GRAPEVINE ESSEX

Registered charity 1151261 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

GRAPEVINE ESSEX IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN EXCELLENT AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TO ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES; COMPRISING AFFORDABLE, CONFIDENCE BUILDING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT TEACH LIFE SKILLS, SUPPORT INDEPENDENT LIVING AND IMPROVE EMPLOYABILITY. WE'RE DEDICATED TO ENSURING MEMBERS HAVE FUN, FORM FRIENDSHIPS & ENHANCE THEIR LIVES IN A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE & FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT.

Objects

TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS AGED 18 AND OVER WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Grapevine Essex ended the year with a bank balance of £17,275 and cash-in-hand of £160, describing the financial position as 'reasonably sound'. The charity plans to retain a minimum of £7,000 as free reserves, representing the average expenditure for one series of events. The trustees identify the main ongoing risk as a potential reduction in income required to pay staff.

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 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jackie Hollandchair
• Adrian Heighes
• ELIZABETH HENDLE
• Emma Wyatt
• JANE BEVERLEY CROSSMAN
• Linda Thompson
• MONIKA KELLY
• Mary Schultz · trustee of 1 other charity
• PETER SCHULTZ
• Simon Leslie Jones
• Susan Johns
• VANESSA HELLIER

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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