SUTTON VINEYARD

Registered charity 1061363 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUTTON VINEYARD CHURCH, VINEYARD CHURCH SUTTON

PROVIDING SPIRITUAL FOCUS CHURCH SERVICESMISSIONMINISTRY TO THE POORCOMMUNITY WORKKIDS WORKYOUTH WORK

Objects

The objects of the CIO are:To advance the Christian religion for the public benefit in accordance with the Statement of Faith in the Schedule hereto attached in such parts of the United Kingdom and the world through: • The organisation and provision of Christian worship; • The provision of such facilities and services as are appropriate for the Church, to enable it to fulfil its mission to the members of the Church, visitors to the Church and the local community and the wider community; • The provision of facilities for Christian training and service;• The support and provision of Christian evangelism and outreach;• The provision of assistance to the wider Christian church in its ministries.

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM 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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£543k
Latest spending
£567k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £24,170 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £174,742. Per the trustees' report, free reserves decreased by £33,000 to £157,000, which remains above the stated trustee target of £115,000. The trustees note that the charity remains in a healthy financial position with strong reserves despite the operational deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £115,000 (held: £157k)
“The target for free reserves set by the trustees is £115,000, which, they believe, would be sufficient to allow the charity to (a) continue to operate should budgeted income, or expenditure, vary unexpectedly, (b) go a considerable way towards covering the costs of winding up the charity in the unlikely event that it decides to stop operating and / or to (c) respond to new opportunities to advance the kingdom of God as they arise.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from related parties
“During the year the charity received donations totalling £91,833 (2024: £56,682) from related parties (which includes trustees, key management and anyone closely connected to them). No expenses (2024: £nil) were paid to, or for, the trustees (except for the reimbursement of expenses incurred when acting as agent for the charity). Except as disclosed in note 6 'Analysis of staff costs', there have been no other transactions with related parties during the year.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Total income
£543k
Total spending
£567k
Reserves (reported)
£157k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% 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

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

Operates in: Surrey · Sutton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£543k£567k
29/02/2024£592k£607k
28/02/2023£584k£672k
28/02/2022£647k£592k
28/02/2021£641k£526k

Common questions

Is SUTTON VINEYARD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £24,170 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £174,742. Per the trustees' report, free reserves decreased by £33,000 to £157,000, which remains above the stated trustee target of £115,000. The trustees note that the charity remains in a healthy financial position with strong reserves despite the operational deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/05/2024£20kGrace Advocacy Sutton
UK government21/07/2021£30kHong Kong British National Overseas (HKBNOs) Welcome Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund03/05/2019£10kThe Dolphin

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
SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST1£250

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SUTTON VINEYARD£543k—0above—no doubt
SW LONDON VINEYARD FY2025£621k£70,000 - £79,0001above—no doubt
AYLESBURY VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025£614k—0above—no doubt
SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST FY2025£143k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY SUTTON COLDFIELD FY2025£269k—0above—no doubt
TAUNTON VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025£147k—0within—no doubt

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