Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE WHARFEDALE VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

The prinicpal activity of the Charity is that of the furtherance of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, to build up the faith of the Christian believers, to share in the training of Christian workers, to promote Christian education, to advance the Christian religion and to relieve the poor and needy and the sick and elderly.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • 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:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
30/04/23£484£481£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/22£495£458£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/21£477£445£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/20£459£471£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/19£465£438£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/18£597£341£256£102£411£1766.260
30/04/17£303£345£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/16£359£305£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/15£335£273£62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/14£295£285£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/13£275£324£-49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/12£340£363£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/11£306£321£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/10£422£389£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/09£376£332£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/08£494£367£128n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/07*£244£190£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/06*£168£155£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/05£96£85£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/04£118£126£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

www.leedsvineyard.org

office@leedsvineyard.org

07425622086

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City, Calderdale, City Of Wakefield, Kirklees, Leeds City, North Yorkshire, Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Wharfedale Vineyard Christian Fellowship
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Leeds Community Foundation - The Vine Child Contact Centre
£10,635 01/03/2022
A safe and neutral place to provide support for families following a difficult separation with service provisions to help reduce the additional pressures.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Wharfedale Vineyard Christian Fellowship
£30,500 31/01/2022
This project will deliver the Vine Child Contact Centre in Headingly, Leeds, for young people who have experienced family breakdown. This will lead to improved family relationships, wellbeing and having more fun and enjoyment.
National Lottery Community Fund - A new St.Michael?s &provision for locals
£9,800 05/09/2019
12
A new St.Michael's &provision for locals

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-67
  • DAVID STEPHEN FLOWERS Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Financial Planner
  • JONATHAN GRAYSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Head Of Support Services - Security
  • JUDITH MARY ANN HARDY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Regulation
  • MICHAEL GEOFFREY JOHN BYDE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Education Manager
  • SIMEON RAMDAS-HARSIA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor
  • TIMOTHY STEERE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Customer Insight Manager
  • WILLIAM SIMS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Regional Sales Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/09/1998, number: 1071353
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/04/1998, number: 03541920
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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 expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 10 days late, AR06: 79 days late,
Main office

Vineyard House
11 Bennett Road
Headingley
LEEDS
LS6 3HN

Objectives

FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION (RELIGIOUS OR SECULAR);ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; RELIEF OF THE POOR, SICK AND ELDERLY; OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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