THE POTTERIES VINEYARD CHURCH

Registered charity 1200283 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Potteries Vineyard Church is a Christian church affiliated to Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland. The charity operates principly to promote Christianity and to support the local community of Stoke-on-Trent and the surrounding region.

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.

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Registered contact address: Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £6,741.74 for the year, with total income of £53,670.61 exceeding expenditure. The trustees report that reserves held at year-end were £21,108.00, which exceeds their stated policy target of three months' average expenditure. The trustees confirm adequate resources for foreseeable future operations on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

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 policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 3 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 03/05/2024, 93 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Elizabeth Amy Jameschair
• Dr CLAIRE ADEBOLANLE BANKOLE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ruth Deborah Jeffery · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

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