The Lutheran Church in Great Britain

Analysis

The Lutheran Church in Great Britain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07034897). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Lutheran Church in Great Britain reported income of £162k and spending of £169k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £106k to £162k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Lutheran Church in Great Britain sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Matthew, Chapel Allerton (£162k), St Benedict's Centre (£162k) and House of Revival (UK) (£162k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.