CANTERBURY VINEYARD CHURCH

Registered charity 1166772 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CV

"To be a non-religious family of 'REAL PEOPLE' bringing Life & Hope to our communities, our neighbourhoods,our city of Canterbury, South East Kent and beyond...one life at a time."

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD THROUGH:THE ORGANISATION AND PROVISION OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP; THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACILITIES AND SERVICES AS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE CHURCH, TO ENABLE IT TO FULFIL ITS MISSION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH, VISITORS TO THE CHURCH AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY; THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR CHRISTIAN TRAINING AND SERVICE;THE SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM AND OUTREACH;THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO THE WIDER CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN ITS MINISTRIES.

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 · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£127k

Latest spending

£113k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year ended 31 December 2024 was £126,884, resulting in a net movement in funds of £13,495. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £12,335, while total funds carried forward were £26,280. The trustees report that the reserves position improved due to increased monthly committed income and one-off donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £40,150 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“During the year, a salary of £40,150 (2023: £40,150) was paid to Mr J C Denison” — page 17

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between 3-6 months of expenditure (held: £12k)

“Based on the current activity and regular expenditures this is deemed to be between 3-6 months of expenditure.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mr J C Denison & Ms M Huggins were both directors of City Impact CIC. The charity received funds of £645 from City Impact CiC which related to the transfer of the remaining funds when the CiC was shut down.

“During the year the charity received funds of £645 from City Impact CiC which related to the transfer of the remaining funds when the CiC was shut down. Mr J C Denison & Ms M Huggins were both directors of City Impact CIC.” — page 17

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

Christina Hatfield
MICHELLE HUGGINS · trustee of 1 other charity
MR JIM DENISON
Mulford Dominic
Steven Brian Herring

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£127k	£113k
31/12/2023	£106k	£119k
31/12/2022	£113k	£102k
31/12/2021	£79k	£95k
31/12/2020	£89k	£79k

Common questions

Is CANTERBURY VINEYARD CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year ended 31 December 2024 was £126,884, resulting in a net movement in funds of £13,495. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £12,335, while total funds carried forward were £26,280. The trustees report that the reserves position improved due to increased monthly committed income and one-off donations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of CANTERBURY VINEYARD CHURCH earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £40,150 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/07/2018	£10k	Money Management Service

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
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
Winchester Eastleigh and Romsey Methodist Circuit	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CANTERBURY BAPTIST CHURCH.

CANTERBURY BAPTIST CHURCH income £261k
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH CANTERBURY income £112k
EMMANUEL CHURCH CANTERBURY income £286k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS, CANTERBURY income £136k
GRACE VINEYARD CHURCH income £101k
SOUTHEND VINEYARD income £286k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CANTERBURY VINEYARD CHURCH	£127k	£40,150	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CANTERBURY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£261k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH CANTERBURY FY2024	£112k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH CANTERBURY FY2025	£286k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS, CANTERBURY FY2025	£136k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GRACE VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025	£101k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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