The Lutheran Council of Great Britain

Analysis

The Lutheran Council of Great Britain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00557552). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Lutheran Council of Great Britain reported income of £561k and spending of £772k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £406k to £561k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Lutheran Council of Great Britain sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westminster Seminary UK (£560k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Fetcham (£561k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalene with St Leonard, Bridgnorth (£559k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 13%. Grants to other organisations totalled £161k. Reserves of £19.8m would cover about 273 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.