COVENTRY VINEYARD

Registered charity 1150752 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

COVENTRY VINEYARD IS A CHRISTIAN CHURCH MADE UP OF PEOPLE FROM MANY WALKS OF LIFE, COMMITTED TO LIVING OUT THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. WE HOLD REGULAR SUNDAY AND WEEKDAY MEETINGS/ACTIVITIES, TRAINING EVENTS AND ARE INVOLVED IN A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WHO BELONG TO THE CHURCH AND THE WIDER LOCAL COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS OVERSEAS.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE ARTICLES HERETO ATTACHED INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THROUGH THE PLANTING OF OTHER VINEYARD CHURCHES IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF COVENTRY, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;(B) TO FURTHER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN SUCH PARTS OF COVENTRY, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(C) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, TRAINING IN LIFE SKILLS AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF COVENTRY, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;(D) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£131k
Latest spending
£134k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £3,518 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a surplus in the prior year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £96,857, which the trustees report is above their stated reserves policy target. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months salaries for all staff, six months hire costs for Foleshill Community Centre, rental for Studio 3 (office) to the end of the tenancy, plus phone contracts and accountancy costs for one year (held: £97k)
“The reserves policy is the total of: six months salaries for all staff, six months hire costs for Foleshill Community Centre, rental for Studio 3 (office) to the end of the tenancy, plus phone contracts and accountancy costs for one year.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: The charity paid £40,100 in remuneration to its trustees and £3,191 in expenses to two trustees.
“During the year ended 31 March 2025 the charity paid £40,100 (2024: £37,907) in remuneration to its trustees as permitted by the charity's trust deed. During the year ended 31 March 2025 the charity paid £3,191 (2024: £1,045) in expenses to two of the trustees in respect of travel, subsistence, hospitality and resources for volunteers.” — page 17
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.

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

Operates in: Coventry City · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£131k£134k
31/03/2024£151k£129k
31/03/2023£135k£129k
31/03/2022£134k£124k
31/03/2021£130k£133k

Common questions

Is COVENTRY VINEYARD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £3,518 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a surplus in the prior year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £96,857, which the trustees report is above their stated reserves policy target. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COVENTRY VINEYARD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COVENTRY VINEYARD as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kCommunity projects and Integration
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kCommunity Projects and Integration
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£1kCommunity Inclusion and Engagement

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2024£20kGrowkids Coventry
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2022£10kGrowKids Coventry