Winchester Vineyard Christian Fellowship

Analysis

Winchester Vineyard Christian Fellowship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in July 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 03073426). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Winchester Vineyard Christian Fellowship reported income of £689k and spending of £650k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £442k to £689k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Winchester Vineyard Christian Fellowship sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grace Community Church Bedford (£688k), St Barnabas Greek Orthodox Community Fund (£689k) and Congregation Vyoel Moshe D'satmer Charitable Trust (£688k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83% and charitable activities 16%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £58k. Reserves of £167k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.