Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 4
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WINCHESTER VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Advancement of the Kingdom of God, through mission at home and abroad.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£639£624£16£0£942£8841712120
31/12/22£575£544£32£0£926£88219.512120
31/12/21£442£437£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£481£449£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£554£551£2£0£840£827188120
31/12/18£453£443£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£427£429£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£542£461£81£0£830£75719.770
31/12/15£405£397£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£386£358£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13?£526£479£47£379£712£71217.850
31/08/12£344£361£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£357£358£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10*£347£279£68n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£308£297£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£355£331£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07*£300£304£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£293£275£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£288£270£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£250£207£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 43%
Liabilities/Income: 110%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 17 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 29 years

www.winchestervineyard.org

samuel@winchestervineyard.org

01962863217

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Joseph Rank Trust - Winchester Vineyard Church
£37,500 30/01/2023
To fund the Storehouse Project
National Lottery Community Fund - The Storehouse
£9,640 25/11/2022
The funding will be used to expand the reach of the community storehouse providing food clothing and toys to vulnerable and struggling families and individuals in the area. This project aims to support disadvantaged local people meeting their basic ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-71
  • GRAHAM MATTHEWS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: It Specialist
  • NIGEL HEMMING Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Church Pastor
  • NIGEL JAMESON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Head Of Hr
  • ROGER TETSTALL Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • RUTH VICTORIA CHRISTY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor
  • SIMON SNOWBALL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/07/1995, number: 1047868
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/06/1995, number: 03073426
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 7 days late, AR07: 14 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BUS OF HOPE on 13/03/2024
Main office

Unit A
Bar End Industrial Estate
Bar End Road
Winchester
Hampshire

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN THE SCHEDULE ATTACHED INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THROUGH THE PLANTING OF OTHER VINEYARD CHURCHES IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF WINCHESTER AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT. TO FURTHER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN SUCH PARTS OF WINCHESTER UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND FUINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, TRAINING IN LIFE SKILLS AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF WINCHESTER, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE, WINCHESTER AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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