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CAUSEWAY COAST VINEYARD CHURCH
chartered accountants
TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policie5 set out in note 1 to the
financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and
"Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing
their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland
{FRS 102}" leffeclive 1 January 20191.
Objectives and activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be the provision of church facilities to members of the local
community.
Causeway Coast Vineyard 15 a vibrant missional comtnunity in Northern Ireland. Our vision is lo change the
community one life at a time and lo do so within our lifetime while ensuring that the work continues for
generations beyond. We do not simply want to have a great church., we want to have a great city. We are a
ommunity who carry hope and are passionately pursuing God's heart for His city through our ordinary everyday
lives.
We are a church where lives are changing. A place where people are saying "Yes" to God and experiencing life in
a fresh way. We are people who seek to bring life lo every area of our community. A pla￿ where we see
transformation happen as we pursue the dreams that God has placed in our hearts. We believe we were made to
connect with our community. Regardless of our interests or life stage. we have something for everyone, and il is
our desire that Causeway Coast Vineyard helps people on their journey towards greater connection within the
community.
Our desire is to see our community continue to flourish and we are seeking to be involved in that through many
ways. We want to
see our community come into a relationship wilh Jesus and build a family of faith
reduce isolation in our society and build a family of connection
help people in our community deal with the challenges of life by building a family of resilience
see a community who have a direction and focus by building a family of purpose
see a community that is sustainable and charitable- and build a family of provision.
In 2010 we bought a seven-acre sile {part of an old timber yard) in the centre of Coleraine and in October 2012
moved into a purpose built 33,000 square fool church venue. We worship together on a Sunday through morning
and evening services with around 800 people of all ages gathering on average each monlh as of Novemberl
December 2023. We also have online services available which has given the opportunity for those who are ill, far
away, or interested in exploring church services the option to be a part of it.
Of course, whal happens through Sunday and other weekly services is only a small part of how we seek to
impact our community.
We have weekly small groups allowing people lo conned regularly, as well as providing other gathering points for
different groups of people throughout the week. These include many different types of activities ranging from
walking, running and olhei interest groups all the way through lo mental health, Bible sludy and family support
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chartered accountants
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
We have a network of HUBS lo help aid connection and care for those who are a part of CCV and for their
surrounding community. These are groups of 40-50 people who are tasked with the responsibilily to look out and
keep in contact with one another. They are made up in geographical locations and contain people of all ages and
stages. Through HUBS we encourage people to be neighbours in the community by looking out for those who
are struggling and offering them help and connection.
We have continued to be involved in local schools and have one full lime staff member dedicated to this work
supported by a team of loyal volunteers and other staff. Our goal is lo partner with local schools to aid them in
Ihe work they do with the young people in our community. We supply programmes focusing on self-worth, identity
and relationships, and in 2023 we have also been running a full programme of school assemblies, lunch clubs,
homework clubs, Alpha events and school transition courses.
We regularly pray for and see healing. We run conferences and training events such as Encounter More for
those wanting to encounter God and experience Him more.
We pray on our streets every Saturday moming, which we have been doing since 2005. We also have a weekly
Healing on the Zoom ministry which allows us to connect wilh those who are unable lo turn up in person.
Our volunteers have really stepped in to serve our local communily who have experienced real need in Ihis
season especially with the rising cost of living. We are delighted to see people give of their lime to serve people
wilh love and dignity.
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the
harity should undertake. New trustees will receive appropriate induction and relevant training.
We have a risk managemenl assurance framework in operation. This cover5 areas such as safeguarding
processes for children and vulnerable adulls, staff training and development, health and safety for staff and
public around the site as well as HR, IT and financial risks (covered by our resetves policy). Two of our board
members sit on a risk management 5ub-commillee alongside the Operations Director. Any risks are raised,
discussed and measures pul in pla￿ lo rniligate the risk. Risk is a standing agenda item on our board meetings
and the risk management assurance framework is reviewed formally at the board meeting every six months.
Achievements and perfomiance
Our March-July 23 adult attendances averaged a 14 % increase on the same period in 2022, however in the last
3 months (Oct -Dec 2023) adult attendances fell by an average of 8 % against the same period in 2022.
We've also been continuing to broadcast our services so those who are unable to make it along can still be a part
of the church. Many newcomers to our in-person services will have tuned in online first and our services are
viewed on average 600 limes per week.
Our Easter services thi5 year allowed us to see 1,400 people connect in our 4 weekend services. We also hosted
a family easter egg hunt in a local forest, and we had around 350 people come along, many of who hadn't
connect with us before. or it had been a long time since we had seen them.
Our Under 18 ministries have gone from strength to strength as well. We have Sunday environments, mid_week
groups, mums and loddlers care, and other community-based projects. We are currently reaching anywhere
between 300 - 500 under 18s monthly within our galhered environments in the building and others that we can't
quantify outside of this within the communily.
As mentioned, our school's ministry has been growing this year. Between September and December alone we
interacted with over 7,000 pupils in 16 different schools in our education system. We have had lots of feedback
from teachers and pupils in how this ministry has been so helpful within their environment.
Each year we run a 9-monlh School of Ministry which every year has gathered people to CCV from different
locations who move and serve at CCV for the duration of their time in the school. This year, we have had a group
from a Vineyard Church in the Stales doing school and oulreach together.

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CAUSEWAY COAST VINEYARD CHURCH
chartered accountants
TRUSTEES, REPORT {CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
At Causeway Coast Vineyard we run small groups which are group5 of up lo 20 people who meet weekly to
connect with God and one another. These groups are open lo the whole community. They are places to connect,
make new friends, deepen relationships, encounter God's love and have the occasional party. We have
discovered that big moments in life oflen happen in the small corners of life. There are a range of small groups..
core groups - including weekly connection over coffee and studying a bible passage or book}
courses - including prayer groups and bible study
family central groups - including marriage, pre-marriage and singles groups
interest groups - including keep fit. sewing, table tennis, etc.
life stage groups- including groups for 20 somethings, women's groups, etc.)
During 2023 we ran 87 different groups over 3 terms which had over 500 unique people connecting and growing
in their faith within them.
Our new Hubs model has resulted in us having over 10 different HUBS where people have been grouped
together and are working hard lo connect with one another and the communily.
In Christmas 2023 we hosted a family event with over 150 attendees. We also had 743 people attend our
Christmas carol service on Christmas eve. which wa5 our largest gathering since Covid-19.
Financial review
The results for the year are set out on page 11 .
The company returned net incoming resources for the year of £6,200 (2022 outgoing resources of £5,812). At 31
December 2023, the total funds of the charity amounted to £2,075,861 (2022 £2,069,661) comprising restricted
funds of £9,377 {2022 £16,417) and unrestricted funds of£2,066,484 {2022 £2,053,244).
The charity set aside £19,000 to a designated fund for 5ignificanl expenditure on the facilities. Al 31 December
2023, the balance on Ihis fund was £89.721 {2022 £88.126}.
Of the total funds reported above, £nil (2022 £nil} is earmarked for future bank loan commitments. At 31
December 2023, the charity's bank debt amounted to £807,964 {2022 £896,501). The trustees are confident that
the bank debt will be repaid out of ongoing surplus incoming resources and as such will be able to meet its
ongoing working capital requirements.
The principal risk faced by the charity continues to be the potential of receiving insufficient funds to continue its
activities. The charity seeks to mitigate this risk in the following ways..
Unrestricted reserves are held which are sufficient to cover
The continuance of operations given a 25Q/o reduction in unreslricted income, for a period of 3-6 months,
together with
any specific liabilities which are outside of the normal scope of activities
Appropriate designated reserves are held for significant long-term expenditure
Based on the 2024 budget, the range of reserves considered by the Irustees to be adequate (as calculated
above) is between £80K- £159K.
Total general unrestricted reseTVeS (comprising of cash and debtors, less short-term liabilities) were £14,411
(2022 £64,948).

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CAUSEWAY COAST VINEYARD CHURCH
churtered accountants
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Plans for the future
Causeway Coast Vineyard ICCV) is a church affiliated lo the Association of Vineyard Churches in the UK &
Ireland IVCUKI). Alan and Kathryn Scotl founded CCV and were the Senior Pastors (overall leaders} of CCV
until June 2017 when they left to move lo the USA. Neil and Janet Young look over as senior pastors al this
time. Alan and Kathryn then became the leaders of Vineyard Anaheim and in early 2022 announced they were
taking that church out of the Vineyard movement.
This gave rise to media coverage and a legal challenge in the US though these have no direct impact on CCV.
However, concerns were raised al this time lo Vineyard USA aboutAlan's conduct and Vineyard USA
commissioned a third party lo hear these concerns.
In December 2022 the trustees of both CCV and VCUKI were made aware of concerns raised by people in the
UK with Vineyard USA relaling to Alan's lime at ccv.
On being made aware of the concerns CCV and VCUKI commissioned an independent review process (in
February 2023) run by an experienced third party Trusted HR Ltd - lo hear these concems and identify
appropriate recommendations.
The initial stage of the review primarily involved the people who raised concerns via Vineyard USA. This led to
public statement from CCV and VCUKI on 1st June 2023
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Both CCV and VCUKI then publicly acknowledged that wrong and hurtful conducl has occurred at CCV and
apologised to all those who were hurt. harmed, mistreated or in any way negatively impacted by their time at
CCV. This look place on Sunday 2nd July 2023 in our worship services and the statement is on our
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At this point CCV and VCUKI also invited anyone else with concerns relating to CCV to speak to Trusted HR. We
also communicated that we would make funding for counselling available lo people impacted by these issues
who engaged with Trusted HR. The funding for this counselling is facilitated by Trusted HR.
The trustees of CCV have allocated £15K lo cover the cost of the review process and the offer to counselling to
those impacted. VCUKI have set aside a similar amount. CCV published the final report including
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Trusted HR identified themes and repeated patterns of behaviour including examples of manipulation,
inappropriate comments, narcissistic behaviour. and certain occurrences of public shaming and spiritual abuse
relating to Alan Scott. Alan is no longer al CCV land has not been since June 2017) so there is no action the
trustees of CCV can lake or need to take relating to Alan. However. we have shared the report with the
leadership of his church in the USA, Dwelling Place.
The report contained recommendations for both CCV and VCUKI to consider and implement. and we have
already updated our complaints handling processes. We are committed to implement all recommendations in full
and have published our progress on our website hltps.'Ilcausewaycoa5tvineyard.comlimplementing-the-
recommendations-of-the-independent-reviewl.
Over the next season we will continue to work to fulfil our mission to say 'yes' to God, experience life and carry
hope to the city. We will also establish a team made up of trustees, staff and people from the wider CCV church
to begin the search for new Senior Pastor(sl.

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CAUSEWAY COAST VINEYARD CHURCH
chartered accountants
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Structure, governance and management
Causeway Coast Vineyard is a company limited by guarantee and was incorporated on 1 April 2008. The
company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objectives and powers of
the company and is governed by its Articles of Association. The liability of its members is limited in that every
member of the company undertakes to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 in the event of the company being
wound up.
The Irustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law. and who served during the year and up
to the dale of signature of the financial statements were..
Mr RJ Kelly
(Resigned 20 October 2023)
MrAR Lynas
Mr PR Lynas
Mr DP Wright
Mr NAW Young
Prof. KC Hutchinson
(Resigned 29 October 2023}
New directors are appointed when appropriate. Suitable candidates are considered on the basis of their skills,
experience and sympathy with the aims of church. New directors will be agreed at a board meeting before being
invited lo join.
Trustees are responsible for setting the organisation's payscales following the NICVA matrix and benchmark and
ensuring that these are adhered to. Vineyard Compassion was birthed from Causeway Coast Vineyard church
and has the same trustees.
Reference and administrative details
The day-to-day management of the charity is overseen by Neil Young (Senior Pastor until 29 October 2023), now
Tre Sheppard (Associate Pastor) along with David Mccracken (Operations Director) and Victoria Moore (Finance
Manager).
statement of trustees. responsibilities
The trustees. who are also the directors of Causeway Coast Vineyard Church for the purpose of company law,
are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the accounts in accordance with applicable law and
United Kingdom Accounting Standards {United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounling Practice).
Company Law requires the Irustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of
the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming reSoUr￿S and application of resources, including the
income and expenditure, of the oharilable company for that year.
In preparing these accounts, the trustees are required to..
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.,
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP.,
make judgements and estimates Ihat are reasonable and prudent..
slate whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures
disclosed and explained in the accounts- and
prepare the accounls on the going concern basis unless il is inappropriate to presume thal the charity will
continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy al
any time the financial position of the charity and enable them lo ensure that the accounts comply with the
Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charily and hen￿ for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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CAUSEWAY COAST VINEYARD CHURCH
chartered accountants
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED){INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Auditor
In accordance with the company's articles, a resolution proposing that IDS Chartered Accountants LLP be
reappointed as auditor of the company will be put al a General Meeting.
Disclosure of information to auditor
Each of the Iruslees has confirmed that there is no information of which they are aware which is relevant lo the
audil, bul of which the auditor is unaware. They have further confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps lo
identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditor is aware of such information.
The Iruslees, report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
Mr PR Lynas
Trustee
Dated.. 3 September 2024