THE GERMAN LUTHERAN CONGREGATION OF ST ALBANS / LUTON

Registered charity 1096675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Lutheran church services in German in St Albans and Luton

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

£33k

Latest spending

£14k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £115,759.86 (comprising cash and investments) at the end of the period, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet medium-term needs. The charity reported a net income of £20,012.51 against total expenditure of £14,437.96, resulting in a surplus for the year. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and that no material matters required disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient but not excessive to meet the medium term needs of the charity over the next 5-10 years (held: £116k)

“The reserves are considered sufficient but not excessive to meet the medium term needs of the charity over the next 5-10 years.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

Dorothea Margret Edith REDPATHchair
Alexandra Alice Johanna Buchan
Beate Dorothea Wylie
Gerd Michael Gruetzner
Goetz-Michael Meinrad Richter
SABINE FORREST

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£33k	£14k
31/12/2023	£13k	£13k
31/12/2022	£15k	£17k
31/12/2021	£12k	£12k
31/12/2020	£14k	£11k

Common questions

Is THE GERMAN LUTHERAN CONGREGATION OF ST ALBANS / LUTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £115,759.86 (comprising cash and investments) at the end of the period, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet medium-term needs. The charity reported a net income of £20,012.51 against total expenditure of £14,437.96, resulting in a surplus for the year. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and that no material matters required disclosure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.