Alive Publishing Limited

Analysis

Alive Publishing Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stone. It was registered in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02218996). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Alive Publishing Limited reported income of £660k and spending of £989k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £861k to £660k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Alive Publishing Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Baptist College (£659k), The John Booth Charitable Foundation (£660k) and Southampton Methodist District (£659k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85% and donations and legacies 15%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £54k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.