The Church of the Londoners

Analysis

The Church of the Londoners is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. It was registered in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Church of the Londoners reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.1m (+8.1%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Church of the Londoners sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester Reform Congregation (£1.1m), North Kent Methodist Circuit (£1.1m) and Fayz-E-Husayni International Trust (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 75%, charitable activities 22% and investments 2.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £112k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.