VINE COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1158738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A church in the locality - regular services & activities inc children and youthOrganises activities accessible to community irrespective of belief/background e.g. choir, book clubs, friendship groups & Library service.Funds and supports projects in Kenya through partnershipsProvides metal illness prevention service, Dementia & general support to meet individual needs.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND VALUES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESTATEMENT OF BELIEF OF THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE ? TO PROMOTE INCREASED WELLBEING AND QUALITY OFLIFE, INCLUDING BETTER INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY AND CRIME REDUCTION. TO DO THIS BYDEVELOPING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH,INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH ACTIVITIES. ? TOPROMOTE INCREASED WELLBEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE, INCLUDING BETTER INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITYAND PERSONAL SUPPORT. TO DO THIS BY DEVELOPING A SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT IN WHICHINDIVIDUALS CAN ENGAGE WITH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND VALUES OF THE ORGANISATION ? TO SUPPORT THEADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL WELLBEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES INDEVELOPING COUNTRIES, BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AID AND OTHER SUCH SERVICES, THROUGH OTHEREXISTING CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS, AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE APPROPRIATE. TO DO THIS WITH THEPURPOSE OF HELPING SUCH PEOPLE DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LIFESTYLES ? TOSUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG THE YOUNG UNEMPLOYEDAND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED OF THE LOCALITY. ? TO SUPPORT OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE ACTIONS AS MAYFROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted bank balance was £32,630 and restricted bank balance was £17,536 as of 31 March 2025, with no other assets or liabilities recorded. The trustees report that the organisation is in a good position to maintain its charitable duties and functions into the year ahead.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Stipend of £5,874 paid to a trustee for work as senior pastor; £18,590 paid to a trustee for work as Assist Project coordinator.
“Included within salaries for the year ended 3 Pt March 2025 is an amount of £5,874 (2024 - £5,572) relating to a stipend paid to a trustee in respect of their work as the senior pastor of Vine Community Church. Also included within salaries for the year ended 31St March 2025 is an amount of £18,590 (2024 - £17,799) paid to a trustee in relation to their work as the Assist Project coordinator.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Stipend paid to a trustee for work as senior pastor
“Included within salaries for the year ended 3 Pt March 2025 is an amount of £5,874 (2024 - £5,572) relating to a stipend paid to a trustee in respect of their work as the senior pastor of Vine Community Church. Also included within salaries for the year ended 31St March 2025 is an amount of £18,590 (2024 - £17,799) paid to a trustee in relation to their work as the Assist Project coordinator.” — page 9
“Included within salaries for the year ended 3 Pt March 2025 is an amount of £5,874 (2024 - £5,572) relating to a stipend paid to a trustee in respect of their work as the senior pastor of Vine Community Church. Also included within salaries for the year ended 31St March 2025 is an amount of £18,590 (2024 - £17,799) paid to a trustee in relation to their work as the Assist Project coordinator.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to a trustee for work as Assist Project coordinator
“Included within salaries for the year ended 3 Pt March 2025 is an amount of £5,874 (2024 - £5,572) relating to a stipend paid to a trustee in respect of their work as the senior pastor of Vine Community Church. Also included within salaries for the year ended 31St March 2025 is an amount of £18,590 (2024 - £17,799) paid to a trustee in relation to their work as the Assist Project coordinator.” — page 9
“Included within salaries for the year ended 3 Pt March 2025 is an amount of £5,874 (2024 - £5,572) relating to a stipend paid to a trustee in respect of their work as the senior pastor of Vine Community Church. Also included within salaries for the year ended 31St March 2025 is an amount of £18,590 (2024 - £17,799) paid to a trustee in relation to their work as the Assist Project coordinator.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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: Kenya · Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£62k£60k
31/03/2024£76k£57k
31/03/2023£43k£58k
31/03/2022£40k£59k
31/03/2021£75k£56k

Common questions

Is VINE COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted bank balance was £32,630 and restricted bank balance was £17,536 as of 31 March 2025, with no other assets or liabilities recorded. The trustees report that the organisation is in a good position to maintain its charitable duties and functions into the year ahead. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2026£20kAssist Wellbeing and Dementia Support Groups
The National Lottery Community Fund05/01/2024£20kAssist Dementia Support
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2022£10kAssist Dementia and Mental Health
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2016£174kAssist