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LONDON CHINESE LUTHERAN CHURCH

Registered charity 1150597 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LCLC

LCLC is a spiritual home away from home for the Chinese community in London. It has weekly Sunday Christian Lutheran worship service conducted in Cantonese & Mandarin (English on first week of every month). Its members come from Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and United Kingdom. LCLC is a member of Lutheran Church in Great Britain which is a member of the Lutheran World Federation.

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Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£34k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,473 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds of £30,821. The trustees note that current expenditure of £33,814 exceeds their required free reserves level of £29,299, and they aim to achieve surpluses in future years to meet this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further explanation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £29k; policy: 12 months of unrestricted total operating expenditure)
“The amount of the current expenditure of £33,814 is above the required level of reserves and the trustees will continue to make the effort to achieve surpluses in future years to contribute towards achieving this aim.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£31k£34k
31/12/2023£40k£31k
31/12/2022£26k£28k
31/12/2021£18k£13k
31/12/2020£18k£8k

Common questions

Is LONDON CHINESE LUTHERAN CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,473 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds of £30,821. The trustees note that current expenditure of £33,814 exceeds their required free reserves level of £29,299, and they aim to achieve surpluses in future years to meet this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further explanation. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.