Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +8
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    VINEYARD COMPASSION 

    The objects of the company shall be to promote the well-being of the inhabitants of Northern Ireland and its environs without distinction of age, sex, race, political, religious or other opinion by all or any of the following means: 1. The relief of poverty 2. The preservation and protection of health 3. The advancement of community development 4. The advancement of education, skills training and the arts 5. The relief of unemployment for the public benefit 6. The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage 7. The provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare 8. And generally improve the conditions of life for the said inhabitants by associating with the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to meet our objectives
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    Established: 10 years

    www.vineyardcompassion.co.uk

    info@vineyardcompassion.co.uk

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Income £928,804 £1,097,942 £713,411 £855,845 £833,571 £995,343
    Spending £421,041 £537,876 £602,879 £715,924 £767,544 £796,951
    Surplus/deficit £507,763 £560,066 £110,532 £139,921 £66,027 £198,392
    Listed activities
    • The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    How it operates
    • Accommodation/housing, Advice/advocacy/information, Arts, Community development, Community enterprise, Counselling/support, Economic development, Education/training, General charitable purposes, Medical/health/sickness, Relief of poverty, Volunteer development, Welfare/benevolent
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse), Adult training, Children (5-13 year olds), Community safety/crime prevention, Ethnic minorities, Ex-offenders and prisoners, General public, Homelessness, Language community, Men, Mental health, Older people, Overseas/developing countries, Parents, Preschool (0-5 year olds), Specific areas of deprivation, Tenants, Travellers, Unemployed/low income, Voluntary and community sector, Volunteers, Women, Youth (14-25 year olds)

    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
    Tudor Trust£75,000
    Comic Relief£40,000
    Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland£25,000
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland£15,000
    DCMS£15,000
    The Clothworkers Foundation£14,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £10,000 08/07/2022
    The Open Door: From Crisis to Full Potential
    The Trussell Trust - Grant to Causeway Foodbank
    £6,055 07/05/2021
    improve racking and pallet movement
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Vineyard Compassion
    £75,000 22/03/2021
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    over three years towards salaries and running costs at a charity providing supported housing and wellbeing services in Coleraine, Northern Ireland
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Mobile Open Door and Hope Centre Open Door drop-in cafe
    £5,000 09/11/2020
    Towards salary costs and equipment.
    Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland - Mobile Open Door
    £15,000 10/08/2020
    4
    towards a mobile service for people living in rural areas to enable them access food aid, debt relief and other support services.
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £15,000 10/08/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Comic Relief - Vineyard Compassion Recovery Funding
    £40,000 23/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 Recovery funding
    Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland - Support for older and vulnerable people affected by the Coronavirus
    £10,000 30/04/2020
    6
    towards the delivery of Dunbeg AoB, and support for debt advice, counselling, food bank and social supermarket services.
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Vineyard Compassion - COVID-19 measures
    £10,000 20/04/2020
    Vineyard Compassion - COVID-19 measures
    The Trussell Trust - Grant to Causeway Foodbank
    £3,500 02/04/2020
    CV emergency costs: food purchase, packaging, premises costs
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Vineyard Compassion
    £14,000 07/11/2019
    purchase of wood processing equipment for a charity which works with ex-offenders in Coleraine, County Derry
    John Moores Foundation - Grant to Vineyard Compassion
    £5,000 04/11/2019
    12
    Towards life skills training programme
    Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - The Open Door
    £5,600 12/03/2019
    The Open Door
    Comic Relief - Housing for Hope
    £168,903 06/03/2019
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    Vineyard Compassion will establish emergency temporary housing for rough sleepers, who are often housed out side of Coleraine and their communities.On top of this they will provide wraparound support ....more
    The Trussell Trust - Grant to Causeway Foodbank
    £66,571 21/12/2018
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    p/t Foodbank Manager and p/t Support Worker; new case management system
    The MSE Charity - Grant to Vineyard Compassion
    £4,850 15/11/2017
    Money Matters - delivering CAP Money courses to vulnerable people at risk of homelessness.
    John Moores Foundation - Grant to Vineyard Compassion
    £5,000 22/09/2017
    12
    Towards Link to Employment life skills training programme
    Joseph Rank Trust - Vineyard Compassion, Coleraine
    £30,000 26/07/2017
    To part fund the Centre property scheme
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 13/10/2014, number: NIC100508
    Main office

    Causeway Coast Vineyard Centre, 10 Hillmans Way, Coleraine, County Londonderry, BT52 2ED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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