Vineyard Community Centre
Analysis
Vineyard Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 07669793). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Vineyard Community Centre reported income of £876k and spending of £802k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £811k to £876k (+8.1%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Vineyard Community Centre sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stakeholder Democracy Network (£875k), North Tyneside Voluntary Organisations Development Agency (£876k) and M a B Charitable Trust (£875k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and charitable activities 18%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,000. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £387k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 80%
- Legacies 0.2%
- Charitable activities 18%
- Trading 0.3%
- Investments 0.8%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The Vineyard Community Centre opened in March 2012 with a vision to meet needs for the homeless and the socially excluded. The Centre provides a morning drop-in, an afternoon community cafe, a foodbank and a charity shop.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Stakeholder Democracy Network | London | £875k |
| North Tyneside Voluntary Organisations Development Agency | Wallsend | £876k |
| M a B Charitable Trust | South Yorkshire | £875k |
| Oasis | Cardiff | £877k |