ISLE OF WIGHT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Registered charity 1156683 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Love Bulgaria, True Vine Church, VICTORIOUS LIFE CHURCH

The charity runs an evangelical Christian Church that is known as True Vine Church that operates on the Isle of Wight.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£208k

Latest spending

£184k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £546,594, representing a surplus of £21,022 for the year. The trustees consider the financial affairs to be satisfactory and are satisfied the charity will continue as a going concern. The charity holds a £98,656 investment in a CAF Gold Deposit Account and has a mortgage balance of £74,478.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and gifts (88% of income)

“The majority of income received by the charity was made up from tithes and offerings given by the congregation. The tithes and offerings were given under gift aid and general giving. The total unrestricted income was £191,412” — page 5

Per its FY2025 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 (0 freehold). 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 (11/04/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Hugh Wellschair · trustee of 1 other charity
Claire Henretty
John Christian Beasley
Peter Jonathan Rudd
Sarah Brown

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

Operates in: Bulgaria · Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£208k	£184k
31/03/2024	£170k	£162k
31/03/2023	£175k	£144k
31/03/2022	£123k	£115k
31/03/2021	£127k	£99k

Common questions

Is ISLE OF WIGHT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £546,594, representing a surplus of £21,022 for the year. The trustees consider the financial affairs to be satisfactory and are satisfied the charity will continue as a going concern. The charity holds a £98,656 investment in a CAF Gold Deposit Account and has a mortgage balance of £74,478. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ISLE OF WIGHT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ISLE OF WIGHT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP as a grant recipient include ISLE OF WIGHT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Claire Henretty — trustee here and at ISLE OF WIGHT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Hugh Wells — trustee here and at ISLE OF WIGHT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
John Christian Beasley — trustee here and at ISLE OF WIGHT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Peter Jonathan Rudd — trustee here and at ISLE OF WIGHT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Sarah Brown — trustee here and at ISLE OF WIGHT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ISLE OF WIGHT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP	FY2025	£8k	Financial support to trusted church partners in Bulgaria

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRUE VINE CHURCH TRUST.

TRUE VINE CHURCH TRUST income £147k
GRACE CHURCH ISLE OF WIGHT income £140k
THE WHARFEDALE VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £357k
VINE BAPTIST CHURCH income £103k
HOPE VINEYARD CHURCH OXFORD income £105k
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, TRUE VINE CENTRE income £147k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ISLE OF WIGHT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP	£208k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TRUE VINE CHURCH TRUST FY2025	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH ISLE OF WIGHT FY2025	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WHARFEDALE VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025	£357k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VINE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE VINEYARD CHURCH OXFORD FY2025	£105k	—	above	—	no doubt

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