THE DUTCH CHURCH IN LONDON

Registered charity 214686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DUTCH CHURCH (NEDERLANDSE KERK) CHARITY

Relief of PovertyOverseas aid/famine reliefReligious activitiesBeneficiaries - The general public/mankind

Objects

I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION OF THE PROTESTANT PERSUASION II) THE PROVISION OF A PLACE OF WORSHIP AND A SPIRITUAL CENTRE IN LONDON FOR ALL DUTCH SPEAKING PEOPLE PROFESSING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH OF THE PROTESTANT PERSUASION III) THE RELIEF OF POOR, AGED OR IMPOTENT MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE CHURCH AND OTHER POOR, AGED OR IMPOTENT PERSONS.

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£312k

Latest spending

£571k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted outgoings exceeded unrestricted income, resulting in a deficit of £261,137 for the year ended 31 December 2025. The charity holds total net assets of £5,062,557, comprising an accumulated income fund of £808,130 and a designated capital fund of £3,875,736. The trustees report that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“The Minister earned more than £60,000 per annum.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The Minister earned more than £60,000 per annum.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 32.6% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“the cost of generating funds was 32.58% of the unrestricted expenditure”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cook & Co Accountants LLP. 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£649k

Total spending

£511k

Cost of raising funds

£492k

Reserves (reported)

£886k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~20.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 75.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ANTON CHRISTIAAN VAN DEN BERG
Leonora Henriette Jagessar - Visser 't Hooft
MARTIJN PROOS · trustee of 1 other charity
Maartje Catharina Boesveld van der Kooij
Marjolein Rovers - Soeters

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£312k	£571k
31/12/2024	£320k	£540k
31/12/2023	£649k	£511k
31/12/2022	£238k	£414k
31/12/2021	£193k	£350k

Common questions

Is THE DUTCH CHURCH IN LONDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted outgoings exceeded unrestricted income, resulting in a deficit of £261,137 for the year ended 31 December 2025. The charity holds total net assets of £5,062,557, comprising an accumulated income fund of £808,130 and a designated capital fund of £3,875,736. The trustees report that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cook & Co Accountants LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE DUTCH CHURCH IN LONDON earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CITY CHURCH ( CAMBRIDGE )	1	£37k
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DANSKE KIRKE I LONDON (DANISH CHURCH IN LONDON).

DANSKE KIRKE I LONDON (DANISH CHURCH IN LONDON) income £554k
IMMANUEL LONDON income £735k
THE CHURCH OF THE LONDONERS income £994k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, HOLLAND ROAD, DIOCESE OF KENSINGTON income £250k
GRACE CHURCH DULWICH income £590k
APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN CHURCH (SHEEPFOLD) income £252k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE DUTCH CHURCH IN LONDON	£312k	more than £60,000	1	unclear	32.6%	no doubt
DANSKE KIRKE I LONDON (DANISH CHURCH IN LONDON) FY2024	£554k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
IMMANUEL LONDON FY2025	£735k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE CHURCH OF THE LONDONERS FY2024	£994k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, HOLLAND ROAD, DIOCESE OF KENSINGTON FY2024	£250k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH DULWICH FY2025	£590k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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