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Bangor Vineyard Church

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £61.2K

  • Spending

    £46.4K

Charity no. 108541 Company no. 652470 Date registered. 16/02/2022

Public benefits

The direct benefits flowing from this organisation fulfilling its purposes include the care that is taken of people's spiritual needs and the care taken to look after the welfare of all those living in Bangor and the surrounding area including families, the elderly and the vulnerable, particularly those with low income. The benefits can be

demonstrated through their support for the regeneration of their local community through serving their neighbourhood with initiatives and schemes, including supporting local businesses, providing pastoral and spiritual care and running a children's ministry. The trustees do not consider that there is any harm arising from the church carrying out its purposes. The charity's beneficiaries are potentially all those who live in the area. There is private benefit flowing from the organisation fulfilling its purpose: the payment paid to the Senior Pastor for 18.75 hours per week for fulfilling her role in overseeing pastoral care, managing teams, co-ordinating operations and managing administration. She is the wife of the chair of trustees and the other Senior Pastor, Ben Cupples. The private benefit is considered to be incidental and necessary for the church to effectively fulfil its charitable purpose. The conflict of interest posed by this has been properly managed with Mr Cupples not being party to any discussion or decision making related to these payments.

What your organisation does

The organisation carries out its purposes by: Weekly Sunday morning gatherings including a creche, kid’s programme and an adult’s church service. Online services including children's activities during Covid-19 pandemic. Small group meetings in homes (pre-Covid-19 pandemic) and online (during Covid-19 pandemic). Monthly prayer meeting. Monthly

food collection for a local foodbank. Schemes to encourage church members to support their neighbourhoods during the Covid-19 pandemic - 'Bags of Kindness' initiative in a local nursing home, 'Love Bangor' supporting local businesses at Christmas and 'Here to Help' postcard scheme. Community walks and picnics, supporting the council with litter picks and Alpha courses online (exploring the Christian faith).

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of religion
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • General public

How the charity works

  • Relief of poverty
  • Religious activities
  • Welfare/benevolent

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 August 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 August 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The charity’s objects (“the Objects”) are for the public benefit and are restricted to the following: (a) to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs in the Schedule to the Articles hereto attached including but not by way of limitation through the planting of other Vineyard churches in such ways and in such parts of Bangor and the surrounding area, the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit; (b) to further Christian education in such parts of Bangor and the surrounding area, the United Kingdom and the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit; (c) to relieve sickness, financial hardship and poverty and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind, including through the provision of counselling, training in life skills and support in such parts of Bangor and the surrounding areas, the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit; (d) to further or benefit the residents of Bangor and the surrounding area without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education, foster cross community partnerships and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


  • 5 Trustees
  • 1 Employees
  • 33 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mr Ben Cupples, 6 Rathmore Crescent, Bangor, BT19 1DG

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr Ben Cupples
Mr Alan Roye Carson
Mr Gunther Wolfgang Storbeck
Mrs Louise Skelton
Mr Peter Kerr

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Ards And North Down Borough Council