THE LUTHERAN COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAIN

Charity Number: 232042
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Represents and coordinates the common work of 10 Lutheran churches with congregations or chaplaincies in Britain.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £437,717
Total expenditure: £690,521

People

7 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 December 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • AUGUSTANA CENTRE (Working name)
  • COUNCIL OF LUTHERAN CHURCHES (Working name)
  • COUNCIL OF LUTHERAN CHURCHES (Working name)
  • INTERNATIONAL LUTHERAN STUDENT CENTRE (Working name)
  • LUTHERAN COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAIN LTD (Previous name)
  • THE LUTHERAN COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAIN LTD (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Per Jonsson Chair 06 June 2023
None on record
Eerika Omivale Trustee 10 June 2024
None on record
Rev Karsten Hansen Trustee 10 June 2024
None on record
Rev Paulina Hlawiczka Trustee 15 March 2024
THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN GREAT BRITAIN
Received: On time
DR ALUN FORD Trustee 14 February 2023
FRIENDS OF ST MARTIN'S, GOSPEL OAK
Received: On time
Rev Silke Halfmann Trustee 15 September 2022
ST. MARY'S WITH ST. GEORGE'S GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH
Received: On time
GERMAN CHURCH SYDENHAM
Received: On time
SYNOD OF GERMAN-SPEAKING LUTHERAN, REFORMED AND UNITED CONGREGATIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN
Received: On time
Paul Brian Renken Trustee 03 September 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £972.48k £14.96m £406.37k £425.68k £437.72k
Total expenditure £1.12m £967.20k £602.92k £618.52k £690.52k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £3.66k £2.26k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £94 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £876.84k £86.67k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £91.88k £186.57k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 £14.69m N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.10m £894.58k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £23.50k £72.63k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £48.59k £109.76k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £46.09k £154.68k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £23.32k £44.05k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 20 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 20 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 13 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 13 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 05 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 05 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 29 July 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/11/1955 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/06/2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/06/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/06/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/06/2013 AS AMENDED ON 30 SEP 2020 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 JUN 2021

Charitable objects

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY BEARING WITNESS BEFORE THE WORLD TO THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AS THE POWER OF GOD FOR SALVATION.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Council of Lutheran Churches
Ground Floor
Trident House
46 - 48 Webber Street
London
Phone:
02080512676
Email:
enquiries@lutheran.org.uk
Website:

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