The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 13th September 2026

The Norwegian Church

Registered charity 1176607 Registered since 2018

Operates: Throughout London, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

6 trustees on the board

0.5y median 0.5y
average tenure
1y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
6.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

6
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

General Charitable Purposes 6Religious Activities 6Other Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 6Property 2Retail and trade 2

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£860k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

49.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 0.5 in 2020

11 from 21 in 2020
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitesjomannskirken.no/london
Emaillondon@sjomannskirken.no
Phone02077403900
AddressTHE NORWEGIAN CHURCH, 1 ST. OLAV'S SQUARE, LONDON, SE16 7JB

Finances

£859,984 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£983,211£605,186
2021£576,097£464,763
2022£1,941,108£583,664
2023£766,056£871,210
2024£859,984£885,501

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesReligious Activities

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE CHURCH’S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY TO THE FOLLOWING:4.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS AND PRACTICES OF THE CHURCH OF NORWAY; AND4.2 THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE DIRECTORS THINK FIT, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF NORWEGIAN SEAFARERS AND EXPATRIATES, TOURISTS, STUDENTS AND OTHER NORWEGIANS LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE TIME BEING.NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHURCH FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16 MAR 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15 NOV 2024

Trustees (6)

6trustees
58median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The Norwegian Church · 10674059 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 16/03/2017

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

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