THE VINCENT SOCIETY

Registered charity 1153457 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CMJ UK

Evangelism, education and encouragement in the context of our stated aims

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£837k

Latest spending

£1.0m

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £182,672 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in free reserves to £693,233. The trustees confirm that these free reserves remain above the budgeted unrestricted expenditure for the year and maintain the stated reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees also report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £693k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Vincent Society transferred all assets and activities from the unincorporated charity the Church's Ministry Among Jewish People (Registered Charity no. 228519) which was wound up.

“With effect from 31st December 2014 the unincorporated charity the Church's Ministry Among Jewish People (Registered Charity no. 228519) was wound up as an operational charity and all assets and activities were transferred to The Vincent Society.” — page 11

“CMJ UK does not operate directly in Israel, but it does provide a significant amount of financial support for the work of our sister society, CMJ Israel: £202,631 (2023: £147,932)” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity provided financial support to its sister society, CMJ Israel.

“With effect from 31st December 2014 the unincorporated charity the Church's Ministry Among Jewish People (Registered Charity no. 228519) was wound up as an operational charity and all assets and activities were transferred to The Vincent Society.” — page 11

“CMJ UK does not operate directly in Israel, but it does provide a significant amount of financial support for the work of our sister society, CMJ Israel: £202,631 (2023: £147,932)” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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 £459k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£837k

Total spending

£1.0m

Cost of raising funds

£48k

Reserves (reported)

£262k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/12/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Adam Raffellchair
Dr Alison Davies
Dr Sharon Arthurson
Elizabeth Woods · trustee of 1 other charity
JOANNA McDOWELL
John Rufus Barnes · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev MARK MADELEY · trustee of 4 other charities
Rev Rodney Ian Mechanic · trustee of 1 other charity
Samuel Salter · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£837k	£1.0m
31/12/2023	£728k	£840k
31/12/2022	£604k	£775k
31/12/2021	£658k	£686k
31/12/2020	£657k	£619k

Common questions

Is THE VINCENT SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £182,672 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in free reserves to £693,233. The trustees confirm that these free reserves remain above the budgeted unrestricted expenditure for the year and maintain the stated reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees also report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE VINCENT SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE VINCENT SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, ST ALBANS, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£48k
THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, ST ALBANS	FY2025	£900
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK	FY2021	£600
THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£600

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BAGRI FOUNDATION	1	£698k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
National Centre For Universities and Business income £2.9m
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIO income £2.4m
VALAN SOCIAL WELFARE TRUST income £759k
SW LONDON VINEYARD income £621k
RCCG SURE FOUNDATION ASSEMBLY income £213k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE VINCENT SOCIETY	£837k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
National Centre For Universities and Business FY2025	£2.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIO FY2025	£2.4m	—	3	below	—	no doubt
VALAN SOCIAL WELFARE TRUST FY2025	£759k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SW LONDON VINEYARD FY2025	£621k	£70,000 - £79,000	1	above	—	no doubt

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