Vinelife Church Manchester

Analysis

Vinelife Church Manchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in December 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02874157). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Vinelife Church Manchester reported income of £299k and spending of £299k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £811k to £299k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Vinelife Church Manchester sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Wales Law Centre (£299k), Sparc Trust (£299k) and Smart Works North East (£299k).