The Church of the Lord (Aladura)

Analysis

The Church of the Lord (Aladura) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Church of the Lord (Aladura) reported income of £294k and spending of £189k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £119k to £294k (+148%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Church of the Lord (Aladura) sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teams and Bensham Community Care (£294k), The Federated Foundation (Also Known As the Borwick Charitable Trust) (£294k) and Roshni Ghar (£294k).