Verso Vineyard Church Limited

Analysis

Verso Vineyard Church Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in December 1997, 29 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 03445897). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Verso Vineyard Church Limited reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.1m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 29%. 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, Verso Vineyard Church Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens Advice Sandwell & Walsall Ltd (£2.1m), Burton Upon Trent and District YMCA (£2.1m) and Waltham Forest Noor Ul Islam (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96%, charitable activities 1.9% and trading 1.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £325k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.