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SW LONDON VINEYARD

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

Christian church

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Latest income
£625k
Latest spending
£705k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £49,949 for the year, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £1,203,773. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,203,773 are held in excess of the stated policy target of £235,000, which is equivalent to approximately four months of budgeted expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“This year one employee received emoluments between £60,000 and £69,999 (in 2023 one employee fell in this range) and one (2023: one) employee received emoluments between £70,000 and £79,999.” — page 43
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£625k
Total spending
£705k
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£745k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~12.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£625k£705k
31/12/2023£643k£795k
31/12/2022£641k£630k
31/12/2021£634k£619k
31/12/2020£674k£642k

Common questions

Is SW LONDON VINEYARD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £49,949 for the year, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £1,203,773. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,203,773 are held in excess of the stated policy target of £235,000, which is equivalent to approximately four months of budgeted expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SW LONDON VINEYARD£625k—2above—no doubt
GRACE VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025£101k—0above—no doubt
SUTTON VINEYARD FY2025£543k—0above—no doubt
SOUTHEND VINEYARD FY2025£286k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt
AYLESBURY VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025£614k—0above—no doubt

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