Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

OXFORD VINEYARD CHURCH 

The advancement of the Christian faith including missionary activities in the United Kingdom and overseas. The relief of the poor, needy,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 Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 4 trustees

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£98£88£10n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/08/22£100£97£2n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/08/21£90£90£0n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/08/20£91£97£-6n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/08/19£96£103£-7n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/08/18£112£110£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£104£111£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£137£118£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£113£111£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£106£101£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13?*£142£145£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£101£100£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£130£129£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£130£129£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£116£128£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£148£181£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£215£236£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£259£279£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£260£259£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£270£257£14£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 27 years

www.ovc.uk.com

office@ovc.uk.com

01865522338

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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
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/09/1997, number: 1064237
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR13: 629 days late, AR11: 55 days late, AR07: 30 days late, AR05: 15 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Stowford Farm
OXFORD
OX3 9RZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD THROUGH: • THE ORGANISATION AND PROVISION OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP; • THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACILITIES AND SERVICES AS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE CHURCH, TO ENABLE IT TO FULFIL ITS MISSION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH, VISITORS TO THE CHURCH AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY; • THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR CHRISTIAN TRAINING AND SERVICE;• THE SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM AND OUTREACH;• THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO THE WIDER CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN ITS MINISTRIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE OXFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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