Reports and
Financial
Statements
For the year ended 31st March 2024.
York Vineyard
Company Registration Number 6666388
Charity Registration Number 1125764

York Vineyard
Trustees Report
The trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ending 31 st March
2024.
Reference and Administrative details
Registered Charity No: 1125764
Company No: 6666388
Principal Bankers..
HSBC
13 Parliament Street
York
Y018SG.
Kingdom Bank Ltd
Media House
Padge Road
Beeston
Nottingham
NG9 2RS
Registered Office:
65 Carr Lane
York
Y026 5HN
Company Secretary.. Mr D. Heaton
Insurance details:
Congregational
Currer House
Currer Street
Bradford
BD1 5BA
Website.. ￿￿.yOrkvineyard.cOm
info@yorkvineyard.com

York Vineyard
Structure Governance and Management
Governing Document
York Vineyard is a registe￿d charity, charty number 1125764, duly constituted by means of
its Memorandum and Articles of Association and operating as a church. The church was
registered a charty on 6th August 2008.
Organisational Structure
York Vineyard is a company limited by guarantee as well as a registered charity, in which the
company directors also form the board of Trustees. The liability of each Trustee in the event
of a winding up is limited to £1. The day to day running of the church is led by Jonathan
Abbey and Nicki Abbey who are Senior Leaders and trustees" they, abng with volunteers
implement the objectives and execute the administration of the charity.
York Vineyard is connected to the charity Vineyard Churches UK which was formed with the
purpose of joining together churches that hold common values and praCti￿S. It gives
oversight to the pastors of Vineyard churches and facilitates church planting. It helps.
serves, and slrengthens the churches by leading, training, resourcing, administrating and
providing pastoral support to Senior Pastors. York Vineyard uses the name by agreement
with VCUK&I.
York Vineyard gives 5Yo of Fts income to support the work of VCUK&I. This is consistent with
the church's aims of sharing in training of Christian workers and advancing the Kingdom of
God.
Trustees
The trustees who have served during the year are as follows:
N. Abbey Chairman
M. J. Abbey
D.S. Gill
D.W. Heaton
J. Foster
Dr R Oligoke
Appointment of Trustees
Trustees are appointed from candidates who are generally from within the Vineyard
movement and considered based on their skills. experience and sympathy with the aims of
York Vineyard.
Most of the current trustees also act as twstees wrth other Charities and so are eXperien￿d
in such capacity. We hold training days for trustees to keep them up to date.
MJ Abbey and N Abbey in addition to Trustees are both paid full time employees of the
charity.

Risk Management
The systems of intemal control are designed to provide reasonable but not absolute,
assurance against material misstatement or loss. They include:
1. An annual budget approved by the Trustees.
2. Regular consideration by the Trustees of financial reports.
3. Delegation of authority and of duties.
4. Identification and management of risks.
The Trustees aim to review on a regular basis the main risks that the church faces and are
of the opinion that adequate systems are in place to mitigate any significant matters arising
from operational and business risks.
The Trustees are aware of the Hallmarks of a well-run charty and seek to run this charity in
accordance with them. The charity runs a purchase order system for approving of
expenditure prior to commitment.
Objectives
The principal objects of the charity are as follows.
To grow the Vineyard church in York in order that we can fulfil our mission which is,
furthering of the gospel of Jesus Christ, building up the faith of Christian believers, sharing in
the training of workers. promoting Christian education advancing the Kingdom of God and
bringing relief to the poor, the needy. the sick and elderly.
In support of these objects the Church receives gffts and donations by its attendees and
supporters and many ofthese are given by way of Gift Aid and so are further enhanced
by a tax reclaim.
In the execution of the objects of the Church, we express them in specific and practical ways
described below and as such, the application of its resources are similarly displayed in
the financial statements.
The aim of York Vineyard is to extend the Kingdom of God by drawing people into a
relationship wtth Jesus Christ through its activities. We seek to do this by our Sunday
meetings, mid-week groups, training events, seminars and outreach programmes. We seek
to bring both adults, young people, and children into a greater spiritual, intellectual and moral
awareness and to advance the practical application of Christianity. We seek to express Ihe
love and mercy of God to both those inside the church and in the community outside. We do
this in particular through our compassion and mercy ministries. These ministries feed and
clothe the homeless, visit the sick and elderly and reach oul to drug addicts.
This work is done by a voluntary workforce who have theMse￿eS experienced Gods help
and want to offer practical help to others in need. We seek to help people with better life
skills, in relationships, marriage, money, work habits, community life. and education.
We seek to fulfil our objectives through the following means:
Pastoral Care.
Training and life skills.
Work among the poor and underprivileged.
Outreach to the community.
Worship services with teaching.
Children and young adults training and lifeskills.

Activities and Performance
Objectives for the Year.
. To carry out the main objectNes outlined above
. To expand by establishing a second Sunday servi￿.
. To set up and establish a hub for wrc theology in Hamrton House
To host and facilitate training events for the wider church.
In October 2023 we stsrted a second Sunday service to accommodate growing numbers, we
now run a 9.30am and 11.15am service. On top of this we are developing our Ryedale site in
Matton.
In September 2023 in partnership with York Communty Church we became a hub for vI￿c
theology enabling people to study part time programmes and different courses up to MA. We
received a grant of Two thousand pounds from YCC, and one thousand pounds from both
One vol￿ York and Hull Vineyard. York Vineyard invested six thousand pounds as part of
our annual giving which went towards set up costs and the salary of a part time Hub director.
We have continued to develop the Trussel Trust foodbank giving out hundreds of food
parcels to those in need. We have another team of volunteers. Grow Baby, distributing
clothing for (k5-year-olds to families in need.
We continue to host and facilitate several training events for the wider church. These have
been organised by the church and other Christian churches which is in keeping with our
vision to serve the wider church.
We gratefully r￿1Ved a grant of £41,300 from the Benefact Trust for building development
which will enable us to achieve so many more of our objectives, particularly with our
compassion ministries. We hope to stsrt these developments in 2024-25.
Pastoral Care. We mainly operate this through small groups (we have 20 groups operating)
of about &12 people, which are headed up by trained leaders, and in that smaller
communty of a weekly meeting, most needs would be taken care of. In cases where there is
a greater need pastorally, the individual or family concemed would be allocated time with the
Senior Pastors and our Pastoral staff.
Training. We seek to train leaders in pastoral issues, training people with regards to
ministering to the poor and outreach to the community. We hold various seminars in which
we include life skills, marriage courses, parenting, ethical living, discipleship and leadership.
Ministry to the poor. We are doing work with the homeless and vulnerably housed seeking to
help those in need by sign posting and also through the distribution of food parcels. We also
have worked alongside other churches in seeking to alleviate the poverty in the city. We
distributed Christmas hampers to those in need working with Besom.
Outreach to the community. Here we seek lo touch the communty with God's love with acts
of kindness such as handing out small gifts. helping people to clear their gardens, decorating
homes, praying with the sick and troubled, we also have a team that visit the elderly on a
regular basis and hold ServI￿S for this age group.
Worship Services.. Here we give practical biblical teaching to enable members and visitors to
have a God centred lifestyle. We did this with a mixture of online services and in person
services.
Children and young adults: We have various groups for our children and youth in which life
skills are taught along with practical biblical teaching to enable them to live a God centred
lifestyle. We have up to 80 young children involved in these groups. We also give training on
serving the greater communty.

Res
onsibilities of the Board of Trustees.
Charity and company law requires the Board of Trustees to p￿pare financial statements
for each financial year. which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the
charity, and its incoming and outgoing resources for the period. In preparing those
financial statements the Board of Trustees should follow best Practi￿ and are required
to.
Select suitable accounting policies and appty them consistently.
Make judgements and estimates that are both reasonable and prudent.,
Comply with relevant accounting standards, and give clear explanation when they are
departed from.
Prepare financial statements on a going concern basis.
The Board of trustees is responsible for maintaining proper accounting records, which
disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time. the financial position of the Charity
(suitable for publication) and to enable them to comply with relevant charity legislation
current at that time. They must also see that the charity is operating efficiently and
effectively while safeguarding the assets against fraud or theft.
MJ Abbey.........
Trustee l Director

Inde
endent Examiners Re
ort to the Tru$teeslDirectors of York Vine
for the Year Ended 31" March 2024
ard on the Accounts
I report to tlie charity trustees oli my exainination of tlie accounts of the company for the year ended
31" March 2024.
As the charity's trustees of the company, who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of
company law yoii are responsible foi. the pr¢paration of accounts iii accordance with th¢ requirements
of the Companies Act 2006.
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the coimpany are not required to be audited this year under
Part 16 of tlie 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my
exaniination of your ¢liarity's accouiits as carried out linder Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. In
canying out my examination I have followed the Directors given by the Charity Commission under
Section 145(5}(b) of tlie 201 l Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which
gives me cause to believe that
accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 386 of the Coinpanies Act 2006,
or
the accounts do not accord witli such records, or
the accounts do not coinply with relevant accounting requirements under Section 396 of the
Coinpaiiies Act 2006 otliei. than any r¢quirement that the accounts give a true and fair view
which is not a inatter considered as part of the independent examination, or
the accounts liave not been prepared iii accordanc¢ with the Cliarities SORP (FRS 102)
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which
atteiition sliould be drawli in tliis report iii order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be
reachcd.
Michael Ward FCA
4 Tower Street
York
YOI 9SB

ststement of Financial Activities (including the Income & Expenditure Account) for the
year to 31 St March 2024.
Unrestricted Restricted
funds
Designated
funds
2023124
Total
funds
Total
funds
2023124
2023124
2022123
Notes
Incoming resources from
generated funds
Grants and gifts received
Other Income
Investment income
1c
249,564
83,741
333,305
241,937
1,084
1,084
176
Total incoming resources
250,648
83,741
334,389
242,113
Resources Expended
Charitable activities
Governan￿ costs
269.809
17,560
4000
273,809
17,560
242,306
15,936
Totsl resources expended
287,369
4000
291,369
258,242
Net {resou￿e$
expended)lincoming for the
period and net movement in
funds
Total funds Brought forward
36,721
79,741
43,020
16,129
330,200
330,200
346,329
Balance carried forward
31st March 2024.
293,479
79,741
373,220
330,200

Balance sheet as at 31¥t March 2024
Notes
As at 31°,
March 2024
As at 31st
March 2023
Fixed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assets
739.846
Current Assets
Debtors and prepayments
Cash at Bank and in hand
10
126,471
69,889
Creditorn: due within a year
11
1.699
1,000
Net Current Assets
124,772
68.889
Creditors: Long term
12
470,554
478,533
Net Assets
373 222
330,202
Funds
Funds Unrestricted
Restricted
Designated
293,481
41,300
38,441
330,202
Total Funds
373,222
330,202
For the year ending 31 St March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit
under section 477 of the Companies Acl 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts in
accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directorfs acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act
with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to
companies subject to small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102SORP
M J Abbey
Trustee l Director

Notes to the financial statsments
For the year ended 31$1 March 2024
l. Accounting Policies
Accounting Convention
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items
recognised at cost or transfer value untess othebwise stated in these accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Ststement of Recommended
Practi￿, Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with
the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK, FRS102 issued on 16th July 2016
b. Funds Accounting
All funds have been analysed into their different types, namely unrestricted fvnds. which are
not subject to any special restrictions, and they can be used as the Trustees decide.
Restricted funds are where the donor has imposed restrictions on how the fund may be
used, but which do not prevent the fund being spent. Endowment funds are where the
capital may not be spent but which allows income to be used. York Vineyard has r￿1Ved no
endowment funds. Restricted grants for the purchase of fixed assets are taken to a capital
reserve account and the associated depreciation is charged to that account over the life of
the asset.
Incoming Resources
Donations and tithes are credited to the financial statements as re￿ived. Tax refunds are
not tsken until received, however, the amount receivable is calculated and noted in the
accounts. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included in these
accounts.
d. Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes
any VAT. which cannot be recovered. and is reported as part of the expenditure to which tt
relates.
Charitable activities expenditure comprises of those costs incurred by the charty in
the delivery of its activities and service for beneficiaries. It inc5udes costs of an
indirect nature necessary to support them. As noted in the Twstee's Report the
principal objects of the charty are advancement of the Christian Faith, Relief of the
poor and needy, the sick and the elderly and the furtheran￿ of religious and secular
public education including the provision of lrfeskills. These are practically expressed
under the following activities:
Pastoral care.,
Training and lifeskills;
Work arnong the poor"
Outreach to the community.
Worship seriices.
Work among children and young adults.
As such all expenditure is anatysed under that basis.
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Notes to the financial ststements
For the year ended 318t March 2024
Govemance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and
statutory requirements of the charity and include audit fees, and costs linked to the
strategic management of the charity.
e. Fixed Assets and Depreciation
Fixed assets are capitalised (net of grants) if the expenditure is over £500 and have an
expected economic life of more than two years, except where the purchase is part of a larger
project, whtch will amount in total to over £500 and have a useful life in eX￿sS of two years.
Depreciation is based on 25 /0 on the year-end reducing balance except in the case of the
buildings, which are depreciated on a straight-line basis over 25 years. As no specific
valuation for land and buildings exists the Trustees deem for depreciation purposes the
buildings to represent 400/0 of the land and buildings initial gross cost. Freehold land is not
depreciated.
f. Comparative figures
All comparative figures are presented on a like for like basis.
2. Income and Expenditure
Income and related expenditure is wholly attributsble to the Charity's principal activities. All
income arises in the UK.
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Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 313t March 2024
3. Totsl resources expended
Pastor Children Out-
&Care
& Youth
reach
Poor
Training Worship
Services
Total
2024
Totsl
2023
Costs
Directly
related to
activities
1,721
9.725
5.136
2,068
8,480
45.765
72,895
60,717
Grant & gifts
(Basis-direct)
13,500
4,024
17,524
20,021
Staff costs
(Basis-
usage)
30,155
15,078 15,078 15,078
15,078
45,233 135,700 115,245
31,876
24,803 33,714 21.170
23,558
90,998 226,119 195,983
Support
costs
General office
administration
Mortgage
Interest
Finan￿ Costs
2,085
1,042
1.042
1,042
1,042
3.128
9,381
6.289
1,000
6.000
6.000
6,000
3,000
13,174
35,174
26,753
3,658
Building
Refurbishment
3,135
3,135
9,623
3,085
7.042
7,042
4,042
19.437
47,690
46,323
34,961
31,845 40,756 28,212
27.600
110.435 273,809 242,306
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Notes to the financial ststements
For the year ended 31st March 2024
4. Grants and gifts
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted Totsl for
funds
2023124
Total for
2022123
Grants made during the
period were as follows=
Vineyard Churches UK
VCUK&I Ukraine Appeal
Ministry to the poor
Shine Relief Trust
Wharfedale area
Yoyo
Universty of York ST J
Besom
Hull Vineyard
Education centre local
12,500
12,500
10,000
5,000
993
2.000
500
500
3000
500
3,000
1,000
75
1,000
75
298
1,230
449
17,524
449
17.524
5. Governance costs
Year
2023124
Year
2022123
Staff Costs
offi￿ costs
16,517
1,043
15.237
699
17,560
15,936
6. Taxation
York Vineyard is a registered charity and is accordingly exempt from taxation on its
charitable activities.
7. Staff costs reflect salary. social security and pension contributions. £86,744 attributed to
the two paid trustees.
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Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31st March 2024
8. Fixed Assets
Freehold
Land &
Buildings
Fixtures and
Fittings lincl.
Computers)
Total
COST
As at 1$¢ April 2023
Transfer
Additions
752,122
37.353
789,475
2,113
2.113
Disposals
As at 31 March 2024
752 122
791,588
DEPRECIATION
As at 1. April 2023
Transfer
Charge for the year
Charge to Capital Grant Reserve
Eliminated on disposal
As at 31 March 2024
21,201
28,428
49,629
20.330
2,626
22.956
41.531
31,054
72,585
NET BOOK VALUES
As at 31 March 2024
710.591
8.412
719,003
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Notes to the financial statements
For the year ending 31st March 2024
9. Funds and their analysis between assets
Unrestricted Restricted
Fund
Fund
Designated
Fund
Totsl
As at 1st April 2023
Incoming Resources for period
Resources Expended for period
330,201
250,648
287.369
330,201
334.389
291.369
45.300
4000
38,441
Balance as at 31 March 2024
Capital Grant Resenie Movement
Total ReSoU￿S as at 31 March 2024
293,480
41,300
38,441
373,221
293,480
41,300
38,441
373,221
Total funds can be analysed as follows
Fixed assets
Mortgage
Current Assets
Creditors
719,004
470,554
46,730
1,699
719,004
470,554
126,471
1,699
41,300
38.441
Total
293.481 41,300
38,441
373,222
The designated and restricled funds held at 31. March 2024 are in respect of planned
improvementsldevelopments of the freehold premises.
10. Debtors
As at the 31 st March 2024 the charty had no debtors.
11. Contingent Liabilities
There are no known contingent liabilities
12. Long tenn liabilltles
There is a mortgage liability on the property Hamilton House at 3 Fawcett St￿et. The
mortgage is with Kingdom Bank for £490,000 to be repaid over 30years. As of 31" March
2024 amount due £470,554
13. Reserves Policy
The trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain. appropriate to the
charity's needs. This is based on the charity's size and the level of financial commitments
held. The trustees aim to ensure the charty will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable
objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure. The
trustees will endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily.
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