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DANSKE KIRKE I LONDON (DANISH CHURCH IN LONDON)

Registered charity 237897 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are to take care of the social, cultural and religious needs of the Danish community in London. The charity achieves these objectives by maintaining and supporting the buildings and fabric of the Danish Church in London and by providing events and bursaries to the Danish community in London

Objects

TO PREACH THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL INCLUDING ARRANGING SERMONS AND CONDUCTING THE CHURCH'S CEREMONIES FOR DANISH IN THE LONDON AREA

Area of benefit: LONDON AND NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS

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
£554k
Latest spending
£333k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a positive net income of £359,274 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by increased donations and investment gains. Free reserves stood at £1,491,623, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of maintaining six months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees confirmed the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.5m)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates at least to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 7
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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Total income
£554k
Total spending
£333k
Cost of raising funds
£31k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~53.7 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 (61% 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: 5.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£554k£333k
31/12/2023£349k£332k
31/12/2022£1.0m£356k
31/12/2021£488k£794k
31/12/2020£860k£2.1m

Common questions

Is DANSKE KIRKE I LONDON (DANISH CHURCH IN LONDON) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a positive net income of £359,274 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by increased donations and investment gains. Free reserves stood at £1,491,623, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of maintaining six months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees confirmed the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/03/2016£275k"Facade Renovation for St Katharine's, The Danish Church in London"

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£500k
GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED1£28k
WELLING EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHURCH OF THE LONDONERS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DANSKE KIRKE I LONDON (DANISH CHURCH IN LONDON)£554k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHURCH OF THE LONDONERS FY2024£994k—0unclear—no doubt
MARKAZ UD DAWAT WAL IRSHAD LONDON UK MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2024£358k—0above—no doubt
THE GLOBE CHURCH FY2025£546k—0above—no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH LONDON FY2025£506k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HM TOWER OF LONDON CHAPELS ROYAL FOUNDATION FY2025£297k——unclear—no doubt

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