London Chinese Lutheran Church

Analysis

London Chinese Lutheran Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07034589). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, London Chinese Lutheran Church reported income of £47k and spending of £33k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £18k to £47k (+161%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, London Chinese Lutheran Church sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grove Church of the Nazarene (£47k), Akanishta Kadampa Buddhist Centre (£47k) and Kadampa Meditation Centre Exeter (£47k).