HEREFORDSHIRE VENNTURE
Registered charity 1156851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEREFORD VENNTURE, HEREFORD CITY MISSION, VENNTURE FAMILY PASTORS, VENNTURE PASTORS, HEREFORD STREET PASTORS
We walk with families and individuals left behind by services not designed for the realities they face: parenting challenges, relationship conflict, joblessness, money and housing trouble, isolation, well-being, addiction and criminal justice. Our person-led relational mentoring helps people to find stability and make lasting change.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased by 59% to £1,367,898, while charitable expenditure rose by 9% to £1,214,283. The charity reports a net deficit of £82,317 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,877,592 to £2,021,900 when including revaluation gains. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources, though unrestricted cash reserves of £433,674 are below the stated policy target of six months' reserves.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £137k)
“£433,674 of unrestricted cash reserves at 31 December 2024 equates to 4 months reserves vs a target of 6 months.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: S Tarlton received £1,320 for pastoral services; O P Chain Ltd (J Upperton director) received £10,800 for professional services.
“During the year, S Tarlton (trustee) was paid £1,320 (2023: nil) for the provision of pastoral 1:1 sessions. During the year professional services totalling £10,800 (2023: £Nil) have been purchased from O P Chain Ltd, a company in which J Upperton, director of Vennture Enterprises Ltd, is also a director of.” — page 82
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees, employees and other related parties
“During the year donations from Trustees, employees and other related parties amounted to £38,540 (2023: £20,900). During the year, S Tarlton (trustee) was paid £1,320 (2023: nil) for the provision of pastoral 1:1 sessions. During the year professional services totalling £10,800 (2023: £Nil) have been purchased from O P Chain Ltd, a company in which J Upperton, director of Vennture Enterprises Ltd, is also a director of.” — page 82
“During the year, S Tarlton (trustee) was paid £1,320 (2023: nil) for the provision of pastoral 1:1 sessions.” — page 82
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Trustee S Tarlton for pastoral services
“During the year donations from Trustees, employees and other related parties amounted to £38,540 (2023: £20,900). During the year, S Tarlton (trustee) was paid £1,320 (2023: nil) for the provision of pastoral 1:1 sessions. During the year professional services totalling £10,800 (2023: £Nil) have been purchased from O P Chain Ltd, a company in which J Upperton, director of Vennture Enterprises Ltd, is also a director of.” — page 82
“During the year, S Tarlton (trustee) was paid £1,320 (2023: nil) for the provision of pastoral 1:1 sessions.” — page 82
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchase of professional services from O P Chain Ltd (Director J Upperton)
“During the year donations from Trustees, employees and other related parties amounted to £38,540 (2023: £20,900). During the year, S Tarlton (trustee) was paid £1,320 (2023: nil) for the provision of pastoral 1:1 sessions. During the year professional services totalling £10,800 (2023: £Nil) have been purchased from O P Chain Ltd, a company in which J Upperton, director of Vennture Enterprises Ltd, is also a director of.” — page 82
“During the year, S Tarlton (trustee) was paid £1,320 (2023: nil) for the provision of pastoral 1:1 sessions.” — page 82
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Vennture Enterprises Limited
“In December 2021, a trading subsidiary was formed: Vennture Enterprises Limited, Company Registration Number 13794131.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Thorne Widgery Accountancy Ltd. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Vennture (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Paul Ballard — Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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 £634k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£236k
Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 17.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Herefordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HEREFORDSHIRE VENNTURE financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 59% to £1,367,898, while charitable expenditure rose by 9% to £1,214,283. The charity reports a net deficit of £82,317 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,877,592 to £2,021,900 when including revaluation gains. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources, though unrestricted cash reserves of £433,674 are below the stated policy target of six months' reserves. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Thorne Widgery Accountancy Ltd.
Who funds HEREFORDSHIRE VENNTURE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HEREFORDSHIRE VENNTURE as a grant recipient include THE BROOKSIDE TRUST, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, GORSLEY BAPTIST CHURCH.
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