If you would like to support the work of Alpha International, which includes: The Alpha Course; WorshipCentral; The Marriage Course; The Marriage Preparation Course; and Caring for Ex-offenders; you can do so, by making a donation.

Other ways to give

Giving by post

Please make cheques payable to Alpha International, write your address on the back of the cheque and send it to:

The Giving Administrator
Alpha International
c/o Holy Trinity Brompton
Brompton Road
London SW7 1JA

Giving by standing order

Standing orders are easy to set-up with your bank or building society and can be made on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. If you would like to set up a standing order please download the Standing Order mandate, complete it and return to:

The Giving Administrator
Alpha International
c/o Holy Trinity Brompton
Brompton Road
London SW7 1JA

Give as you earn (payroll giving)

Payroll giving is a tax free way of giving regularly to Alpha International. Your gift is taken directly from your salary before the tax is calculated. Up until April 2004, the Government will add an extra 10% to your gift, every time you donate through payroll giving.

So if you give £10, Alpha International would receive £11 which is your gift plus the Government incentive. The cost to you would only be £7.80, and if you pay a higher rate tax then it would be £6.

Gift Aid

What is Gift Aid?

Under the Inland Revenue's Gift Aid scheme, Alpha International is entitled to reclaim the basic rate of tax on gifts by UK taxpayers. This means that, if you are a UK taxpayer, your gift can increase by about 28% – at no extra cost to you.

For example: If you give £10, Alpha International can recover £2.82 direct from Inland Revenue, therefore Alpha International receives a total of £12.82.

Who is eligible?

• You must be a UK taxpayer to give through Gift Aid.
• To qualify for Gift Aid, what you pay in income tax or capital gains tax must at least equal the amount we will claim in the tax year.
• If you do not pay tax, you should not use Gift Aid.

What do I do now?

If you are making your donation using our online donation system, simply check the box for Gift Aid. For other methods of giving, complete a Gift Aid Declaration form and return it to:

The Giving Administrator
Alpha International
c/o Holy Trinity Brompton
Brompton Road
London SW7 1JA

How does it work?

When Alpha International receives a donation from a UK taxpayer, we are entitled to claim back an amount of tax (calculated against the basic rate of income tax in that financial year) paid on that donation. Capital Gains Tax (for example, tax paid on savings, pensions or investments) is equally applicable as Income Tax.

Once you have given your permission for us to do this on your behalf (by filling in the Gift Aid form, or by ticking the Gift Aid box on our online donation system), there is no need for you to do anything else.

All that is required is that the amount of tax you pay in a given financial year is at least equal to the amount of tax reclaimed by Alpha International in that same year, even if this is paid in the form of lower-rate (10%) Income Tax. In addition, because this amount is calculated over the whole financial year, there is no requirement that tax is paid regularly – it is purely a question of how much has been paid in the tax year as a whole.

The amount of tax we will claim back will be around 28% of the total value of your donations in that financial year. Furthermore, if you are a higher taxpayer, you are also entitled to claim back the difference between the standard rate which we will claim and the amount of tax you have actually paid. For further details on how you can do this, please contact your tax office.

Giving in various countries

Anyone can give to Alpha International regardless of country of residence. However, if you are not resident in the UK, and would like to give to your local National Alpha Office.

Thank-you

Thank you for your support If you have any queries or would like to find out more about our work, please email donations@alphainternational.org.