Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland

Analysis

Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04839046). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland reported income of £2.6m and spending of £2.8m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.6m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Community of Interbeing UK (£2.6m), Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro, Cornwall (£2.6m) and Ripon College Cuddesdon (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53%, charitable activities 45% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £209k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.