Birmingham Vineyard

Analysis

Birmingham Vineyard is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03188754). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Birmingham Vineyard reported income of £964k and spending of £891k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £715k to £964k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Birmingham Vineyard sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmaus Preston (£964k), The Katherine Low Settlement Limited (£966k) and Embrace Child Survivors of Crime (£963k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95%, charitable activities 3.0% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.