BIRMINGHAM VINEYARD

Registered charity 1056661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH BIRMINGHAM VINEYARD, VINEYARD NETWORK CHURCH BIRMINGHAM

Advancement of the Christian Faith,Compassion Ministry,Youthwork,Childrens work, Overseas Ministry, Community Involvement.

Objects

THE FURTHERANCE OF RELIGIOUS OR SECULAR PUBLIC EDUCATION THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THE RELIEF OF THE POOR AND NEEDY THE RELIEF OF THE SICK AND ELDERLY

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE SOUTH BIRMINGHAM UK AND OVERSEAS

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained more-than-adequate funds with unrestricted reserves of £1,040,970, significantly exceeding its stated policy target of £160,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £72,994 for the year and confirmed it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~14.3 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 (95% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Beatrice McAree
• Caplain Alexander Ramdas-Harsia
• Cynthia Rene Chadwell · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHAEL ROBERT MCMASTER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael Thomas Gowen
• Paul Gatting
• REV EDWARD ANDREW MCNEIL

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Warwickshire · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

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