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Belfast City Vineyard Church

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £642.6K

  • Spending

    £466.3K

Charity no. 103520 Date registered. 15/10/2015

Public benefits

Object 4 (a) Provide support and guidance to those activities of its members that seek to promote, in Belfast and the surrounding areas, an understanding of the Christian beliefs as set out in the church’s Basis of Faith, through practical expression of Christian beliefs and ideals in the local community. The meetings are free of charge and open

to all. The promotion of family stability and wellbeing, and increased ability to contribute positively to society for those attending. Object 4(b) Provide support and guidance to those activities of its members that seek to further Christian Education, in Belfast and the surrounding areas, an understanding of the Christian beliefs as set out in the church’s Basis of Faith, through practical teaching of Christian beliefs and ideals in the local community. The benefit of such support and guidance is to enable those members to be better able to serve in the local community. Object 4(c) Provide support and guidance to those activities of its members that seek to relieve sickness, financial hardship and poverty and to promote and preserve good, through practical gifts of food, clothing, furniture and financial support as well as training and counselling. The benefit of such support and guidance is to enable those members to be better able to serve in the local community. Object 4(d) a) Carry out acts of social concern to benefit persons in Belfast and the surrounding area in the advancement of equality and diversity and the promotion of religious and racial harmony. Providing improved community relations, intercultural cohesion, and an increase in understanding of cross cultural and multi-religious views creating a common ground and sense of belonging. All activities discussed above are open to the public without discrimination and aimed mainly within Belfast and the greater surrounding area though some elements listed above have worldwide activities. All acts are completely voluntary. There is a potential harm of creating a cycle of dependency in relieving financial hardship directly through gifts. However this does not outweigh the public benefit as we also provide additional services for long term life skills to educate through situations. The only private benefit to trustees may arise from our programme of on-going training in good governance, finance etc.

What your organisation does

The organisation meets weekly for our main services, providing worship and teaching to our members and their children. Other weekly events are held in homes and our main teaching centre fostering greater relations among our church and the wider community. Gifts are given weekly of food, clothing and furniture and donated to a partnering

organisation to help relieve poverty and hardship across the Greater Belfast area.

The charity’s classifications

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of religion

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • General public
  • Men
  • Preschool (0-5 year olds)
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Counselling/support
  • Education/training
  • Grant making
  • Overseas aid/famine relief
  • Relief of poverty
  • Religious activities
  • Volunteer development

This display is a broad summary of the charity’s financial information. For a full understanding of the charity’s finances, the reader should view the PDF accounts and reports under the Documents tab above.

Income

£642.6K

Spending

£466.3K

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 August 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 August 2021

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 August 2018

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

(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 Belfast, 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 Belfast, 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 Belfast, the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit; (d) to further or benefit the residents of Belfast 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

BCV
  • 5 Trustees
  • 8 Employees
  • 150 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mr Richard Charles, Belfast City Vineyard Church, 92-114 Cavehill Road, Belfast, BT15 5BT

Trustee board

Trustee
Andy Smith
Dr Darrin Barr
Mr Alan Carson
Mr Matthew Graham
Miss Elizabeth Truesdale

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
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