Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

TRENT VINEYARD 

God has called us to build a biblical, growing, & diverse church in Nottingham, which will, in a creative & contemporary way, in the power of the Holy Spirit, worship God & communicate the gospel with compassion and generosity. We aim to make, train, & equip disciples to be effective in the extending of God's Kingdom, to develop leaders, to plant new churches, & to contribute to the body of Christ
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 29 years

www.trentvineyard.org

connect@trentvineyard.org

01159887060

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/06/23£3,760£4,033£-273£716£7,552£1,6374.91251,145
30/06/22£3,263£3,469£-206£411£7,826£1,7105.9991,050
30/06/21£3,216£3,102£114£188£8,032£1,5746.1110950
30/06/20£3,370£3,222£148£0£7,917£1,3104.91231,140
30/06/19£3,156£3,207£-51£0£7,635£1,0433.9105700
30/06/18£3,135£3,129£6£0£7,685£1,0063.91150
30/06/17£3,696£3,022£675£0£7,679£9813.91210
30/06/16£2,876£2,965£-89£0£7,005£9133.71140
30/06/15£2,856£2,889£-33£30£7,094£8953.7570
30/06/14£2,655£2,504£151£31£7,127£8954.3490
30/06/13£2,631£2,337£295£366£6,975£8644.4490
30/06/12£2,861£2,253£608£229£6,681£7353.9490
30/06/11£2,662£2,296£366£35£6,073£6403.3490
30/06/10£3,038£2,219£819£295£5,707£5302.9430
30/06/09£2,522£1,964£558£203£4,888£4762.9380
30/06/08£2,865£1,599£1,266£137£4,331£4163.1280
30/06/07£2,950£1,389£1,561£97£3,064£3012.6230
30/06/06£1,186£1,164£21£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£780£904£-123£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£757£741£16£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 26%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 39%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 22%
Reserves/Spending: 4.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 125 employees
  • 1,145 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-66
  • JOHN BODILY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Religious Minister
  • PAUL BRYCE Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Sales Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/02/1995, number: 1044369
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/02/1995, number: 03018774
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Trent Vineyard
Unit 1
Easter Park
Lenton Lane
NOTTINGHAM
NG7 2PX

Objectives

(A) THE FURTHERANCE OF RELIGIOUS OR SECULAR PUBLIC EDUCATION; (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH INCLUDING MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS AND ALSO INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PLANTING OF NEW CHURCHES AND ORGANISATIONS OF CONGREGATIONS; (C) THE RELIEF OF THE POOR AND NEEDY; (D) THE RELIEF OF THE SICK AND ELDERLY; (E) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE BODIES AND INSTITUTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

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