Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

THE VINEYARD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 

Key activities : Sunday meetings averaging 60 with children, midweek Life Groups in Richmond, Hampton and North Kingston and supporting Richmond Street Pastors, Richmond Food Bank, the Vineyard Community Centre, Community Chaplains, Kick London, the Glass Door Winter Night Shelter Scheme and Hope for Justice.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 10 years

www.vineyardlifechurch.org.uk

office@vineyardlifechurch.org.uk

07460 207361

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UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£369£203£165n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22£219£166£53n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/21£224£165£59n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/20£461£256£205n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19£202£198£4n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/18£225£171£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£172£226£-54£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£152£156£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£179£161£18£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 15 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Richmond Upon Thames,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Queensberry Project
£10,000 11/11/2022
The funding will be used to engage and support hard to reach young people and their families. The project aims to reduce negative behaviours and risks taken in the community with peers by reflecting ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Vineyard Congregational Church
£10,000 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £10,000, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisations current grant.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Vineyard Congregational Church
£100,000 06/07/2018
£100,000 to improve the access to both levels of the church, providing two new lifts, improved accessible toilet facilities, new doors and widened entrances.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Vineyard Congregational Church
£5,000 16/07/2014
£5,000 for the costs of an independent access audit and subsequent scheme designs and drawings.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/12/2013, number: 1154870
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Vineyard Life Church
The Vineyard
RICHMOND
TW10 6AQ

Objectives

1) THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES AND USAGES FOR THE TIME BEING OF CONGREGATIONALISM AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS IN THE FOUNDATION TRUSTS. 2) THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION RELIEVE NEED AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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