THE WHARFEDALE VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Registered charity 1071353 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEEDS VINEYARD, THE WHARFEDALE VINEYARD, WHARFEDALE VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
The prinicpal activity of the Charity is that of the furtherance of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, to build up the faith of the Christian believers, to share in the training of Christian workers, to promote Christian education, to advance the Christian religion and to relieve the poor and needy and the sick and elderly.
Causes: Education/training · General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves of £43,935 are below the trustees' stated policy target of £88,588, although the charity has worked to bring reserves closer to this figure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £34,706 for the year, having made staff redundancies to address previous financial challenges, and the trustees are confident in the charity's future sustainability following a successful senior leadership transition.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Payment for services to connected business
“Andrew Flowers, a close relative of David Flowers, received £750 (2024: £0) for provision of branding services to the charity.” — page 20
“D Flowers is also one of the directors at Flowers McEwan, through whom the pension scheme and key person insurance is arranged. The firm were appointed by the Board of Trustees as they were thought to represent good value for money.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to connected business for insurance/pension
“Andrew Flowers, a close relative of David Flowers, received £750 (2024: £0) for provision of branding services to the charity.” — page 20
“D Flowers is also one of the directors at Flowers McEwan, through whom the pension scheme and key person insurance is arranged. The firm were appointed by the Board of Trustees as they were thought to represent good value for money.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Wharfedale Vineyard Christian Fellowship (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- RAMDAS-HARSIA, Simeon — director, appointed 16/05/2023on trustee list
- HARDY, Judith Mary Ann — director, appointed 01/05/2022on trustee list
- SIMS, William — director, appointed 12/10/2020on trustee list
- BYDE, Michael Geoffrey John, Dr — director, appointed 24/09/2018on trustee list
- STEERE, Timothy David — director, appointed 13/03/2017on trustee list
- GRAYSON, Jonathan Michael — director, appointed 12/02/2016on trustee list
- BUTTON, Anne Marie — secretary, appointed 01/05/2007
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £625k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Hetal Knowlson
- Jonathan Grayson
- Judith Mary Ann Hardy
- Michael Geoffrey John Byde · trustee of 2 other charities
- Simeon Ramdas-Harsia
- Timothy Steere
- William Sims
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire · Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE WHARFEDALE VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves of £43,935 are below the trustees' stated policy target of £88,588, although the charity has worked to bring reserves closer to this figure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £34,706 for the year, having made staff redundancies to address previous financial challenges, and the trustees are confident in the charity's future sustainability following a successful senior leadership transition. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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