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LCGC

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1148739LondonReligion
Income£41k2025-03-31
Spending£47ksame year
Spent / received104%5-year average
Size in its cause45th pctReligion
Registered2012Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

LCGC is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04492955). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, LCGC reported income of £41k and spending of £47k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,757 to £41k (+605%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 396%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, LCGC sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Miracle Network (£41k), Catholic Student Network (£41k) and The Quran Trust (£41k).

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.

Income and spending

£0£15k£29k£44k£59k2021 Income: £5,7572021 Spending: £2,46420212022 Income: £9,7102022 Spending: £020222023 Income: £48,1332023 Spending: £58,78120232024 Income: £37,0852024 Spending: £38,64420242025 Income: £40,5802025 Spending: £46,9702025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Provision of gospel choral training and concerts which advance the Christian faith. The charity seeks to develop both vocal and musical abilities through the Bazil Meade Gospel Music Academy (BMGMA) which provides opportunities for participants to occasionally perform alongside more experienced singers and musicians, such as those connected with the London Community Gospel Choir.

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The Miracle NetworkLondon£41k
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