Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

TYNESIDE VINEYARD 

TYNESIDE VINEYARD IS A CHRISTIAN CHURCH THAT SERVES THE TYNESIDE REGION OF THE UK. THE CHURCH MEETS WEEKLY ON A SUNDAY MORNING AS WELL AS IN SMALL GROUPS AND THROUGH VARIOUS OTHER EVENTS! TYNESIDE VINEYARD HAS A PASSION TO MEET THE PRACTICAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN THIS AREA THROUGH INITIATIVES SUCH AS STOREHOUSE AND LOVE TYNESIDE. OUR AIM IS TO FIND EVEN MORE WAYS OF BLESSING OUR COMMUNITY.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/04/23£498£515£-17n/an/an/an/an/a150
30/04/22£412£427£-16n/an/an/an/an/a200
30/04/21£337£307£31n/an/an/an/an/a150
30/04/20£367£321£47n/an/an/an/an/a150
30/04/19£312£290£22n/an/an/an/an/a150
30/04/18£357£257£100£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/17£202£173£29£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/16£11£6£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

www.lifevineyard.church

office@lifevineyard.church

0191 265 4979

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 150 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£15,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£11,000
DCMS£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Tyneside Vineyard
£6,000 31/03/2022
Purchasing a trailer for a Pop-Up Pantry to provide good quality, affordable food, household and hygiene items to communities of high deprivation in Newcastle - 06/04/2022 variance to grant agreed, ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Tyneside Vineyard
£5,000 20/01/2022
Purchasing equipment for the Byker pantry for its low cost food provision, and furniture and IT equipment for community IT activities, in Newcastle
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 23/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - purchasing new flooring, lighting, furniture and kitchen equipment for the Marley Hill Community Centre, Gateshead
£5,000 03/07/2020
purchasing new flooring, lighting, furniture and kitchen equipment for the Marley Hill Community Centre, Gateshead
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support to provide food and essential support to people living in the East End of Newcastle affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
£5,000 18/06/2020
Support to provide food and essential support to people living in the East End of Newcastle affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - providing food and essential support to people living in the East End of Newcastle affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
£5,000 18/06/2020
providing food and essential support to people living in the East End of Newcastle affected by the Covid-19 pandemic

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/01/2015, number: 1159859
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Allen
The Green
WALLSEND
Tyne And Wear
NE28 7NP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF TYNESIDE, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL 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 AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF TYNESIDE, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.(C) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF TYNESIDE, WEARSIDE, NORTHUMBERLAND AND COUNTY DURHAM IN THE AREAS OF COMMUNITY COHESION, HEALTH, EDUCATION, RECREATION AND LEISURE. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF THE ABOVE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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