Medway Vineyard Church
Analysis
Medway Vineyard Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gillingham. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending January 2026, Medway Vineyard Church reported income of £77k and spending of £68k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £67k to £77k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Medway Vineyard Church sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include J and M Britton Charitable Trust (£77k), Basford, Bestwood & Bulwell Foodbank (£77k) and Sponsor a Gambian Child (£77k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
(a) to advance the Christian faith and the planting of other Vineyard churches;(b) to further Christian education;(c) to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preservegood health;(d) to provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of socialwelfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals whohave need of such facilities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| J and M Britton Charitable Trust | Wotton-Under-Edge | £77k |
| Basford, Bestwood & Bulwell Foodbank | Nottingham | £77k |
| Sponsor a Gambian Child | Hertfordshire | £77k |
| Tertiary Education Scholarship Trust for Africa | Guildford | £77k |