The Hull Vineyard Trust

Analysis

The Hull Vineyard Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in March 2004, 22 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 05039618). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Hull Vineyard Trust reported income of £672k and spending of £576k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £347k to £672k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Hull Vineyard Trust 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 Digital Pipeline (£672k), Turn Trust (£672k) and Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau (£672k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £256k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.