THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND

Registered charity 220466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The ELCE exists to spread the Gospel of Christ. The ELCE has 13 member congregations and a theological college.

Objects

THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL AND THE STRENGTHENING AND ESTABLISHING OF CONGREGATIONS BY THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION AND BYE-LAWS.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £124,598 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets increasing to £7,868,358. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold sufficient free reserves to cover six months of net operating costs, estimated at £25,000 per month. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general funds stood at £589,867, which is below the implied policy target of £150,000 (six months of £25,000), though total designated and restricted funds provide a larger overall buffer.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Chater Allan LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (34% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• DOREEN ROSSER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Cynthia Estelle Lumley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Linda Mairi Cowie · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mary Lynn Robinson · trustee of 1 other charity
• REV ANSSI TAPANI SIMOJOKI · trustee of 3 other charities
• Rev Claudio Lisias Flor · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Jon Jay Ehlers · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND income £473k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LECHLADE income £467k
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• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, LEICESTER income £739k
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• EMMANUEL CELEBRATION CENTRE income £412k

Side by side with its peers

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