The Norwegian Church

Analysis

The Norwegian Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10674059). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Norwegian Church reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.6m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £576k to £1.2m (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 237%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Norwegian Church 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iglesia de Dios Ministerial de Jesucristo Internacional (£1.2m), Emmanuel Bristol (£1.2m) and Olivet Assembly (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56%, investments 24%, charitable activities 11% and trading 8.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £86k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 9.7%. It employed 13 people.

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.