THE CHURCH OF THE LONDONERS

Registered charity 1093426 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CHURCH IN LONDON

The objectives of the charity are to support and advance the Christiam faith by means of the function of the church as the pillar and base of the truth of the faith revealed in the Bible.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND WITHOUT DISTINCTION BETWEEN CAPITAL AND INCOME TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH SET OUT IN THE SECOND SCHEDULE.

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£994k

Latest spending

£903k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £1,173,832, which the trustees confirmed were maintained at their policy target level of approximately 10% of estimated annual expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £96,663 for the year, with total funds increasing to £2,239,047.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 10% of the estimated annual expenditure (held: £1.2m)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain free reserves at a level which equates to approximately 10% of the estimated annual expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Reimbursements were made to one trustee for expenditure made on behalf of the charity.

“The reimbursements for the expenditure made on behalf of the charity to one trustee amounted to £24,828. (2023 - 3 trustees £44,574).”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£994k

Total spending

£903k

Reserves (reported)

£1.2m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~15.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (57% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr DENNIS CARL OTTO SZUBERT · trustee of 2 other charities
Fergus Fung
Keith Roy Woolnough
MR TERENCE PAUL MURRAY · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£994k	£903k
31/12/2023	£1.0m	£732k
31/12/2022	£1.3m	£941k
31/12/2021	£1.0m	£552k
31/12/2020	£776k	£669k

Common questions

Is THE CHURCH OF THE LONDONERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £1,173,832, which the trustees confirmed were maintained at their policy target level of approximately 10% of estimated annual expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £96,663 for the year, with total funds increasing to £2,239,047. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HIS CHURCH - LONDON.

HIS CHURCH - LONDON income £174k
EMMANUEL CHURCH LONDON income £506k
THE LONDON FULL GOSPEL CENTRAL CHURCH income £974k
REDEMPTION CHURCH LONDON income £139k
LONDON CHURCH INTERNATIONAL income £497k
Christ Church London income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CHURCH OF THE LONDONERS	£994k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HIS CHURCH - LONDON FY2025	£174k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH LONDON FY2025	£506k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LONDON FULL GOSPEL CENTRAL CHURCH FY2024	£974k	—	above	—	no doubt
REDEMPTION CHURCH LONDON FY2025	£139k	—	above	—	no doubt
LONDON CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£497k	—	no_policy	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.