FINNISH CHURCH IN LONDON CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 283594 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FINNISH CHURCH IN LONDON CHARITIABLE TRUST, THE FINNISH SEAMEN'S MISSION IN ENGLAND

The charity is engaged in ecclesiastical, social and cultural activities aimed mainly at Finns in Great Britain and Ireland.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £27,056 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reversing a deficit from the prior year. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, supported by ongoing financial backing from the parent organisation, The Finnish Seamen’s Church, until at least May 2027.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (49% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ambassador Teemu Turunen
• Dr Juha Iso-Sipila
• REV Hannu Suihkonen
• Rev Ulla Marjaana Harkonen

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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