The Evangelical Lutheran Church of England

Analysis

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of England is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in March 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of England reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £894k to £1.2m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 52%. 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 Evangelical Lutheran Church of England 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 Westminster Chapel (£1.2m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Bride Fleet Street (£1.2m) and Christian Youth Enterprises Sailing Centre (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 34%, charitable activities 32% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £150k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.