THE VINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (READING)

Registered charity 1104385 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The school uses the Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) system, used world wide in over 8000 schools, totalling over 1,000,000 pupils. Regular games & outdoor activities take place. The bible is the point of reference for all religious moral & ethical teaching. The business world is known to head hunt pupils for the high business ethic taught & high calibre of "ACE" pupils.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS IN READING BERKSHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: READING, BERKSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £35,668 at the year end, representing a net increase from the previous year. The trustees note that financial risks regarding future funding are alleviated by healthy student numbers and fees. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and the accounts complied with applicable regulations.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert John Wheelerchair
• David John Walker · trustee of 1 other charity
• Pastor Deon Esterhuizen · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Reading

Income and spending

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