VINELIFE CHURCH MANCHESTER

Registered charity 1029849 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MANCHESTER VINEYARD, MANCHESTER VINEYARD CHURCH, MV CENTRE, VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP MANCHESTER

The stated aims of Vinelife Church Manchester are to promote the Christian religion and relieve poverty. We are a wholehearted community of Jesus followers, seeking God's kingdom in Manchester and beyond.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£299k

Latest spending

£299k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained stability and achieved a positive financial outcome with unrestricted reserves of £497,510. The trustees report that cash flows remain within acceptable levels and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. The charity's reserves policy targets maintaining sufficient funds to cover contractual obligations for one to three months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Gift Aid Income (70% of income)

“Gift Aid Income 208,881” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: one month and if possible up to three months (held: £498k)

“To ensure the financial viability of the Church and its ability to meet its ongoing commitments the charity will endeavour to maintain, on average, sufficient reserves to cover all contractual obligations for one month and if possible up to three months.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income

£717k

Total spending

£472k

Reserves (reported)

£13k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (49% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/03/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Craig Julian Lister
Peter Bell
Susan Crawford

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£299k	£299k
31/03/2024	£717k	£472k
31/03/2023	£333k	£372k
31/03/2022	£433k	£520k
31/03/2021	£811k	£622k

Common questions

Is VINELIFE CHURCH MANCHESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained stability and achieved a positive financial outcome with unrestricted reserves of £497,510. The trustees report that cash flows remain within acceptable levels and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. The charity's reserves policy targets maintaining sufficient funds to cover contractual obligations for one to three months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIFECHURCH MANCHESTER.

LIFECHURCH MANCHESTER income £979k
MANCHESTER VINEYARD income £653k
MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE income £14.5m
CAMBRIDGE VINEYARD CHURCH income £132k
THE WHARFEDALE VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £357k
WEST SUFFOLK VINEYARD CHURCH income £372k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
VINELIFE CHURCH MANCHESTER	£299k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIFECHURCH MANCHESTER FY2025	£979k	£60,000 or more	1	unclear	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER VINEYARD FY2025	£653k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FY2024	£14.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CAMBRIDGE VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025	£132k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE WHARFEDALE VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025	£357k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.