TRUE VINE CHURCH TRUST

Registered charity 1046121 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRUE VINE, TRUE VINE INTERNATIONAL

A RESORCE CHURCH INVOLVED IN TRAINING CHURCH LEADERS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES IN AID OF THE POOR

Objects

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING STRONG MULTI-CULTURAL CHURCHES IN LONDON WHICH WILL SERVE AS THE BASIS AS THE EXPANSION OF THE WORK OF MINISTRY OF TRUE VINE AND THE PLANTING OF OTHER CHURCHES AND MISSIONS WORLDWIDE BY ANY LAWFUL AND PROPER MEANS INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THE WORSHIP OF GOD THE PREACHING AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL AND THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES. (B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE HOMELESS OR DESTITUTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CHRISTIAN ORPHANAGES REHABILITATION CENTRES FOR EX-PRISONERS ALCOHOLICS DRUG ADDICTS PROSTITUTES HOMELESS AND DESTITUTE MEN AND WOMEN AS WELL AS HALFWAY HOUSES TO AID IN THEIR RE-ENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY AND TO EQUIP THEM TO SERVE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. (C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE LONDON

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Croydon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£141k
Latest spending
£145k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash funds of £32,928 and restricted cash funds of £4,744 at the end of the period. Total receipts for the year were £141,212, while total payments amounted to £145,424, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds. The trustees' report indicates ongoing ministry activities and community engagement but does not disclose specific financial reserves policies or long-term sustainability metrics.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Croydon · France · Kenya · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£141k£145k
31/03/2025£147k£147k
31/03/2024£142k£139k
31/03/2023£124k£131k
31/03/2022£125k£115k

Common questions

Is TRUE VINE CHURCH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash funds of £32,928 and restricted cash funds of £4,744 at the end of the period. Total receipts for the year were £141,212, while total payments amounted to £145,424, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds. The trustees' report indicates ongoing ministry activities and community engagement but does not disclose specific financial reserves policies or long-term sustainability metrics. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRUE VINE APOSTOLIC MINISTRIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TRUE VINE CHURCH TRUST£141k——unclear—no doubt
TRUE VINE APOSTOLIC MINISTRIES FY2025£64k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD ("RCCG") TRUE VINE PARISH FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
VINECHURCH LONDON FY2025£189k—0above—no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, TRUE VINE CENTRE FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH CHESTER FY2025£95k£31,0130above—no doubt

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