3 1HL
Auditors Moore Kingston Smith LLP, 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Alpha International is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association and is constituted as a company limited by guarantee (number 4157379) and a registered charity [number 1086179 (England); SC042906 (Scotland)].

There are seven members of AI who appoint new trustees on the recommendation of the existing trustees. New trustees are provided with guidance explaining their role and responsibilities as trustees of the charity. All new trustees are fully briefed on the worldwide activities and vision of AI and they pursue the independent interests of the charity notwithstanding their separate responsibilities in other organisations.

Our vision is the re-evangelisation of the nations, the revitalisation of the church and the transformation of society. The mission is to equip the church to help people discover and develop a relationship with Jesus. Alpha International operates within a Federated Partnership. Over 46 countries have locally staffed offices called National Alpha Offices (NAOs). They work closely with their regional teams and the global team to grow Alpha in their context, train leaders, support hub churches and translate resources.

The Board meets formally four times per year to discuss and approve major strategic matters, including the annual budget. There are also two Board sub-committees: a Finance and Risk committee, which meets four times per year in advance of each Board meeting, and a Global Remuneration committee (AI Global RemCo), which meets twice per year. There is regular contact and consultation with trustees outside of board meetings on matters arising.

The joint arrangement with Alpha Canada, which commenced in 2003, continues to enable the parties to conduct activities effectively by pooling resources. The joint committee supervises, directs and manages this arrangement. The

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incoming resources provided by Alpha Canada for the year ended 31st December 2022 were £136,023 (2021: £567,281). Note 19 to the financial statements details this and other related party transactions.

Alpha International was created to carry on the charitable work that Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB), an Anglican Church in London, had commenced beyond its own parish boundaries. The rooting of Alpha within a church community is integral to the values of Alpha, which is always intended to

HTB and Alpha International operate a shared services model for some of the support and back office functions, which is fully detailed in the accounting policies (Note 1). Further details relating to transactions with HTB and other related parties are shown in Note 19 to the financial statements.

In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the trustees have considered the Charity

The trustees believe that Alpha provides a benefit to the public by:

The trustees are committed to maintaining the highest legal and ethical standards in the way the charity undertakes its fundraising activities. All fundraising is conducted by staff employed by the charity and Alpha does not use any external fundraisers or commercial participators. AI is registered with the UK Fundraising Regulator and committed to abide by the Code of Fundraising Practice and to the Fundraising Promise.

Alpha International takes precautions in our fundraising to ensure the protection of the public, including vulnerable persons from unreasonably intrusive or persistent fundraising approaches, and undue pressure to donate. Our fundraising team take seriously any expression of dissatisfaction we receive regarding our fundraising practice and aims to resolve any complaints as quickly as possible. Our policy is to escalate the issue internally to the Alpha International Chief Executive Officer. If the complaint cannot be resolved, it will be further escalated to the Chair of the board of trustees, who will nominate an independent trustee to consider the merits of the complaint and any resulting actions. If necessary, we will contact the Charity Commission for advice and guidance. In addition, AI has a Gift Acceptance Policy to protect the charity against bribery, money laundering and corruption, and association of the charity to unfavourable sources of funds. During the 2022 fiscal year there were no fundraising complaints.

Alpha International is committed to ensuring the careful use of data in line with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and monitors the use of data, particularly regarding donor data for fundraising purposes. Our Privacy Policy covers how we use this data and gives donors the option to opt out of any contact or make a formal complaint. As a global organisation, we monitor the relationships we have with donors across the world and seek to maintain a consistent standard of stewardship based on the guidance of the Code of Charity Commission and Fundraising Regulator Practice and the Fundraising Promise.

Objectives and Activities

(TMC) and The Pre-Marriage Course

(TPMC), Leadership Conference (LC), and the Bible in One Year (BiOY). Internationally, the approach of Alpha and other related ministries includes:

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Remuneration Policy

At Alpha International, we place great value on our highly talented, dedicated and passionate staff team, without whom we could not deliver against our vision, mission and goals. Our remuneration policy is aimed at ensuring that pay is competitive within our sector, rewards staff fairly and enables the staff team to feel valued.

Our principle is to reward staff, irrespective of seniority, informed by the following:

Alpha International has an established global AI Remuneration committee (Global AI RemCo). Its purpose is to provide rewarded fairly and consistently and in alignment, where we can, with HTB Group remuneration and benefits for staff in the UK within the governance and stewardship parameters set for the organisation.

STRATEGIC REPORT

Achievements and Performance

We would like to take a moment and share with you a few highlights from 2022. There were many to choose from, but here are our top ten:

  1. We shaped our vision for 2033: over the next ten years, our vision is for everyone, everywhere to have the opportunity to explore faith through Alpha by 2033. As we look forward to the 2000th anniversary of the resurrection, we hope to make exploring faith in Jesus as accessible as possible, so that millions more might encounter the love of God.

  2. Invested significantly into Leadership Development, hosting two in-person gatherings for a cohort of 30 talented emerging leaders in our organisation, hiring and retaining gifted leaders across the world dedicated to building relationships with strategic churches, and building people leadership capacity in 11 strategic national offices

  3. AlphaNow, our bespoke video conferencing tool for running Alpha courses online, launched globally in early 2022 (web, android and iOS AlphaNow apps)

  4. 2022 also saw the most widely attended Leadership Conference in history, with almost 100,000 people experiencing the event online, also with the successful piloting of a host church model

  5. Our Global Youth team, in partnership with Barna and several other organisations, launched the Open Generation teen study; in addition, young people from all over Europe attended a private audience with Pope Francis

  6. We launched three contextualised Alpha Film Series products in Asia, making Alpha more available and more relevant to millions more people in Asia, as well as people around the world

  7. We wrote, filmed, and produced "Marriage & Ministry", an additional session of The Marriage Course specifically for pastor couples

  8. We created the number of views having grown exponentially this year

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  1. We launched the 'Stay Curious' campaign, and the research produced for this campaign has led to greater insights on inviting guests to Alpha

  2. In 2022, we saw over 35,000 churches, organisations and individuals host over 63,000 Alpha courses, with 1.5 million participants, which represents 27%, 29%, and 22% growth respectively compared to 2021

We are very excited and expectant for all that is to come in 2023!

Church Engagement Framework strategy

The Church Engagement Framework (CEF) has continued to provide the necessary focus on equipping the church to help people develop a relationship with Jesus. The focus over 2022 has been to work collaboratively with regions and countries to offer strategic church leaders, pastors and priests the opportunity to gather in London at HTB and further afield to explore what Alpha is and how to partner with us. The core of the CEF strategy centres around journeying with churches through three primary phases: .

In 2022, our Explore strategy has primarily focused on gathering and introducing strategic church leaders to Alpha. Two US-focused Experience Alpha events were held at HTB in London, which saw 200 strategic church leaders, who are not yet running Alpha, spend time listening, learning, and praying about evangelism, innovation and Alpha. In 2023, these highly impactful events will be opened to other regions and countries. A Catholic Experience Alpha was held in conjunction with the Diocese of Chicago, which had priests and bishops from the US, Philippines, Brazil, Colombia and South Africa join; after the success of this event, it will be run again in 2023. A key highlight in 2022 was the Leadership Conference, with almost 100,000 people experiencing the event online. It also offered the opportunity for the successful piloting of strategic churches (i.e. hub churches) to host watch parties in their countries and be part of the event virtually. We look forward to hosting this event in 2023 back at the Royal Albert Hall in person, as well as online. Finally, 150 young strategic church leaders from Australia, Canada and the US were hosted by Alpha at HTB, with the aim of identifying and investing in church leaders who could be strategic voices for Alpha amongst the rising generation.

The Experience team have continued to support and collaborate with regions and countries in providing support and contextualised, user-friendly training resources. In 2022, the Spanish 7 Best Practice videos were produced in partnership with Latin America and a hub church in Colombia. We also produced an interactive PDF for users to help guide them to appropriate resources in MyAlpha, which regions can contextualise as appropriate. In 2023, a pilot documentary-style training and envisioning film, which demonstrates how to run Alpha by telling the story of different users (church, organization and individual) in the US, will be completed, with the aim of creating a template that can be used by other countries to reproduce it. Furthermore, a pilot of a Alpha Self-Assessment tool will help us understand where churches need support so we can continue to provide relevant, impactful resources to run high-quality Alpha courses.

The goal of the Extend strategy was to have 500 hub churches by the end of 2022. We closed the year with 521 hub churches! Key to the success were two Alpha Collective events held in March and October with over 300 strategic church leaders from all over the world attending and being invited to become hub churches. Contextualised Alpha Collectives were also held in Kuala Lumpur. In 2023, two global Alpha Collectives will run again in London; we are also encouraging regions to consider hosting local events for further contextualisation. The other focus will be to collaborate with regions on how to maximise, serve and support hub churches, as well as envision them to play their part in our 2033 Vision following the Leadership Conference 2023.

As we seek to significantly grow the number of churches running Alpha and participants experiencing Alpha globally over the next ten years, we believe that the CEF continues to equip the church in mission through deepening and developing our focus on thought leadership in evangelisation, communicating afresh the culture and specific approach to evangelisation that Alpha represents, and innovating and levelling up our training globally.

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Leadership Development

In 2022, we continued to invest significantly into hiring strategically for today, developing and retaining our leaders internally for tomorrow, and building capacity to propel our church engagement into the future. Across our strategic hiring initiative, we hired 35 strategic networking roles, who have engaged 1,412 strategic churches in 33 countries. Of these churches, over 650 have run Alpha (56% of the churches we have engaged with are protestant, and 44% are Catholic). To develop and retain existing leaders, we hosted two in-person gatherings for a cohort of 30 talented emerging leaders in our organisation. To build capacity at the national office level, we significantly accelerated our strategic investment and capacity building in 11 key national offices; on average, these 11 countries grew by 31%, 46%, and 65% across actively engaged churches, courses, and participants, respectively. Overall, the countries included in these initiatives grew by 25% more than the comparable countries in their regions, further strengthening our plans to increase our focus on Leadership Development over the coming years.

Global Governance

Global Governance and Risk Management remains a critical priority of AI. In 2022, the team continued to embed effective and enabling Global Governance and Risk Management across the Alpha Federated Partnership. Regular including the role that effective risk management plays in helping Alpha achieve its vision. AI has grown in its adoption of proactive and effective risk management in strategic planning, ongoing central function activities, and global projects.

Major risks identified through risk assessments or monitoring reviews have been reviewed regularly at the AI Finance and Risk Sub-Committee, which is the forum established to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities by reviewing and monitoring AI s.

In 2023, we will continue to refine the Global Governance and Risk Management frameworks, in support of A organisational readiness to achieve the growth objectives and ambitions of the 2033 vision and the five year Alpha Business Plan, supported by the Global Fundraising Campaign. We will perform the bi-annual review of the Federated Partnership agreements to ensure ongoing compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and to enhance global risk management. National and regional monitoring visits will be undertaken to proactively identify potential risks to rand and reputation and to support local teams with effective risk management.

Digital and Impact

at pace in 2022. We migrated our main applications to the cloud and established best-practice software development and deployment processes. A key achievement was the launch of our Identity Provider service, enabling single sign-on across our applications and greater pave the way for much more visible improvements to our church-facing tools which will be delivered incrementally throughout 2022 and beyond in support of our 2033 vision.

In January 2022 we launched AlphaNow, our bespoke platform for running Alpha courses online, which is accessible via web and mobile app and is available in 15 languages. We held launch events in Asia, Latin America and SubSaharan Africa and have seen adoption of the platform grow steadily throughout the year. As we continue to add new features, we believe that AlphaNow will form a core pillar of our guest-facing digital strategy which will take shape in

In addition, in 2022 we placed an increased focus on improving both the efficiency and depth of our impact reporting. For the first time, we have enabled automated snap-shot reporting providing up-to-date insights into the growth of Alpha across the world informing decision making and enabling timely interventions. We have also begun a highly strategic long-term initiative to measure the effectiveness of the Alpha course. We know from independent studies that Alpha works and now we are putting in place a framework and mechanism to gather this information in a consistent and systematic manner to help us continually improve what we do.

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Catholic Context

After what had been two difficult years of the global pandemic for Alpha in a Catholic Context, in 2022 we saw growth in the number of Catholic parishes running Alpha. In 2022, we supported the Alpha UK exposure campaign, which included the development of a Catholic context webpage and sent campaign packs to every parish that has run Alpha at some point over the past three years. We also updated the global Catholic Context Intro Guide, with new endorsements from key leaders around the world, hosted two global webinars with Divine Renovation on parish renewal, and helped film and promote new church stories demonstrating the impact of Alpha in Catholic churches.

In 2023, we will strengthen and develop global strategic partnerships with ministries and organisations that share our values and whose objectives align with ours. We will continue to work closely with Divine Renovation and will host two global webinars in partnership with them to reach new leads for Alpha. Nicky and Pippa Gumbel, along with Kitty KayShuttleworth (Senior Vice President, Alpha International), joined leaders for the Global 2033 meeting in Rome in February. In August 2023, Alpha will be present at World Youth Day in Portugal. In September 2023 we will host a second Global Catholic Explore experience in partnership with the Archdiocese of Chicago to envision Bishops and key diocesan leaders around the role that Alpha can play in the renewal of their dioceses. Finally, we will continue to support the regions in developing, promoting, and distributing new Alpha stories, quality training, and resources that communicates the impact of Alpha in a Catholic Context.

Marketing

In 2022, the marketing team continued to invest in a culture of collaboration. A key part of this was the launch and rollout of a digital asset management system to enable our regional and national teams around the world to organise, file and share our creative and marketing assets easily and effectively. The new Alpha Resource Hub is already widely being used by NAOs and regions, as well as the global marketing team, and is improving communications and reducing workflow redundancies.

In collaboration with Alpha USA, the marketing team created and distributed the most globally adopted Guest Invitation to date. The Guest Invitation is a suite of marketing materials to help enable leaders to promote their Alpha courses and to invite potential Alpha guests to explore faith through Alpha. This set of contextualizable marketing materials was designed to increase our reach through the local church and to increase the impact on those reached through clear communication and engaging presentation. The campaign has been used widely across continents to invite people to try Alpha and join a conversation around faith.

2022 also saw the most widely attended Leadership Conference in history, with almost 100,000 people experiencing the event online. In terms of marketing, it was a great success with significant growth in our audience all around the world:

The Marriage Courses

Since The Marriage Course and The Pre-Marriage Course remade series launched in January 2020, over 350,000 individuals across the globe have invested in their marriages by participating in a course. Thanks to generous donations, The Marriage Course is now available in 35 languages and continues to be translated to further increase accessibility. After observing the pressures and challenges facing church leader couples, an additional session of The Marriage filmed. In February 2023, this additional session was launched in an exclusive global event for pastor couples spanning 18 countries. A successful grant application in 2022 provides the opportunity to make significant improvements to our digital platforms over the next three years.

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The Bible in One Year

In 2022 the Bible in One Year team launched two new languages: Vietnamese and Italian. The team also made significant investment in the app during 2022, helping to contribute to the following growth year-on-year:

In 2023 the team is also focussing on making technical improvements to the product like introducing single sign-on (user accounts that will unlock new feature capabilities), migration to Matomo analytics and an integration with Growthbook. These endeavours will ensure our product can scale for the future whilst also understanding our users' needs better.

Alpha Youth

In 2022, our global Alpha Youth team took our collaboration to a new level as we managed to strategically pray, plan, and implement new innovations together. We continued to listen to young people and youth leaders across the globe, and we have been able to serve the local church through our learnings.

We launched the Open Generation Barna study in partnership with Biblica and World Vision. In the study, we listened to 25,000 teens across the globe, and the insights gleaned from the study are crucial for strategic thinking and also prayer. Across the globe, Alpha Youth Directors have led gatherings, seminars, and webinars, while also attending many conferences to support and encourage the local church.

Alpha Youth Series (AYS)

In 2022, we supported several local development projects for the current Alpha Youth Series product (AYS 2.0). Alpha Australia and our Latin America regional team recorded new street interviews with local young people. Our US and Canada teams collaborated on a bigger local update to the product, adding testimony stories, street interviews and small-group discussions, all featuring Gen-Z contributors.

In 2023, we look forward to supporting street interview projects recorded in Jewish and Arabic. Alpha Nigeria also hopes planned for Lithuanian and Romanian.

Working together with Signal Flare Malaysia, we began the development phase of the Alpha Youth Series (AYS 3.0). The development phase will continue into the spring of 2023, moving into pre-production. An Internal Producer has been hired to run the project and will be working closely with the Global Director of Youth and other members of the Product Development and Management team to deliver AYS 3.0 by Autumn 2024. The new product will be designed in such a way that it will allow rapid translation (50 languages planned for release in first 18 months post-launch) and contextualisation (five contextualised products planned for release in first 18 months post-launch).

Alpha Film Series

The current Alpha Film Series

The Alpha Film Series (AFS) was updated in 2021/22 to extend its lifespan. Updates made to the series include 14 editorial changes, 11 on-screen questions rephrased, stock footage clips replaced, as well as refreshed vox pops (street interviews). This updated version of AFS is internally referred to as AFS 1.75.

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Running concurrently with the series refresh, was a project to insert discussion breaks into the Alpha Film Series in the same way as the Alpha Youth Series. This refreshed version of the series (known internally as AFS 1.75D), also features the updated content from AFS 1.75. Evidence suggests that in some regions churches and groups are choosing to use the Alpha Youth Series when running their adult courses as they prefer to have the discussion questions incorporated within the series. With this version, our hope is to redirect churches back to a product which is targeted at their demographic. National Alpha Offices have the option to make the Alpha Film Series with Discussion Breaks (AFS-D) available to churches through their local MyAlpha instance. Currently, AFS-D has been made available in 42 countries with positive uptake. The graph below illustrates the usage of AFS-D compared to AFS in some territories, noting that some AFS-D products were only made available within the year (e.g., Australia) and some have been contextualised, translated and released this year (such as Latin America and Africa) which also accounts for their usage.

The Alpha Film Series remains the most used product, making up around 47% of all products used for Alpha courses registered in 2022 (41% Alpha Film Series and 6% Alpha Film Series with Discussion Breaks). In 2022, we saw a 19% increase in the number of registered courses that used the Alpha Film Series (AFS and AFS-D) compared to 2021.

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AFS-D useage compared to AFS in 2022 Product Useage Split
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The refreshed versions of the Alpha Film Series (AFS1.75 and AFS1.75D) are available for regions and National Alpha Offices to translate or contextualise, with the support of the Alpha Product Development and Management team.

Contextualisation and translation of existing Alpha Film Series

In 2022, five new languages were launched for the Alpha Film Series these are Oriya, Kurdish, Hebrew, Dari, and Taiwanese (on the Chinese Alpha Film Series), bringing the total to 56 languages available for AFS.

To date, the Alpha Film Series (1.75 and 1.75D) have been partially contextualised for six territories - the US (new local vox pops, released in 2021), Kenya (new local vox pops in Swahili, released in 2021), Africa (new local vox pops in English, released in 2022), Latin America (new local vox pops in Spanish, released in 2021), Indonesia (new local stories and vox pops, released in 2022) and India (new local vox pops, released early 2023).

The impact of contextualised products is encouraging as we see an increase in the use of contextualised products around the world. Some examples:

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The largest contextualisation project to date is the Chinese Alpha Film Series (CAFS) , the first fully contextualised version of the Alpha Film Series. For the first time in the history of Alpha, the content is presented entirely in Mandarin. The extent of this contextualisation includes new hosts, testimonies and experts who use culturally relevant examples, humour and settings to boost the relatability of the content. This two-year project, led by the Asia Pacific team, was a huge undertaking and has already resulted in phenomenal impact around the world. Just six months after its launch, CAFS took up 8% of the total products used globally.

Alpha Film Series 2.0 and Alpha Studios

The development phase of Alpha Film Series 2.0 began in late spring 2022 and is due to move into pre-production in early 2023. This work has involved our writing team working closely with Nicky Gumbel to develop a set of scripts that incorporates a refresh of the creative elements of the series and changes Nicky has observed to the course content over the last several years. Nicky will continue to be heavily involved throughout the production process and AFS 2.0 is anticipated to launch in English in late 2024.

Over this period, much work has been done to develop a studio model ( Alpha Studios ) that will contextualised versions (including local vox pops) and an additional five more comprehensive contextualised versions for Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and India (including local vox pops and stories). These will be done version which has taken seven years to translate into 56 languages and produce seven contextualised versions (produced over the last three years).

Future Plans

We have significant dreams and plans for 2023. Our key focus areas include:

Financial Review

Results for the year

The SoFA for the year shows an operating surplus of £1.49m (2021: £0.9m). This surplus was chiefly due to restricted donations received for various projects not spent in the year. A total of £2.4m of unspent restricted funds have been carried forward to be spent in 2023. Cash in hand at the end of the year amounted to £4.74m, an increase of £1.33m over 2021, which was chiefly due to a large portion of unspent restricted funds received in 2022 carried forward into 2023.

Income derived from voluntary donations for the year was £16.37m compared to £12.71m in 2021. Income from other sources (sales, conferences, royalties, and interest receivable) was £0.45m compared to £0.33m in 2021. Expenditure

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increased by 26%, totalling £15.34m in 2022 compared to £12.16m in 2021. The increase in total expenditure was due to a significant spend increase on projects started in 2021 (the Leadership Development and Digital programmes) and also we continued to grow our core activities across all regions and functions.

General Funds & Reserves Policy

fund its work. Consequently, the policy of the charity is not to build up significant reserves; and wherever possible to expend income received during the course of each financial year on its purposes. However, in order to ensure that the charity is able to manage its operational cashflow needs, the Trustees aim to hold working capital sufficient to cover two e. Free reserves at 31 Dec 2022 were £1.59m (2021: £1.33m) which represents roughly one months working capital requirement based on the 2023 budget. As our current reserve level is below our target, the Trustees agreed to continue to build a free reserve in 2023 and beyond that is sufficient to cover between two to three .

Specified Funds

Specified funds (restricted funds) comprise donations given for the use of Alpha in a particular geographical area or for a particular ministry purpose. At 31 December 2022, the balance on restricted funds amounted to £2.4m (2021: £1.62m).

Policy on grants

policy is to pursue its charitable objects by making supportive grants to charities with similar objectives where that is the most effective approach. Most of these grants are sent to other National Alpha Offices around the world, who are ideally equipped to support and grow Alpha and the related ministries in their local contexts. Grants totalling £5.73m were made during the year (2021; £4.62m).

Trustees' responsibilities

Company law requires the directors to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for that year. In preparing these accounts, the Trustees (who are also directors of the charity) are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 as amended by The Charities Accounts (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2014. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Risk Management

The trustees have conducted a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed. A risk register is reviewed by our senior leadership and is updated at least annually. Where appropriate, systems and procedures have been established to mitigate the risks that the charity faces. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safety of staff, volunteers and visitors. Our governance team oversees a comprehensive risk management system which

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is reviewed quarterly and managed at a global, regional and national level to help us ensure we are aware of risks and able to take effective action in a timely manner.

The schedule of major risks and mitigations identified by the board is set out below.

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Risks Mitigations
1. Alpha International fails to act Vision and values are clearly defined and integrated into the
with integrity or in the best running of the organisation.
interests of those whom it Oversight structures are in place for senior leaders and staff.
serves. Strong risk management framework to mitigate against reputational
risks that pose threats to the organisation.
2. Inadequate plans for succession An executive level group (ExCo) is established, together with
in relation to key roles jeopardise central functions and regional functions working groups and a core
the future of the organisation and operating group (COO function), as part of healthy succession
in particular of Alpha. planning and to ensure risk is spread across a wide group of senior
leadership.
Succession planning for other key roles is ongoing.
3. Alpha is entering a period of Organisational change is being led by the executive level group
organisational change with the (ExCo) with delegation to specific working groups to manage the
launch of the Global Campaign, scaling of the organisation, specifically, the Global Campaign,
which will raise significantly Collaboration with Alpha USA, Global Enablement (systems and
processes), together with the existing risk management and
activities. regional operating working groups. Advice from external advisors is
obtained where required, as part of effective risk management.
4. Network around the world based Key governance agreements are in place for 2023, outlining how AI
heavily on relationships rather partners with, and licences, the Alpha ministry, brand and products
than legal frameworks with to National Alpha Offices.
potential for poor brand and
product control and risk of
reputational damage.
5. AI Board governance is not A
properly managed resulting in governance.
poor decision-making, lack of Risk reporting takes place quarterly through a global dashboard,
compliance with regulatory which is used to record risk and mitigating actions and work closely
requirements and reputational with the board subcommittee on these issues.
damage.
6. Lack of adequate disaster Key IT systems are set to failover between head office and backup
recover planning exposes the site in the event of disaster, with extra cold site available outside of
organisation to risks from which it London. Cloud-based systems will remain available as servers
is unable to recover in the event dispersed across the UK and Europe and reliant only on an internet
of a disaster. connection.
Critical data and key systems subject to robust backup process and
internal/external monitoring. Security in place to detect, report on,
and eliminate threats.
7. Information or communications Significant investment continues to be made in digital architecture
technology compromised, or and IT security to provide and monitor a robust and resilient
critical data lost through cyber platform. Cyber insurance is in place to cover us in the event of
attack. cyber-attack, cybercrime, data breach or loss of business income.
8. Exposure to large fines and In addition to an organisation wide GDPR group, AI has formed its
reputational damage due to data own GDPR group to help manage global relationships and ensure
protection breaches. compliance.
On-going training and upskilling of staff.
Solicitation of outside advice when necessary to ensure full
understanding of the need for compliance as a global organisation.
Increased our indemnity and liability insurance coverage.
9. Lack of sufficient income and/or Alpha holds 1 month reserves to cover cashflow fluctuation; we are
inadequate cashflow results in an looking to extend this to 2- .
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Alpha International (A charitable company limited by guarantee)

report for the year ended 31 December 2022

inability to meet salary and
creditor payments.		 The funding pipeline is closely monitored, and action taken where
there are concerns that funding will not match expenditure during
the year and we are seeking to diversify our funding sources.
10. A church running the Alpha
course or using any of Alpha
content in a way
that could be manipulated for the
purpose of harm and abuse.		 Clear published and adopted policy and reporting procedures
Alpha has a Safeguarding sub-committee, which meets quarterly to
review and develop policies and procedures, consider current or
possible safeguarding matters, discuss training, etc.

Auditors

Moore Kingston Smith LLP were appointed to carry out our audit for 2022.

y the trustees of the Charity. The Strategic Report, which forms part of the Annual Report, is approved by the trustees in their capacity as directors in company law of the Charity

By order of the Board

~~Revd. Nicky Gumbel (C~~ hairman) Date

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Opinion

2

which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in thei

Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FR and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identi

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 or the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

10, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In pre continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

We have been appointed as auditor under Section 44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and under the Companies Act 2006 and report to you in accordance with regulations made under those Acts.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK) we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

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material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based or conditions may cause the charitable company to cease to continue as a going concern.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.

The objectives of our audit in respect of fraud, are; to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud; to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud, through designing and implementing appropriate responses to those assessed risks; and to respond appropriately to instances of fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both management and those charged with governance of the charitable company.

Our approach was as follows:

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.

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Use of this report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to any party other than the charitable company and charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

James Cross (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Moore Kingston Smith LLP, Statutory Auditor

9 Appold Street, London EC2A 2AP

Date: 31 May 2023

Moore Kingston Smith LLP is eligible to act as auditor in terms of Section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2022

Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 31 December 2022
Note
INCOME
Donations and legacies
Donations under gift aid
2a)
Other donations and similar income
2b)
Charitable activities
2c), 6
Other income
2d)
Total income
EXPENDITURE
Cost of Raising funds
3a)
Expenditure on charitable activities
Strategic Leadership and Enablement
3b), 18
UK Development
3c), 18
Digital, Media, Product and Publications
3d), 18
International Development
3e), 18
Alpha Context Development
3f), 18
Other Ministries
3g), 18
Conferences
3h), 18
Total charitable expenditure
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure) before gains/(losses)
Other gains
2e)
Net income/(expenditure)
Funds brought forward at 1 January
Funds carried forward at 31 December		 Unrestricted
funds
2022
£
193,215
5,617,671
5,810,886
447,862
5,460		 Restricted
funds
2022
£
17,615
10,539,846
10,557,461
-
-
10,557,461
229,528
2,266,108
231,126
3,426,638
2,957,019
382,134
117,044
165,150
9,545,219
9,774,747
782,714
-
782,714
1,615,852
2,398,566		 Total
2022
£
210,830
16,157,517		 Total
2021
£
276,456
12,432,581
16,368,347
447,862
5,460		 12,709,037
334,015
20,610
6,264,208 16,821,669 13,063,662
894,273
1,465,174
889,324
596,762
1,094,784
101,952
101,055
417,590
4,666,641
5,560,914
703,294
56,606
759,900
9,587,654
10,347,554		 1,123,801
3,731,282
1,120,450
4,023,400
4,051,803
484,086
218,099
582,740		 954,893
2,119,881
1,265,905
3,553,415
3,660,005
210,180
212,237
182,286
14,211,860 11,203,909
15,335,661 12,158,802
1,486,008 904,860
56,606 57,212
1,542,614 962,072
11,203,506 10,241,434
12,746,120 11,203,506

All amounts are derived from continuing operations. All recognised gains and losses are included in the Statement of Financial Activities.

The Statement of Financial Activities also complies with the requirements for an Income and Expenditure Account under the Companies Act 2006. The notes on pages 20 to 34 form part of these financial statements.

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Balance Sheet As at 31 December 2022

Note
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
9
Intangible assets
10
Total fixed assets
CURRENT ASSETS
Stock
11
Debtors
12
Cash at bank and in hand
13
Total current assets
LIABILITIES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
14
NET CURRENT ASSETS
LIABILITIES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
15
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
Unrestricted:
General
16
Designated
17
Restricted
18		 2022
£
8,607,497
766,309
9,373,806
27,560
2,059,808
4,740,990
6,828,358
(2,348,178)
4,480,180
(1,107,866)
12,746,120
2,366,758
7,980,796
2,398,566
12,746,120		 2021
£
8,737,711
575,823
9,313,534
26,271
1,457,055
3,405,812
4,889,138
(1,273,517)
3,615,621
(1,725,649)
11,203,506
1,918,365
7,669,289
1,615,852
11,203,506

Approved by the Board on ______ and signed on its behalf by:

Revd. Nicky Gumbel Chairman

The notes on pages 20 to 34 form part of these accounts.

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Statement of cashflows For the year ended 31 December 2022

Net Cash inflow from Operations (see note below)
Cash flows from Investing Activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Purchase of intangible fixed assets
Net increase/(decrease) in cash & cash equivalents
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash balance brought forward
Cash balance carried forward
Note to cash flow statement
Cash flow from Operating activities
Net operating surplus (per Statement of Financial Activities)
Other gains
Depreciation and amortisation charges
Loss/(Gain) on disposal of assets
(Increase)/Decrease in stock
(Increase) in debtors
Increase/(Decrease) in creditors due within one year
(Decrease) in creditors due after more than one year
Net Cash inflow/(outflow) from Operations
NET DEBT RECONCILIATION
Notes
1 January
2022
Cash flows
Cash at bank and in hand
13
3,405,812
1,335,178
Loans
14 & 15
(2,065,866)
354,000
Net debt
1,339,946
1,689,178		 Net Cash inflow from Operations (see note below)
Cash flows from Investing Activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Purchase of intangible fixed assets
Net increase/(decrease) in cash & cash equivalents
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash balance brought forward
Cash balance carried forward
Note to cash flow statement
Cash flow from Operating activities
Net operating surplus (per Statement of Financial Activities)
Other gains
Depreciation and amortisation charges
Loss/(Gain) on disposal of assets
(Increase)/Decrease in stock
(Increase) in debtors
Increase/(Decrease) in creditors due within one year
(Decrease) in creditors due after more than one year
Net Cash inflow/(outflow) from Operations
NET DEBT RECONCILIATION
Notes
1 January
2022
Cash flows
Cash at bank and in hand
13
3,405,812
1,335,178
Loans
14 & 15
(2,065,866)
354,000
Net debt
1,339,946
1,689,178		 2022
£
1,796,175
(12,477)
-
(448,520)
1,335,178
1,335,178
3,405,812
4,740,990
2022
£
1,486,008
56,606
400,014
711
(1,289)
(602,753)
1,074,661
(617,783)
1,796,175
Other
movements
-
-
-		 2021
£
238,255
(11,577)
26,202
(575,823)
(322,943)
(322,943)
3,728,755
3,405,812
2021
£
904,860
57,212
144,198
(18,877)
16,953
(388,603)
(66,276)
(411,212)
238,255
31 December
2022
4,740,990
(1,711,866)
1,689,178 3,029,124

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparation

These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). The Charitable Company is a public benefit entity for the purposes of FRS 102 and therefore the Charity also prepared its financial statements in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (The FRS 102 Charities SORP), the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011.

The financial statements are prepared in Sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest pound.

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.

Going concern

The trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern basis is appropriate and have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.

The trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of the financial statements. In particular the trustees have

decided upon an initial 2023 budget (£19.87m). This will be regularly reviewed and could be adjusted if necessary.

The trustees remain confident that the targets set out in the detailed forecast are achievable and have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

Funds

General funds represent the funds of the Charity that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the Charity. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the Charity are also unrestricted. The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the Charity is responsible in law.

Restricted funds arise where the donor has specified which area of activity they wish to be supported by their gift. The Charity is not at liberty to utilise these funds to support other activity without the express permission of the donor.

The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the Charity is responsible in law.

Income

Donations and Legacies

Donations, grants and legacies receivable are recognised only when the Charity is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the Charity is probable. Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the income is probable.

Income from investments

Interest entitlements on bank accounts are accounted for as they accrue.

Government Grants

Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income on a systematic basis over the periods in which the entity recognises the associated costs for which the grant is intended to compensate. This includes £nil (2021: £1,302) of Government assistance under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) relating to staff who were furloughed due to Covid-19.

Concessionary loan

The £1m loan from Trinidas Limited is considered to be a public benefit entity concessionary loan as the interest rate of the loan is below the prevailing market rate. The loan is valued at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Interest is accrued quarterly at Natwest base rate + 1%, at the discretion of the lender, and is repayable over 7 years, with a repayment holiday for the first four years. Thus far the lender has not opted to charge any interest.

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

Expenditure

Expenditure is charged to the statement of financial activities as it falls due, and is analysed according to its nature between the following categories:

Costs of raising funds

Expenditure on charitable activities

As reflected in note 19 (Related Parties), a strong partnership and working relationship exists between Holy Trinity Brompton, Alpha International, St Pauls' Theological Centre, and the Church Revitalisation Trust. Shared service costs (known as Central Services) are incurred by HTB and allocated to the other charities, using the most appropriate driver.

Grants

Grants are made to charitable organisations continuing activities which accord with the objects of Alpha International, and are accounted for when due. All grants are made at the discretion of the board.

Tangible Fixed assets

These assets are depreciated on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives. The periods used are as follows:

Computer equipment 2 Years
Other equipment 3 Years
Furniture & fittings 3 Years
Fixtures 3 Years
Buildings 50 Years

Individual items with a purchase price of £1,000 or less are written off in the year of acquisition. Land is not depreciated.

The carrying values of tangible fixed assets are reviewed for impairment in periods when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Intangible fixed assets

Software costs have been capitalised at historic cost and amortised on a straight line basis over 3 years.

Software assets under development have been capitalised at cost. Once features are completed, amortisation is charged on a straight line basis over three years.

Current Assets

Amounts owing to the Charity at 31 December are shown as debtors after providing for amounts that it is thought may prove uncollectable.

Stock

Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making provision against obsolescence for slow moving stock items.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

Employee Benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense.

Pension scheme arrangements

The Charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and contributions payable are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities.

Operating lease

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the lease term.

Foreign Currencies

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Sterling at rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into Sterling at the rate ruling on the date of the transaction. Exchange gains and losses are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities.

Financial Instruments

of its financial instruments. Financial instruments are recognised in the Charity's balance sheet when the Charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

With the exceptions of prepayments and deferred income, all other debtor and creditor balances are considered to be basic financial instruments under FRS 102. See notes 12,14 and 15 for the debtor and creditor notes.

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

In preparing financial statements it is necessary to make certain judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts recognised in the financial statements. The following judgements and estimates are considered by the trustees to have most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.

(i) Useful Economic Lives

The annual depreciation charge for property, plant and equipment is sensitive to change in the estimated useful economic lives and residual value of assets. These are reassessed periodically and amended were necessary to reflect current circumstances.

(ii) Derivatives

As per FRS102 and the FRS102 Charities SORP, Alpha International is required to reflect the current fair value of its derivative contract as a liability. We have received a valuation report from our bank NatWest for the year ended 2022 (see note 15 for details).

(iii) Support cost allocations

Shared service costs (known as Central Services) are borne by HTB and then recharged to the other charities using the most appropriate driver for each service cost type. These support costs are then allocated across charitable activities based on estimates of the resources employed by Central Services towards each of these activities.

2. INCOME
a)
Gift Aid Donations
Donations
Standing Orders
Income tax recovered
b)
Non Gift Aid Donations and similar income
Donations
Standing orders and payroll giving
c)
Income from operating activities:
Conference income
Resource sales
Royalties Income current year
d)
Other Income
Bank interest and Other income
Gain/(Loss) on disposals of assets
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
e)
Other gains/ (losses)
Adjustment for fair value of derivative contract (refer to note 15)		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
funds
funds
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
113,168
9,292
122,460
146,667
41,404
4,800
46,204
63,045
38,643
3,523
42,166
66,744
193,215
17,615
210,830
276,456
5,482,407
10,483,523
15,965,930
12,274,881
135,264
56,323
191,587
157,700
5,617,671
10,539,846
16,157,517
12,432,581
8,198
-
8,198
585
373,880
-
373,880
275,406
65,784
-
65,784
58,024
447,862
-
447,862
334,015
6,169
-
6,169
430
(709)
-
(709)
18,878
-
-
-
1,302
5,460
-
5,460
20,610
56,606
-
56,606
57,212

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

3. EXPENDITURE

a)
Cost of raising funds
b)
Strategic Leadership and Enablement
Global strategy
Risk & Governance
The Alpha Office
Church Engagement Framework (CEF)
Leadership Development
c)
UK Development
UK Development and advisers
Alpha Invitation
Alpha Scotland
Alpha Northern Ireland
Alpha Wales
Apha England
d)
Digital, Media, Product and Publications
Media and publications
Global Marketing and Communications
Digital
Alpha Film Series
Alpha Online
Product Development Management
e)
International Development
EME development
Africa development
Latin America development
Asia Pacific development
f)
Alpha Context Development
Alpha - Prisons
Alpha - Catholic Context
Alpha - Youth
g)
Other Ministries
Marriage Courses
h)
Conferences
Conference direct costs & Logistics
Total expenditure		 Direct
Grants to
NAO's
Allocated
Total
Total
Costs
& Partner
Organisations
Support Costs
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
£*
1,046,040
-
77,761
1,123,801
954,893
960,484
142,791
105,987
1,209,262
903,549
107,502
51,816
1,730
161,048
311,606
122,865
898
8,921
132,684
78,894
263,338
62,816
24,900
351,054
162,036
350,878
1,495,998
30,358
1,877,234
663,796
1,805,067
1,754,319
171,896
3,731,282
2,119,881
611,992
35,965
152,725
800,682
712,403
74,582
-
14,913
89,495
283,497
95,701
-
11,317
107,018
172,559
96,553
-
13,315
109,868
97,446
3,287
-
-
3,287
-
10,100
-
-
10,100
-
892,215
35,965
192,270
1,120,450
1,265,905
376,336
15,158
13,448
404,942
317,831
204,713
-
38,747
243,460
270,543
985,546
713,311
92,407
1,791,264
295,859
609,891
457,144
35,286
1,102,321
1,995,842
-
-
-
-
309,282
365,480
57,080
58,853
481,413
364,058
2,541,966
1,242,693
238,741
4,023,400
3,553,415
703,577
535,534
116,907
1,356,018
1,081,637
70,488
401,155
38,215
509,858
587,940
132,319
301,722
37,549
471,590
426,134
189,928
1,441,721
82,688
1,714,337
1,564,294
1,096,312
2,680,132
275,359
4,051,803
3,660,005
60,589
-
13,315
73,904
104,968
85,502
-
18,908
104,410
105,212
270,579
4,968
30,225
305,772
-
416,670
4,968
62,448
484,086
210,180
190,004
-
28,095
218,099
212,237
190,004
-
28,095
218,099
212,237
526,793
13,471
42,476
582,740
182,286
526,793
13,471
42,476
582,740
182,286
8,515,067
5,731,548
1,089,046
15,335,661
12,158,802

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

4. SUPPORT COSTS

The support costs associated with facilitating the work of the Charity have been allocated across the categories of generating funds and charitable activities on the basis of staff numbers responsible for each of the relevant departments, projects and activities. The analysis of support costs is shown below.

ANALYSIS OF SUPPORT COSTS
Facilities & Desk Charge
IT
Digital Estate
Finance
HR
Operations
Legal
HQ Buildings Depreciation
(Gains)/losses on foreign exchange
5. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE
Cost of Raising funds
A
Charitable activities
Strategic Leadership and Enablement
B
UK Development
C
Digital, Media, Product and Publications D
International Development
E
Alpha Context Development
F
Other Ministries
G
Conferences
H
Support Costs
Allocated Support Costs(see
note 4)		 Depreciation of
fixed assets Support costs
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
-
200,585
200,585
169,925
9,596
269,360
278,956
254,254
-
6,516
6,516
11,769
-
402,469
402,469
336,850
-
219,041
219,041
193,364
2,378
107,974
110,352
127,998
-
122,937
122,937
98,949
130,006
-
130,006
130,006
-
(381,816)
(381,816)
38,729
141,980
947,066
1,089,046
1,361,844
Staff costs Other costs
Total 2022
Total 2021
£
£
£
£**
334,353
711,687
1,046,040
804,546
954,659
2,604,727
3,559,386
1,852,414
591,343
336,837
928,180
1,019,684
1,001,719
2,782,940
3,784,659
3,313,321
417,096
3,359,348
3,776,444
3,321,860
259,898
161,740
421,638
165,376
93,757
96,247
190,004
144,009
121,573
418,691
540,264
175,748
832,006
257,040
1,089,046
1,361,844
4,606,404
10,729,257
15,335,661
12,158,802

** Includes the cost of some staff employed by other organisations outside the UK but which have been recharged to Alpha International.

6. REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF SALES
Income from Media resources and Conferences can be analysed as follows:
United Kingdom
North America and Canada
Asia Pacific
Europe, Africa, Middle East
7. AUDIT COSTS, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources are stated after charging
Auditor's remuneration: current year
Auditor's remuneration - other services
Depreciation (see note 9)
Amortisation (see note 10)
8. STAFF COSTS
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs		 2022
2021
£
£
391,663
295,449
17,241
12,977
13,216
11,201
25,742
14,388
447,862
334,015
2022
2021
£
£
15,700
12,426
244
651
141,980
144,198
258,034
-
415,958
157,275
2022
2021
£
£
3,937,501
3,478,741
453,198
375,026
215,705
188,140
4,606,404
4,041,907

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8. STAFF COSTS continued

Analysis of Staff Costs and the Costs of Key Management Personnel

As disclosed in note 19 (Related Parties), there is a close working relationship between HTB, AI, SPTC, and CRT. The Central Service staff who support all of the charities with operational functions are employed by HTB, and their costs (together with the costs of their departments) are allocated across the entities using the most appropriate basis for each support service. The staff costs and information in this note include the proportionate share of these Central Services staff, as well as the relevant share of ministry staff who split their time across the charities due to the nature of their roles.

The costs of some members of the HTB clergy were cross-charged for work which was done for Alpha International. However, as these clergy members are employed by the Diocese of London and not by HTB, their costs have not been included in the salary figures shown above.

The average monthly number of full time equivalent employees was 89 (2021: 89).

The number of employees whose total benefits (excluding pension and NI) were greater than £60K was 12 (2021: 13), as follows:

£60K-£70K bracket - 5

£70K-£80K bracket - 4

£110K-£120k bracket - 1

£130K-£140k bracket - 1

£160K-£170k bracket - 1

Central Services staff are on the HTB payroll but serve HTB, AI, SPTC, and CRT- each of which bear a portion of their costs. Relevant details of their remuneration

Trustee remuneration

Details of trustee remuneration can be found in note 19 (related parties).

Key Management Personnel

The key management personnel of Alpha International comprises of the President of Alpha International and the Global Chief Executive Officer. The total employee benefits (including pension and Employer NIC) of the key management personnel of the Charity were £350,134 (2021: £315,701).

The key management personnel of the Central Services function which serves HTB, AI, SPTC, and CRT are comprised of the Group Director of People, the Group Chief Operating Officer and the Group Finance Director. The total employee benefits (including pension and Employer NIC) of these key management personnel were £254,482 (2021: £206,700); but Alpha only bore a portion of these costs, £75,560 (2021: £68,795).

Redundancy/termination payments

These totalled £NIL for the year (2021: £23,579), and include statutory payments as well as ex-gratia amounts where these were considered appropriate.

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Cost
Opening balance 1st January 2022
Additions
Disposals
Closing balance 31st December 2022
Depreciation
Opening balance 1st January 2022
Charge for 2022
Disposals
Closing balance 31st December 2022
Net Book Value
At 31st December 2021
At 31st December 2022		 Land and
Buildings
Computer
Equipment
Other
Equipment
Furniture and
fittings
Total
£
£
£
£
£
10,500,285
90,681
57,182
6,914
10,655,062
-
9,311
3,166
-
12,477
-
(8,321)
(36,843)
-
(45,164)
10,500,285
91,671
23,505
6,914
10,622,375
1,776,644
79,577
54,216
6,914
1,917,351
130,006
9,596
2,378
-
141,980
-
(7,610)
(36,843)
-
(44,453)
1,906,650
81,563
19,751
6,914
2,014,878
8,723,641
11,104
2,966
-
8,737,711
8,593,635
10,108
3,754
-
8,607,497

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10. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Cost
Opening balance 1st January 2022
Additions
Transfers
Closing balance 31st December 2022
Amortisation
Opening balance 1st January 2022
Charge for 2022
Closing balance 31st December 2022
Net Book Value
At 31st December 2021
At 31st December 2022		 Intellectual
Property
Online
Platform
Assets Under
Development
Total
200,000
575,823
775,823
448,520
448,520
575,823
(575,823)
-
200,000
1,024,343
-
1,224,343
200,000
-
-
200,000
-
258,034
-
258,034
200,000
258,034
-
458,034
-
-
575,823
575,823
-
766,309
-
766,309

Intellectual Property: On 31 December 2009 Alpha International contracted to buy the rights to a number of key Alpha publications. The cost of this has been amortised over a three year period with effect from 2010.

Assets Under Development: With Alpha courses around the world forced to move online due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Alpha decided to create a bespoke online experience for Alpha guests. The platform was launched globally in January 2022 and the additional features which were developed and fully completed during the year were amortised in the year. There are some features which are still under develpment at year end and these will only be amortised once completed.

11. STOCK
Stocks of books, DVD's and other resources for resale
12. DEBTORS
Trade Debtors
Prepayments
Sundry Debtors

Amount due from CRT2 (see note 19)
Amount due from SPTC (see note 19)
Other Debtors
Accrued Income
 Sundry debtors includes a balance of £25,000 (2021: £25,000) due in more than one year.
13. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND
Balance attributable to restricted fund
Balance at bank and in hand		 2022
2021
£
£
27,560
26,271
2022
2021
£
£
183,914
74,892
505,666
101,039
126,524
28,202
5,358
-
31,734
-
19,221
9,684
1,187,391
1,243,238
2,059,808
1,457,055
2022
2021
£
£
1,985,904
1,615,852
2,755,086
1,789,960
4,740,990
3,405,812

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14. LIABILITIES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Creditors for goods and services
Amount due to HTB (see note 19)
Amount due to CRT2 (see note 19)
Deferred income
Accruals
Taxation and Social Security
Other creditors
Mortgage finance
Financial derivative liability
Loan (see note 15)
Deferred Income
Deferred income comprises donations, grants & earned income received for future financial periods.
Balance at 1 January
Amount released to income
Amount deferred in year
Balance at 31 December
15. LIABILITIES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE IN MORE THAN ONE YEAR
Mortgage finance
Financial derivative liability
Loan		 2022
2021
£
£
492,930
213,492
5,360
44,483
-
81,789
528,950
265,810
299,595
152,014
91,441
85,898
311,965
19,271
354,000
354,000
13,937
56,760
250,000
-
2,348,178
1,273,517
2022
2021
£
£
265,810
346,589
(9,194)
(80,779)
272,333
-
528,949
265,810
2022
2021
£
£
357,866
711,866
-
13,783
750,000
1,000,000
1,107,866
1,725,649

In September 2011 the mortgage with National Westminster Bank plc was paid off, and a new loan of £4,605,866 was received from Trinidas Limited. This mortgage is secured on the property 5-7 Cromwell Road, and has a thirteen year term from January 2012, with the final payment due in January 2025. The amount due to be repaid in 2023, £354,000, is disclosed in note 14. The remaining balance, due to be repaid after the end of 2023, is disclosed above. No interest was payable on this mortgage for the first five years, and thereafter the lender has the option to charge interest at a rate equivalent to 1% above the base rate of National Westminster Bank plc but has opted not to do so. Further details about Trinidas Limited can be found in note 19.

In August 2019, a second £1m loan was received from Trinidas Limited to support the working capital requirements of Alpha International and has a seven-year term from August 2019, with a repayment of £250,000 plus accrued interest (if any) at the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh anniversaries of the date of the Agreement. The loan is fully outstanding at 31st December 2022 and disclosed above. In early 2023, the repayment terms of the loan have been varied and the final repayment is now expected by its eighth anniversary, rather than seventh. Following this agreement, the first repayment will now be made in 2024, rather than in 2023 as originally agreed.

In November 2009 Alpha International entered into a derivative contract with Royal Bank of Scotland plc to cap the interest on a mortgage at 3% on the full outstanding balance to full term. Instalments of £14,190 are paid quarterly commencing 31 December 2009. The trustees took the view that this was a prudent commitment in the best interests of the Charity and that it provided a guaranteed low cost interest rate over the life of the loan. This mortgage has now been paid off and replaced with a different loan, but due to prevailing low interest rates in the UK market, it would not currently be beneficial to dispose of the derivative contract, and the intention is to retain it until conditions are more favourable. A total of £14,190 is due to be paid on this contract within one year. Arising from this contract, National Westminster Bank plc has a deed of priority for £600,000 secured on the property and associated assets. As per FRS102 and the FRS102 Charities SORP, Alpha International is required to reflect the current fair value of its derivative contract as a liability. As at 31 December 2022 the liability is valued at £13,937 (all of which is a short term liability). The final £14,190 payment was made as at 31 March 2023 at which point the derivative expired.

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16. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND

ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND
Fixed assets
Stock and debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Current liabilities
Long term liabilities
Financial derivative liability
Fund balance
Fixed assets
Stock and debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Current liabilities
Long term liabilities
Financial derivative liability
Fund balance		 General
Designated
Restricted
Total
funds
funds
funds
£
£
£
£
2022
780,171
8,593,635
-
9,373,806
2,087,368
-
-
2,087,368
2,229,460
112,964
2,398,566
4,740,990
(1,980,241)
(354,000)
-
(2,334,241)
(750,000)
(357,866)
-
(1,107,866)
-
(13,937)
-
(13,937)
2,366,758
7,980,796
2,398,566
12,746,120
2021
589,893
8,723,641
-
9,313,534
1,483,326
-
-
1,483,326
1,707,903
82,057
1,615,852
3,405,812
(862,757)
(354,000)
-
(1,216,757)
(1,000,000)
(711,866)
-
(1,711,866)
-
(70,543)
-
(70,543)
1,918,365
7,669,289
1,615,852
11,203,506

17. DESIGNATED FUNDS

5-7 Cromwell Road Fund
Future Depreciation - Central Service Assets
5-7 Cromwell Road Fund
Future Depreciation - Central Service Assets		 2022
Opening
Balance
Mortgage
Repayment
Property
Depreciation
Transfer from
General
Reserve
2022 Closing
Balance
£
£
£
£
£
7,587,232
354,000
(130,006)
56,606
7,867,832
82,057
-
(84,997)
115,904
112,964
7,669,289
354,000
(215,003)
172,510
7,980,796
2021
Opening
Balance
Mortgage
Repayment
Property
Depreciation
Transfer from
General
Reserve
2021 Closing
Balance
£
£
£
£
£
7,317,989
354,000
(130,006)
45,249
7,587,232
104,780
-
(73,474)
50,751
82,057
7,422,769
354,000
(203,480)
96,000
7,669,289

5-7 Cromwell Road : The work on the HQ building at 5-7 Cromwell Road was completed in March 2009 and satisfied the specification of the donations given for the purchase of the property. A designated fund was established at the time in order to preserve a fund to offset the amortisation of the property and the repayment of the mortgage.

Future depreciation-Central Service Assets - as outlined in the accounting policies, HTB makes an annual charge to AI for shared staff and the use of shared facilities and service departments. Part of this charge is the depreciation on assets purchased by HTB but used across HTB, AI, SPTC and CRT as part of the Central Services support function. A designated fund was established to recognise the future value of depreciation on these assets which will be charged to AI in 2020 and beyond. This designated fund is adjusted annually to reflect the value of future years' depreciation calculated at the end of each financial year.

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18. RESTRICTED FUNDS 2022
Strategic Leadership and Enablement
Alpha Global -Int Dev
President Office
Executive Office
Church Engagement Framework
Leadership Development
The Alpha Office
UK Development
Alpha Scotland
Alpha Northern Ireland
UK Development Fund
Digital, Media, Product and Publications
Digital & Training
Alpha Film Series
Alpha Online
Product Development
International Development
Africa Development Fund
Asia Pacific Development Fund
EME Development Fund
Latin America Development Fund
Alpha Context Development
Alpha - Prisons
Alpha - Youth
Alpha in a Catholic Context
Other Ministries
Marriage Courses
The Parenting Course
Conferences
Leadership Conference
Fundraising & Support Cost
Cost of Raising funds
Support Cost		 Opening
Income
Expenditure
Closing
Balance
Balance
2022
2022
2022
2022
£
£
£
£
-
34,177
(34,177)
-
-
-
(15,989)
(15,989)
-
102,530
(102,530)
-
-
150,286
(150,286)
-
699,039
1,809,308
(1,848,481)
659,866
-
159,392
(899)
158,493
699,039
2,255,693
(2,152,362)
802,370
21,239
54,435
(45,174)
30,500
20,000
53,178
(48,178)
25,000
-
126,193
(126,193)
-
41,239
233,806
(219,545)
55,500
29,338
1,862,585
(1,752,476)
139,447
307,049
1,275,930
(1,067,035)
515,944
272,152
171,848
(29,570)
414,430
35,725
529,124
(405,513)
159,336
644,264
3,839,487
(3,254,594)
1,229,157
39,638
236,919
(219,053)
57,504
98,043
1,736,993
(1,613,021)
222,015
46,422
908,630
(908,759)
46,293
-
67,746
(67,746)
-
184,103
2,950,288
(2,808,579)
325,812
-
19,018
(19,018)
-
-
428,628
(258,427)
170,201
-
89,444
(85,502)
3,942
-
537,090
(362,947)
174,143
-
87,845
(70,511)
17,334
47,207
(6,563)
(40,644)
-
47,207
81,282
(111,155)
17,334
-
156,857
(156,857)
-
-
156,857
(156,857)
-
-
12,246
(217,996)
(205,750)
-
490,712
(490,712)
-
-
502,958
(708,708)
(205,750)
1,615,852
10,557,461
(9,774,747)
2,398,566

The deficit in the restricted funds for the Cost of Raising funds and President Office lines, represents the Fundraising Campaign preliminary consultancy costs and associated expenditure that has been funded by a grant received in early 2023.

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

18. RESTRICTED FUNDS 2022 continued

RESTRICTED FUNDS 2021
Strategic Leadership and Enablement
Alpha Global -Int Dev
Executive Office
Governance Office
Church Engagement Framework
Leadership Development
UK Development
Alpha Scotland
Alpha Northern Ireland
UK Development Fund
Digital, Media, Product and Publications
Publications
Digital & Training
Global Comms
Alpha Film Series
Alpha Online
Product Development
International Development
Africa Development Fund
Asia Pacific Development Fund
EME Development Fund
Latin America Development Fund
Alpha Context Development
Alpha - Prisons
Alpha in a Catholic Context
Other Ministries
Marriage Courses
The Parenting Course
Conferences
Leadership Conference
Fundraising & Support Cost
Cost of Raising funds
Support Cost		 Opening
Balance
Income
Expenditure
Closing
Balance
2021
2021
2021
2021
£
£
£
£
-
36
(36)
-
-
10,313
(10,313)
-
-
77,561
(77,561)
-
-
42,859
(42,859)
-
-
1,344,179
(645,140)
699,039
-
1,474,948
(775,909)
699,039
19,337
67,147
(65,245)
21,239
20,000
44,259
(44,259)
20,000
-
253,545
(253,545)
-
39,337
364,951
(363,049)
41,239
-
8,163
(8,163)
-
-
279,597
(250,259)
29,338
-
67,198
(67,198)
-
1,126,115
1,118,624
(1,937,690)
307,049
-
1,114,203
(842,051)
272,152
219,672
(183,947)
35,725
1,126,115
2,807,457
(3,289,308)
644,264
58,638
263,665
(282,665)
39,638
221,961
1,329,775
(1,453,693)
98,043
176,120
415,484
(545,182)
46,422
-
134,841
(134,841)
-
456,719
2,143,765
(2,416,381)
184,103
7,500
35,087
(42,587)
-
-
79,067
(79,067)
-
7,500
114,154
(121,654)
-
-
72,253
(72,253)
-
-
70,460
(23,253)
47,207
-
142,713
(95,506)
47,207
-
159,817
(159,817)
-
-
159,817
(159,817)
-
-
417,299
(417,299)
-
-
453,771
(453,771)
-
-
871,070
(871,070)
-
1,629,671
8,078,875
(8,092,694)
1,615,852

The funds relate to donations which have been given specifically for the work of Alpha in a particular country or region, or for a specific ministry or project being undertaken by Alpha International.

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19. RELATED PARTIES

Trustee remuneration:

Under the terms of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of Alpha International, three of the trustees received remuneration for services as employees or consultants during the year. None of the trustees received remuneration for services provided to the Charity as trustees.

The following trustees or key management personnel were directors or members of related entities or were connected to people or organisations in receipt of payments from Alpha International.

Trustee & Members Related Trusteeship Remuneration for non-trustee
services
Ms Patricia Neill (resigned on 29
April 2022)		 Church Revitalisation Trust (Trustee until 6 June 2022), St Pauls'
Theological Centre (Member)
 £132,170 (2021:£125,871)
Right Revd John (Sandy) Millar
(resigned on 24 May 2022)		 None £9,651 (2021:£19,266) paid via
HTB as a retainer fee and cross
charged to Alpha International
Mr Christopher Sadler (resigned
on 29 April 2022)		 Beijing Family Life Consulting Company Limited NIL (2021: NIL)
Dato Hong Yeoh Trinidas Limited NIL (2021: NIL)
Datuk Kathleen Chew AlphaMy Berhad (Alpha Malaysia) NIL (2021: NIL)
Mad Squared Sdn Bhd NIL (2021: NIL)
St Pauls' Theological Centre NIL (2021: NIL)
Revd Nicky Gumbel Holy Trinity Brompton* (Trustee until 31 August 2022),St Pauls'
Theological Centre (Trustee until 31 August 2022), Church Revitalisation
Trust (Trustee until 31 August 2022). St Mellitus College Trust		 NIL (2021: NIL)
Mr John Mackay (resigned 20
September 2022)		 Alpha USA & Alpha Ministries Canada. Resigned 20th Sept 2022 NIL (2021: NIL)
Mr Bernard Mensah Wife is a PCC** member, Standing Committee member and Church
Warden of Holy Trinity Brompton		 NIL (2021: NIL)
Wife is member of Church Renewal Trust NIL (2021: NIL)
Wife is a Trustee of St Pauls' Theological Centre NIL (2021: NIL)
Mr David Gardner Wife is a PCC member of Holy Trinity Brompton NIL (2021: NIL)
Revd Al Gordon PCC of Ecclesiastical Parish of Hackney NIL (2021: NIL)
Mrs Rebecca Stewart St Mellitus College Trust NIL (2021: NIL)
Mr Michael Timmis (resigned 29
April 2022)		 None NIL (2021: NIL)
Ms Fopefoliwa Adelowo
(appointed 25 September 2022)		 None NIL (2021: NIL)
Ms Gabriella Helland (appointed
15 September 2022)
None		 NIL (2021: NIL)
Revd James Mallon (appointed
9th Sept 2022)		 Alpha Ministries Canada NIL (2021: NIL)
Revd Richard Coates
(appointed 24 March 2022)		 St Paul's Theological Centre and St Mellitus College Trust £100 (2021: NIL)
Mr Andre Joseph None NIL (2021: NIL)
Mr Robert Gruenewald None NIL (2021: NIL)

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19. RELATED PARTIES continued

** PCC stands for Parochial Church Council

Trustee Donations : Alpha International has received a total of £3,171,900 (2021: £2,181,982) in donations from Trustees and their related parties in the year. The donors did not attach any conditions to their gifts which require the charity significantly to alter the nature of its existing activities.

Royalties: Royalties accrued to trustees of Alpha International from worldwide sales in the previous year of resources written by them. These royalties were waived by the trustees and the funds retained in the Charity. Revd. Nicky Gumbel - £20,849 (2021: £9,427) Miss Patricia Neill - £15 (2021: £13) Right Revd John (Sandy) Millar - £22 (2021: £5)

Alpha International enjoys a shared vision and close working relationship with NAOs. Over 46 countries have these locally staffed NAOs who work closely with the global team to grow Alpha in their context, train leaders and translate resources. The Alpha Offices are independently constituted and are not directed or controlled by Alpha International. Where one or more directors of Alpha International are minority members of a National Alpha Office board, and where Alpha International has had transactions with that office during the year, details are provided in the table below.

National Alpha Office &
Related companies		 Income Expenditure Balance owing at year end Notes
Beijing Family Life Consulting
Company Limited		 NIL (2021: NIL) Grant- £229,650 (2021: £231,536) NIL (2021: NIL)
AlphaMy Berhad (Alpha
Malaysia)		 NIL (2021: NIL) Grants - £954,286 (2021:
£1,990,050)		 NIL (2021: NIL)
Alpha USA Royalties received
of £20,335 (2021:
£11,800). Booklets
sale £585 (2021:
NIL). Events £728
(2021: NIL). Salary
recharge £33,441
(2021: NIL)		 Staff costs and sundry fundraising
expenses £889,243 (2021:
£640,087)		 £86,475 due to Alpha USA
(2021: £12,750 due to Alpha
USA)
St Mellitus College Trust Donations received
NIL (2021: £747)		 £2,620 (2021: NIL) NIL (2021: NIL) Nicky Gumbel, Richard Coates and
Rebecca Stewart (Trustees of Alpha
International) are Trustees of St
Mellitus College Trust.
Trinidas Limited NIL (2021: NIL) Loan repayment £354,000 (2021:
£354,000)		 £1,711,866 Loan outstanding
(2021: Loan outstanding
£2,065,866 including the second
£1m loan received in August
2019) see note 15 for details		 Dato' S H Yeoh and Datuk K Chew
(Trustees of Alpha International) are
directors and majority shareholders in
Trinidas Limited.
Holy Trinity Brompton Donations totalling
£421,356 (2021:
£277,000)		 NIL (2021: NIL) £5,361 (2021: £44,484 due to
Holy Trinity Brompton)		 Nicky Gumbel was Vicar of HTB until
31st August 2022. Pippa Gumbel (wife)
is employed by HTB. Nicky continues
to be licensed to HTB as a curate. Both
Nicky and Pippa are seconded to AI
and CRT carrying out work that
supports the HTB Group's vision and
mission. These arrangments were
subject to detailed review and approval
bythe HTB PCC.
Mad Squared Sdn Bhd NIL (2021: NIL) Charges to Alpha International for
media services £NIL (2021:
£7,996)		 NIL (2021: NIL) Datuk Kathleen Chew (Trustee of
Alpha International), is a director of
Mad Squared Sdn Bhd.

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Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2022

19. RELATED PARTIES continued

National Alpha Office &
Related companies		 Income Expenditure Balance owing at year end Notes
Alpha Ministries Canada Joint venture
income £136,023
(2021: £567,281)		 Joint venture expenditure
£123,055 (2021: £550,881)		 NIL (2021: NIL) Alpha International is party to a joint
arrangement with Alpha Ministries
Canada, which commenced in 2003,
and which enables both parties to carry
out their objects more effectively by
pooling resources. The joint committee
(comprising the Trustees of Alpha
International) supervises, directs and
manages the joint arrangement. The
incoming resources provided by Alpha
Ministries Canada to the joint
arrangement and the related
expenditure, is not reflected in these
financial statements, but in the financial
statements of the joint arrangement.
The Church Revitalisation Trust NIL (2021: NIL) Grant £16,962 (2021: NIL) £5,358 due to AI (2021: £81,789
due to The Church Revitalisation
Trust )
St Paul's Theological Centre £34,354 (2021:
NIL)		 NIL (2021: NIL) £31,734 due to AI (2021: NIL)
The PCC of the Ecclesiastical
Parish of Brighton, St Peter (St
Peter's Brighton)		 Donations received
NIL (2021:
£10,000)		 NIL (2021: Grant £10,000) NIL (2021: NIL) The son of Revd. Nicky Gumbel is a
PCC member of St Peter's Brighton.
The PCC of the Ecclesiastical
Parish of Hackney (St John's
Hackney)		 NIL (2021: NIL) £1,150 (2021: £5,000) NIL (2021: NIL) Al Gordon is a PCC member (and is
also the Chairman) of the PCC of the
Ecclesiastical Parish of Hackney.

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Notes to the financial statements, continued

For the year ended 31 December 2021

20. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

20. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Note
INCOME
Donations and legacies
Donations under gift aid
2a)
Other donations and similar income
2b)
Charitable activities
2c), 6
Other income
2d)
Total income
EXPENDITURE
Cost of Raising funds
3a)
Expenditure on charitable activities
Strategic Leadership and Enablement
3b), 18
UK Development
3c), 18
Digital, Media, Product and Publications
3d), 18
International Development
3e), 18
Alpha Context Development
3f), 18
Other Ministries
3g), 18
Conferences
3h), 18
Total charitable expenditure
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure) before gains/(losses)
Other gains
2e)
Net income/(expenditure)
Funds brought forward at 1 January
Funds carried forward at 31 December		 Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
169,453
4,460,709
4,630,162
334,015
20,610		 Restricted
funds
2021
£
107,003
7,971,872
8,078,875
-
-
8,078,875
439,988
821,286
385,737
3,484,430
2,561,588
130,729
100,044.00
168,892
7,652,706
8,092,694
(13,819)
-
(13,819)
1,629,671
1,615,852		 Total
2021
£
276,456
12,432,581
12,709,037
334,015
20,610
4,984,787 13,063,662
514,905
1,298,595
880,168
68,985
1,098,417
79,451
112,193
13,394
3,551,203
4,066,108
918,679
57,212
975,891
8,611,763
9,587,654		 954,893
2,119,881
1,265,905
3,553,415
3,660,005
210,180
212,237
182,286
11,203,909
12,158,802
904,860
57,212
962,072
10,241,434
11,203,506

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