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The Vine Trust

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 288706AndoverReligion
Income£25k2026-01-31
Spending£30ksame year
Spent / received117%5-year average
Size in its cause37th pctReligion
Registered1984Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Vine Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Andover. It was registered in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Vine Trust reported income of £25k and spending of £30k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £22k to £25k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Vine Trust sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God Maranatha Assembly (£25k), The Orthodox Community of the Ascension and St Chad, Rugby (£25k) and East Knoyle Village Hall (£25k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.

Income and spending

£0£7,797£16k£23k£31k2022 Income: £21,6422022 Spending: £21,46320222023 Income: £22,4142023 Spending: £27,93820232024 Income: £26,5432024 Spending: £30,70020242025 Income: £25,3942025 Spending: £31,18820252026 Income: £25,0452026 Spending: £29,8112026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Trust operations a Christian Bookshop in the centre of Andover serving local people and visitors. The Vine Trust engages volunteers mainly drawn from local churches from Andover and the surrounding area to work within its bookshop, social media sites and in management and administrative roles in order to sell and distribute Bibles, Christian literature, and other Christian resources.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Redeemed Christian Church of God Maranatha AssemblyMilton Keynes£25k
The Orthodox Community of the Ascension and St Chad, RugbyWarwickshire£25k
East Knoyle Village HallSalisbury£25k
Faith Salvation Miracle ChurchSurrey£25k