SW LONDON VINEYARD

Registered charity 1045257 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SWLV

Christian church

Objects

1.THE FURTHERANCE OF RELIGIOUS OR SECULAR PUBLIC EDUCATION 2.THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH INCLUDING MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS AND ALSO INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PLANTING OF NEW CHURCHES AND ORGANISATIONS OF CONGREGATIONS 3.THE RELIEF OF THE POOR AND NEEDY 4.THE RELIEF OF THE SICK AND ELDERLY 5.SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE BODIES AND INSTITUTIONS AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£621k

Latest spending

£682k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,572 for the year, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £1,188,141. The trustees confirm that unrestricted undesignated investments and cash held were £400,000, which is in excess of the stated policy minimum of £235,000. The trustees have assessed the going concern basis and concluded that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,000 - £79,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)

“This year one employee received emoluments between £70,000 and £79,000” — page 34

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“This year one employee received emoluments between £70,000 and £79,000” — page 34

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: no less than £235,000 (equivalent to about 4 months’ budgeted expenditure) (held: £400k)

“The charity aims to hold unrestricted undesignated investments and cash of no less than £235,000 (equivalent to about 4 months’ budgeted expenditure)” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees and related parties made unrestricted donations.

“During the year the charity received £244,310.25 of unrestricted donations (2024: £181,838) from 15 trustees and related parties” — page 34

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03020873

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

ADEBANJO, Ebenezer Olayinka — director, appointed 17/03/2025on trustee list
MOSELEY, Rachel Hannah — director, appointed 12/09/2022on trustee list
GIDOOMAL, Ravi — director, appointed 26/06/2017on trustee list
BYK, Robert Adam — director, appointed 24/04/2017on trustee list
BELL, Stephanie Anne — director, appointed 14/04/2011on trustee list
MCLEAN, Eszter — secretary, appointed 26/05/2026

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£621k

Total spending

£682k

Cost of raising funds

£11k

Reserves (reported)

£747k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~13.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rachel Hannah Moseleychair
Ebenezer Olayinka Adebanjo
Ravi Gidoomal · trustee of 2 other charities
Robert Adam Byk · trustee of 2 other charities
Stephanie Anne Bell

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

Operates in: Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£621k	£682k
31/12/2024	£625k	£705k
31/12/2023	£643k	£795k
31/12/2022	£641k	£630k
31/12/2021	£634k	£619k

Common questions

Is SW LONDON VINEYARD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,572 for the year, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £1,188,141. The trustees confirm that unrestricted undesignated investments and cash held were £400,000, which is in excess of the stated policy minimum of £235,000. The trustees have assessed the going concern basis and concluded that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of SW LONDON VINEYARD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,000 - £79,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRACE VINEYARD CHURCH.

GRACE VINEYARD CHURCH income £101k
Vineyard 61 Church income £728k
SUTTON VINEYARD income £543k
VINE EVANGELICAL CHURCH (SEVENOAKS) income £136k
SOUTHEND VINEYARD income £286k
CAMBRIDGE VINEYARD CHURCH income £132k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SW LONDON VINEYARD	£621k	£70,000 - £79,000	1	above	—	no doubt
GRACE VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025	£101k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Vineyard 61 Church FY2025	£728k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
SUTTON VINEYARD FY2025	£543k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
VINE EVANGELICAL CHURCH (SEVENOAKS) FY2025	£136k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SOUTHEND VINEYARD FY2025	£286k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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