Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 7
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

CHELMSFORD VINEYARD

Chelmsford Vineyard a Christian Church part of the Vineyard Chruches UK and Ireland. Operating principly to promote Chritianity and support the local community in the City of Chelmsford.
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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
31/08/23£97£107£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£88£95£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£79£74£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£82£77£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£97£76£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£68£71£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£59£67£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£59£46£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£55£51£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£32£24£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£23£12£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£24£10£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.chelmsfordvineyard.org

info@chelmsfordvineyard.org

01245474530

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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
Postcode Places Trust - Project Funding
£25,000 01/11/2023
Funding paid for staff and running costs for our Growbaby project, helping us sustain and develop their service to help more families in need.
National Lottery Community Fund - Growbaby Chelmsford
£10,000 21/07/2023
This project will support families with good quality new and second-hand baby and children’s clothes and equipment. The project aims to support people through the cost of living crisis.
Postcode Places Trust - Growbaby Chelmsford
£25,000 26/03/2022
PPT Funding paid for staff and running costs for our Growbaby project helping us sustain & develop our service to help more families in need

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • GAVIN JAMES COURTNEY (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Company Director
  • GRAHAM WOODWARD Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Director
  • HELEN WARING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher
  • LIBBY WOODWARD Appointed: 2011, Occupation: None
  • MARK RUSSELL MCLEAN Appointed: 2011
  • MATTHEW TAYLOR Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/08/2011, number: 1143493
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/08/2011, number: 07728057
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
  • 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
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

34 EASTWOOD PARK
GREAT BADDOW
CHELMSFORD
CM2 8HF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE (I)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(II)THE RELIEF OF THE POOR AND NEEDY, AND THOSE WHO ARE AGED OR SICK, (III)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION,(IV)SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE BODIES AND INSTITUTIONS AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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