AYLESBURY VINEYARD CHURCH

Registered charity 1064215 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VALE OF AYLESBURY VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Normal church activities including Sunday services, children's work, homegroups, outreach into the community and a ministry which provides furniture, clothing and food to those in need.

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Latest income
£614k
Latest spending
£656k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £41,936 for the year ended 31 August 2025, which decreased total unrestricted reserves to £730,232. The trustees confirm that future reserves and income are sufficient to meet current commitments, with no material uncertainties impacting the going concern assessment.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
The majority of the income for the Charity consists of donations, either regular or one-off, from congregation members. — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months ongoing cash expenditure – approximately £131,000 (held: £730k)
It is the intention of the Trustees to maintain unrestricted assets not tied up in fixed assets or servicing debt equating to three months ongoing cash expenditure – approximately £131,000. — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: J Tweats received total remuneration of £48,391.
During the current year, one Trustee, J Tweats received total remuneration of £48,391 (2024: £47,971), as permitted under clause 4 of the Memorandum of Association. — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£614k
Total spending
£656k
Reserves (reported)
£156k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£614k£656k
31/08/2024£680k£694k
31/08/2023£739k£700k
31/08/2022£779k£664k
31/08/2021£753k£799k

Common questions

Is AYLESBURY VINEYARD CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £41,936 for the year ended 31 August 2025, which decreased total unrestricted reserves to £730,232. The trustees confirm that future reserves and income are sufficient to meet current commitments, with no material uncertainties impacting the going concern assessment. 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 Fund22/05/2020£10kStorehouse Food Bank (Covid response)

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
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST1£2k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AYLESBURY VINEYARD CHURCH£614k0aboveno doubt
WEST SUFFOLK VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025£372k0unclearno doubt
CAMBRIDGE VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025£132k0aboveno doubt
GRACE VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025£101k0aboveno doubt
SW LONDON VINEYARD FY2024£625k2aboveno doubt
SUTTON VINEYARD FY2025£543k0aboveno doubt

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