GARDEN CITY VINEYARD, MILTON KEYNES CHARIry NUMBER: 1194753 TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025
tsARQEN CfflMNFSARD, MILTON KP¢NES (GFLARITr NUMBEFI.. I1947) TRUSTEES REPORT THE TRUSTEES PRESENT THEIFI ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ST AUGUST 2025. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Trustees: Paul Vèal (Chair) Stephen Gee Paul Lowe (Resigned.. 5th Juw 20251 Flavia Langford Charles 8ygrave Ginny Conde |Appoinled.. 17th September 20251 Registered Charity Number.. 1194753 Working Names: Garden Ctiy Vineyard, GV Family Registered Office.. Gardèn City Vineyard, MiY(on Keynes Unrt C101 Bletchley Business Campus Barton Road MiEton Keynes IvlK2 3HU Bankers.. Barclays Bank 1 Churchill Place London E14 5HP Independent Examiner.. Trackrecords Manag&ment Sepdices Dmtted Unit 7 Cochran Close Crownhills Milton Keynes MK8 OAJ Key Management.. Stephen & Tammy Gee ILicens8d Paslorsl Website: WNW.gardencty.mk
DEN crtYMNEYPIIO, MILTON KPINES NUMBEFI.. 11W7&3) STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT GOVERNING DOCUMENT Garden City Vineyard, Milton Keyngs is a Charitable Incorwrated Orgar)isation. Chartty Registration No. 1194753. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE The day-to-day management of the church and actiwties are delegated to our Lead Pastors. Steve & Tammy Gee. Steve Gee is also a trustee. APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES A new trustee may be appointed by a resolution of the Trustees passed at a meeting of Trustees at which there is a majority of the Tmstees present and such resolution shall be recorded in the minutes and signed by the new Trustee and by the chairman of the meeting and such records shall be conclusNie èvidence of his / her appointment. RELATIONSHIP WITH VINEYARD CHURCHES UK & IRELAND Garden Cty Vineyard is a member of Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland, Icharity No. 10997481 which fvnctions as a resource for similar churches. In particular, they provid& significant resources, training and pastoral oversight. Membership also lOW8 Steve & Tammy Gee to be a licensed accredited pastors who has a righl to use the trademarked 'Vineyard' name. The association provides pastor Ca for the Lead Pastors and famity, and an extemal reference concorning church affairs and doctrine. Steve & Tammy Gee dso have some translocal leadership and serve Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland as Regional Leaderg for the Midlands and East of England helping to oversee 26 other Vineyard churches. Garden City Vineyard, Mitton Koynes grants 5% of its annLJal unrèstricted income to Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland each year. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION Garden City Vineyard was officially commissioned and planted OLrt of the Central Vineyard (the ¢hurGh Steve & Tammy fotJndeA in 20061 on 3rd Julg 2022. In planning the activffties the Trustees havo applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission. OUR VISION Our Vision can be summed up in three ways.. "PractiGing the way of Jssus, toggther, for th8 wewal ofthe citi PRACMCING THE WAY OF JESUS Our goal is to be apprentices of Jesus wh8re we are ordering our lives around three goals, to be wt Jesus, to become like J8sus and to do what Jesus did. As we |Aie this way we believe our lives, our Gofflmuntties and our cty will be transformed. 2. ToGHER W& want to look bèyond Sunday gatherings, and look lowards building a communty whero we Intenti'onal connect pèoplè and families and businesses and institutions to the lrfe changing presence of God. Where together we can encounter Jègus and the life He has to offer.
cAADepJ crry WNEYARD, MILION KEYNES (cwtprf NUMBER.. 11947531 3. FOFI THE fiENEWALOFTHE Ctty We're not just called to build a great church, we arè called to play Dur part in building a grèat city that we believe can shape affect a whole region. A city where everyone is playing their part In extending God's Kingdom, 6verywhere and in every way. OUR VALUES PRESENCE We want to be a p&ople who in the reality of God's prèsence, becoming like Jesus. Seeing His Kingdom come in and through our vg becomes possible as we leam to livè in His presonce, by Ihg power of th? Holy Spirit. The way of pr&sencè leads us away from strwing to abiding. When we abide in Christ our Iwes bear rTru¢h fruit showing ourselves to be His appntIce8. 2. FORbJlATION We want to cultivate interior lives that engage in habits and practic8s that sustain and support the kind of radical life Jesus invites us into. OLJr apprenticeship lo Jesus is about learning to lake Intention steps to follow Him and liv& lives Ihat are being IransfortHed as we practise His way in Ihe context of communty. 3. FAMILY We want lo develop lives of selfless love where wè make room for one another - rogardle8s of race, religion, education or Sl0-econOMIC background. We warlt to creale a culture that characterised by welcome, warmth and hosprftality, where church isn't seen as a place we go to, but as a famity to which wo bolong, 4. GENEROSITY WE Ipie in a culture where spiritua]ty cannot be separated from generosity. The teachings of Jesus implore us lo give to those in need. committing ours&eS to an elhic of generosty. Ihe scriptures say that God loves a Gheerful gpjer, not becausè the church's needs are mèt, bLrt bècause God's h@art is mad& glad when we depend on Him lo provide 1 that we need. 5. RENEWAL We have a conviction Ihal God is al work to heal and remake the whole earth. OL4r own lives a a part ot that rènèwal project and God invites us to join with Him in the ongoing work ol making all Ihings new. To follow J6sus and join Him in His mission is to become agents of renewa in our neighbourhoods, indLJslries and our city as a whole. B. MULTIPLICATION W8 are not called to focug our energy and resources on our church alone, instead we want to sèe 1 that can be achieved in one pèrson or one pla(E multiplied, ultimately Ihrowh thÈ planting Df new churchtts. Wè arè convinced church planting is the most effective way to leach nt3w pèopl8 and it'8 our desire to plant churches across our rlon and bèyond. THE YEAR IN REVIEW September 2024 mark&d the beginning of an 8xcrting now season for Gaiden City Vinward. We mved our Sunday gatherings from Kents Hill Park Primary School to Konts Hill Park Secondary School arms launched our 2024 Vision Series, exploring what It mèans lo build a worshippino Community in Milton Keynes that is 'Praclicing the of Jes(Js, together for the rerTewal of the city.~ During this series, we s0 gharod our long-term vision of seeing 15 new things started over Ihp next 15 years, inspired by Acts 1'.8'. 'Bt you will recewe POLver when the Holy Spirit comes on you,. andyou will be my witnesses in Jewsalom, and In 811 Jud and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
WDEN ¢IryVINEYAFID, MILTON KP¢NES ICHAFtFY NLJN4BER'. 11947&1 Taking Jesus, words to the first believers as our commission, wo aro seeking to be His wrf(nesses in our own Jerusajem lour ctyl, our own Judea and Samaria lour region and beyond). and to the ends Df the èarth. Wtm this in mind, our strategic wsion is to see.. 5 new sites launched across Milton Keynes 5 church plants established across our region and beyond 5 significant overseas partnerships or projects developed around the world During the Wintttr Tem, we launched our Winter Traning 8ectpJes, including two sessions on Ministry in th8 Power of the Holy SpirFt. We Jso partnered with MK Siorehouse to provide 100 Bags of Hope, supptying ess&nlial toiletries and hygiene products to individuJs and families across our cty. In January 2025, Garden City Youth officially launched, and in February we lebratsd our first birthday as a church since beginning weekly Sunday gathèrings. DLJring March, we hosted our Spring TrainingElectives, exploring Vineyard distinotives inoluding The Now and Not Y@t of the Kingdom, Remembpring thè Poor, and Corne, Hoty Spirit. We werè delighted to welcomè Steve Nicholson from Evanston Vineyard, Chicago, as our guest speaker for this session. At Eastsr, we partnered once again wth MK Storehouse, collecting more than 120 Easter eggs for families and indwidus across Milton Keynes. In June, we held our first Flourish Women's Conference, welcoming wotnen from Vineyard churches across the region for a day of worship, leaching, and encouragpment. Finalty, in August, seven of our young people attended DM Summer Camp. We algo saKI farewell to Kents Hill Park as we prepared to move into Monkston ftimary School for our Sunday galherÉngs from September 2025, reacty to begin another axciting chapter in tha lrfe of our church. FINANCIAL REVIEW Income rec8ved by the charity for the period ending 31st August 2025 totalled £172,21912024'. £147,413). Expenditure for the period amounted to £159,84212024.. £121,630). resuY(ing in a surplus of £12,37712024'. £25.7831. The charity has not givèn any guarantees and has not probqded its assets as security for any liabiltties. GOING CONCERN After making appropriato enquirie8, the trustees have a reasonabl& expectation that th8 charty has adequate resources to continue in operatiDnal existenTr for th8 foreseèable futurè. For this reason. they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the finanGiJ staternents. FUND RAISING Garden Cty Vineyard is very careful and sensttive in how wè raise funds. We do not employ or worf< with professional fundraisars, nor do we solicit donations on the street, via phone calls or letters. W2 invite those who are part of our church to support the work and where a person is not able to th'nancially support the work we reswt this. Generosity is an imwrtant part of our understanding of God's oharacter and his will for us 18 to flouri8h in thi8 area. This is laLKJht with Care at various points in the year during our weekly Sunday service. It is very important to us that an individual never feels compelled to gwe and we are akniays clear that whatever they rnay decide to gwe is betw*n th2m and God.
Q4RDEN CtFYVlNEYABD, MILTON KWNES ICFL4RITY NUMBER.. 11947) RISK MANAGEMENT The Trustees have implemented appropriate policies to manage the internal finances oflhe charity. The systems of Intemal conliol are dè8igned lo provid8 reasonabl8, but not absolute, assurance against material misslalernenl or loss. They include.. al an annual Budget considered by the Trustees,, bl regular consideration by the Trustees of financial reports., cl delegation of authorlty and ge9gatIOn of dLrtiQ8'. dl Identification and management ol risks. The trustees aim to review on a ragular basis the adequacy ol th& syst&m and Ihg main risks that the Church may find arisirlg, The trustees believe that rrwinlaining the free reserves, combined wilh appropriate revièws ol the corltrols over key fir)ancia5 systems, provides sutficient resources in the event of unttxpecled adverse condttions. SUMMARY Tho Tmslees considèr that thèy havo complièd with tho Charities Act 2011 and that tho church and its membership are mèeting the charitabl8 objectpies that were determined when the church was formed. As it grows, il is expected that the church's community will have further opportunities to increase its activity and influence. RESERVES POLICY The reserves policy Set by the Trustees has a long term aim lo carry nel unrestricted income equal lo a minimum of 3 months, committed expenditure, which Is equThithenl lo £25,000. Committed expenditure will include all contractual agreements, all salary expectations plus any direct dèbtts, ensLJring the charity will be able lo continuè to lullil tts charitable objèctives even Il there Is a temporary shortfral in Income or unexpected expendilur6. Th6 Trusle6s viill endeavour not to sel aside funds unneGesstiirily. Al the year end, the charity h&ld £665 in unrestricted reseNes. The Trustees are aiming lo comply with the policy by building this rgsepJe over th8 Goming years. TRUSTEES. APPFIOVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT The annual report was approved by the t[stee5 on 2nd July 2026. l As Signed I Paul Vèal (Chairl Signod on behalf of the trustees board
GARDEN CttYlANEYARD. MILION K@INES (GHARrrYNUMBER.. 119475ai RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025 Unrestrictsd funds Restricted funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Income receipts: Donalions and Legacies.. noi88 129,813 42,406 172,219 147,413 Total Receipts: 129,813 42,406 172,219 147,413 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Payments on: Charitable Activities: notss 121,652 38,190 159,842 121,630 Total Payments". 121,652 38.190 159,842 121,630 Net Receipts/lPaymentsl 8,161 4,216 12.377 25,783 Cash fund$ as at last year end 21,745 12,609 34,354 8,571 Cash funds at this year end 29,906 16,825 46,731 34,354
GAFIDEN CtrYviNEYARD, IOILTON KEYNES (CHARtrYNUMBER.' 11947S31 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Cash Funds Cash at 8ank 29,906 16,825 46,731 34,354 29,906 16,825 46,731 34,354 Other Monetary Assets GiftAd due to charty 1,930 1,930 1,508 1,930 1,930 1 ,508 Liabilities Falling due within one year Independent Examination Fee T20 720 594 Barclaycard 31 31 Pènsion 432 218 650 658 PAYE & NI 1 ,027 443 1,470 1,340 2,210 661 2,871 2,592 Assets retained for the charity's own use Equipment £975 V6hicle Ipurchase costl £3.850 Th8 accounts were approved by the trustees on 2nd Juty 2026 and wère signed on its behf by.. IAS Signed] Paul Veal Chair of Trusteg
L148DEN GifiMNWARD, MILTON KP<NES IGHARfry NUM8ER.. 1194753) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025 1. Accounting Policies The accounts have been prèpared on a receipts and paymonts basis and Gomprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statemènt that summarisès the chartty's assèts and liabilities and related notes. The accountancy profession have detemined that only accoLJnts prpad in accordance with applicabl8 accounting standards present a 'lrue and fair, view and, as these receipt8 and payments accounts have not land cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not prèsent land are not intended to presenll a 'true and fair, wew of thè charity's financial actiwtiè8 and state of affars. Unrestricted Funds.. These are available for use at the discr8tion of the trustses in fvrtherance of the general objects of the charity Rttstricted funds.. These artt available for use Sublt to restrictions imposed by the donor or through tenns of an apped. 2. Anawsis of Income Receipts Unrestrictgd funds Restrictsd funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Donations & legacies: Donatons and gffts 103,290 751 104,041 74,853 Gift Aid 25,239 25,239 17,925 Grants provided ty other charities 150 41,655 41,805 53,212 Other 1,134 1,134 1,423 Total 129,813 42,406 172,219 147,413 Total Receipts 129.813 42,406 172,219 147,413
GARDEN crrYviNEYARD. MILTON KPMES ICPL4Bifi NUKIBER. 11947) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025 (CONT.) 3. Grants Receiv8d Unrestricled funds Restricted funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland 150 11,971 12,121 10,547 C8nlral Vin8yard 7,722 Revelation Trust 5,1 C8nlrJ Vineyard tfvFém 17.922 17,922 20,921 Restore N'plon lF¢M 601 601 7,100 Nene Valley Vineyard 11,161 11,161 1,822 Total 150 41,655 41,805 53.121 4. Anatrysis of Payments unrestr[ed funds Restricted funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Payments on charitable activities Personnel Costs.. BW&PJsW 79,815 37,903 117,718 102,740 Operationa Costs 8,549 8,549 2,125 Ministry Costs 24,652 24,652 10,573 Outwards Costs 8,636 287 8,923 5,182 Total Payments 121.652 38,190 159,842 121,630 10
GARDEN crrf MWARD. MILTON KP¢NES (CH4RrFf NUMBER.. 11947) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025 (CONT.) 5. Movement of Funds Opening balance 2024 Receipts 2025 Payments 2025 Closing balance 2025 Restricted Funds Support Costs 300 300 VCUKI Grdnts 7,773 11,971 9010 10,734 CV Fami 4,826 29,684 28,592 5.927 Easter Eggs 451 287 12.609 42,406 28,190 16,825 Unrestricted Funds 21,745 129,813 121,652 29.906 Total 34,354 172,219 169,842 46,731 Restricted Funds and the use of these fvnds are as follows.. Support Cost.. Funds to direct 8UPPOrt Steve & Tammy Gee salary. VCUKI Grants: FLJnds set aside for regional and area costs. CV Fami Funds to provide cenlrd serwces to Centrat Vineyard and Neno Valoy Vineyard. Easter Eggs Funds raised to distribute Easler eggs through MK Storehouso. 6. Transactions with Trustees None of the trustèes reettled ary fees for their serVIS as Trustees. S Gee is a Trustee but also engaged in Ministry for the Churctri, for which employment cosls of £37.254 12024.. £35,268) wère made during thè year, this includes dl employer costs. Included in this amount, employer pèngion contributions of £1,021 12024.. £9861 were made. These paym8nls are permitted by section 612gl of the charffties goveming documènt. Excepl for the reimburs8ment of exp8ns8s incurred when acting as agent for the charity, no expenses were pad to, or for, the trustees.
GARDEN CffYVINEYARD. MILION KEfNES HAAfri NUMBER". 11947531 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025 (CONT.) 7. Transactions with Related Parties The following is a summary of organisations and individuals, which are related to Garden city Vineyard together with detai18 of the trSaCtIOnS made with them during the year. Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland (Charity No. 10997481 connects churches with common vJLJes and practices. providing spiritual guidance and oversight to Vinèyard church lèaders. We use the name Vineyard with their permission and gwe them 5% of our voluntary incomè to h&lp support their work. Rernuneration in the yèar was paid to family memb8rs of the following trustees who were employed in their own ght, employmènt costs lotalling were made. T. Gee E. V8al £31,57212024.. £29,4681 £34,70712024.' £32.3401 There are no further lated paty Iransactiong to di8c108è apart from these above.
GqRDENC¥tyWNWAAD. MILTON KEYNES (GHARfry NUMBER., 11947WI INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025 l pOrt to the chatity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charty for the pèriod ended 31 August 2025. Responsibilities and Basis of Report As thè trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounls in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the 2011 AGI'I. I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried OLrt under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrying Olrt my examination I have followed th8 applicable Directions gNien by the Charity Gommission under sèction 14515llbl of the 2011 Act. Independent Examiner's Statement I have complètèd my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in GonneGtion wtth th examination gDiing me cause to believe that in any material respecl.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as rttquiod by section 130 of the 2011 A¢t,' or 2. the accounts do not accord wtth those records. I have no conc8ms and have corne acro88 no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this port in order to enable a proper understanding of thè accounts to ba reached. Ebenezer Nelson-Addy ACCA, Director Tra¢krecords Management SeNices Umited