LONDON LIFE VINEYARD CHURCH LIMITED
We are a contemporary Christian Church in Haringey in North London. We support the community in areas where it needs our support the most. We put on weekly public meetings to grow our faith, enjoy each others company, and help others to understand the Christian faith better.
Objects
1. THE FURTHERANCE OF RELIGIOUS OR SECULAR PUBLIC EDUCATION : 11. 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 ; 111. THE RELIEF OF THE POOR AND NEEDY; 1V. THE RELIEF OF THE SICK AND ELDERLY; V. 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.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £6,588 for the year, causing total net assets to decrease to £11,349. The trustees note that unrestricted cash holdings of £12,559 are only slightly short of the stated reserves policy target of 3 to 6 months of unrestricted expenditure. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“At the year end, the charity held unrestricted cash at the bank of £12,559 and the charity is only slight short of complying with its reserves policy.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 15
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 30
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 30
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 13/05/2024, 103 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 22/02/2023, 22 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 03396157
Company officers (Companies House)
- RAWE, Kim Bettina on trustee list
- RAWE, Timothy Stewart on trustee list
- TWEED, Rosalyn Claire on trustee list
Trustees
- Antonia Jenkinschair
- Kim Bettina Rawe
- Rosalyn Tweed
- Timothy Stewart Rawe
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £44k | £51k |
| 31/03/2024 | £37k | £31k |
| 31/03/2023 | £26k | £26k |
| 31/03/2022 | £23k | £27k |
| 31/03/2021 | £22k | £31k |
Common questions
Is LONDON LIFE VINEYARD CHURCH LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £6,588 for the year, causing total net assets to decrease to £11,349. The trustees note that unrestricted cash holdings of £12,559 are only slightly short of the stated reserves policy target of 3 to 6 months of unrestricted expenditure. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| VINEYARD MUSIC (UK) LIMITED | 1 | £240k |
| WEST SUFFOLK VINEYARD CHURCH | 1 | £78k |
| THE HULL VINEYARD TRUST | 1 | £53k |
| YORK VINEYARD | 1 | £43k |
| CAMBRIDGE VINEYARD CHURCH | 1 | £29k |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £8k |
| WELLS VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP | 1 | £6k |
| CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- SW LONDON VINEYARD
- CAMBRIDGE VINEYARD CHURCH
- LEICESTER VINEYARD CHURCH
- SOUTHEND VINEYARD
- COVENTRY VINEYARD
- Verso Vineyard Church Limited
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON LIFE VINEYARD CHURCH LIMITED | £44k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| SW LONDON VINEYARD | £621k | £70,000 - £79,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| CAMBRIDGE VINEYARD CHURCH | £132k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| LEICESTER VINEYARD CHURCH | £78k | £24,163 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SOUTHEND VINEYARD | £286k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COVENTRY VINEYARD | £131k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |