Vine United Reformed Church

Analysis

Vine United Reformed Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Vine United Reformed Church reported income of £115k and spending of £83k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from £42k to £115k (+174%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Vine United Reformed Church sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Samosa Media Limited (£114k), Ansar Foundation (£115k) and The David House (£112k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.