Vineyard 53

Analysis

Vineyard 53 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in September 2013, 13 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 08688328). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Vineyard 53 reported income of £348k and spending of £320k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £220k to £348k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Vineyard 53 sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God Living Water Parish, Stoke-On-Trent (£348k), Walsall Community Church (£348k) and John Beane's Charity CIO (£348k).