VINEYARD COMMUNITY CENTRE

What VINEYARD COMMUNITY CENTRE does

Vineyard Community Centre, legally known as Vineyard Community & Richmond Foodbank, is a UK-registered charity (Charity No. 1143951) operating from The Vineyard in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey. Founded in 2011 by Life Church Richmond, local churches, and community members following the closure of a prior 1976-era Vineyard project run by Richmond Borough Mind, the organization delivers crisis support, emergency food aid, and community services to residents of the Borough of Richmond facing homelessness, food poverty, mental health and substance recovery challenges, refugee displacement, and women's vulnerability. Core service lines comprise Richmond Foodbank (operating across seven sites as a Trussell Trust partner), weekday-morning Crisis Drop-In with hot breakfasts and clothing, NHS-delivered Nursing Service at drop-in and foodbank locations, Richmond Women's Hub, Refugee Hub, and Community Space programming including arts and skills workshops.

Name

VINEYARD COMMUNITY CENTRE

Legal name

Vineyard Community & Richmond Foodbank

Website

https://vineyardcommunity.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The organization also runs Vineyard Boutique, a charity retail shop at 2 Paradise Road selling preloved and upcycled fashion, with supplementary online sales via Vinted and Instagram, generating unrestricted income to cross-subsidize charitable programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual and corporate donations fund the charity's operations. Financial support enables provision of crisis services, foodbank operations, and community programs.
2. Charity Shop Revenue: Revenue generated from the sale of donated goods at Vineyard Boutique (2 Paradise Road) and through Vinted/Instagram sales. Proceeds support charitable services.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate donations and corporate volunteering programs provide financial support and in-kind assistance to the charity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vineyard Community Centre is a registered charity (No. 1143951) in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames that delivers free crisis support services to vulnerable residents, including a foodbank, crisis drop-in for people experiencing homelessness, nursing support, a women's hub, and a refugee hub. The charity operates across eight physical sites in the borough and runs Vineyard Boutique charity shops, whose retail proceeds are reinvested into the charity's frontline services.

Product overview

Vineyard Community & Richmond Foodbank is a charitable organization providing a coordinated portfolio of social support services to those facing crisis and homelessness in Richmond. The core offering comprises the Richmond Foodbank (emergency food across seven sites), Crisis Drop-In (weekday morning support with meals and shelter), and specialized services including NHS Nursing Service, Richmond Women's Hub, Refugee Hub, and Community Space activities. Retail operations through Vineyard Boutique charity shops and item donation services support funding for these programs. Rather than a unified technology platform, the organization delivers services through direct humanitarian intervention, with all proceeds from charitable retail funding the social mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Richmond Foodbank: Foodbank services providing emergency food provisions across seven sites in the Borough of Richmond
• Crisis Drop-In
• Richmond Women's Hub
• Refugee Hub
• Community Space

Products and services

• Richmond Foodbank Emergency food assistance programme that supplies food parcels to individuals and families in Richmond upon Thames experiencing food poverty, typically accessed via a voucher-referral system through partner agencies.
• Crisis Drop-In Walk-in crisis support service for people experiencing homelessness or in immediate need, providing advice, signposting, hot food, and access to basic amenities without appointment.
• Nursing Service Community-based healthcare support delivered by qualified nurses to vulnerable people who may struggle to access mainstream NHS services.
• Richmond Women's Hub Specialist support service for women in vulnerable situations, including those experiencing domestic abuse, exploitation, or other forms of gendered harm.
• Refugee Hub Integration and practical support service for refugees and asylum seekers in the borough, including advice, signposting, and social integration programmes.
• Community Space Shared physical community space hosting activities, services, and programmes for local residents.
• Vineyard Boutique Charity Shops Retail shops selling donated clothing, accessories, and household goods to generate fundraising income that supports the charity's free services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports 6,000 to 7,000 people annually

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Trussell TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVineyard Community operates as a Trussell Trust foodbank partner, hosting foodbank sessions and distributing emergency food provisions through their network.
• Life Church RichmondcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding church partner that established Vineyard Community & Richmond Foodbank. Shares building with the organization. Former minister established and chairs the charity's work. Thursday morning fellowship group meets at the Centre.
• Richmond MindcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing mental health support and Crafty Minds Art Therapy Club (referral needed) through Richmond Mind collaboration.
• NHScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHS professionals deliver nursing services at crisis drop-in sessions, Foodbank Plus, and Women's Hub, providing healthcare support to guests.
• Ukrainian Social ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting the Refugee Hub services for Ukrainian refugees.
• Refugees Welcome in RichmondminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization collaborating on refugee support services at the Refugee Hub.
• Multicultural RichmondminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing multicultural support services to refugees and migrants.
• Barnes Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing educational support and ESOL classes for refugees and migrants.
• Richmond Borough MindminorOthersHistorical partner that led the Vineyard project through difficult times until its closure in 2011.
• City HarvestminorOthersFood rescue organization partner contributing to foodbank operations.
• Sainsbury'sminorOthersGrocery retailer partner supporting foodbank donations.
• TescominorOthersGrocery retailer partner supporting foodbank donations.
• WaitroseminorOthersGrocery retailer partner supporting foodbank donations.
• Gail'sminorOthersBakery partner supporting foodbank and crisis services.
• RHPminorOthersHousing partner supporting the charity's mission.
• Saville'sminorOthersBusiness supporter on Hill Rise.
• The Good Wine ShopminorOthersLocal business supporter and partner.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Passage: London-based charity providing crisis support, homelessness services, food, and resettlement pathways. Highly comparable as a multi-site West London crisis and homelessness charity serving a similar beneficiary profile.
• Richmond Mind: Local mental health charity that is both a Vineyard partner and a directly comparable peer serving Richmond residents with mental health and wellbeing support.
• Trussell Trust: UK foodbank network of which Vineyard's Richmond Foodbank is a partner. Directly comparable as an emergency food provision charity operating through a distributed local-site model.
• FoodCycle: UK charity combining surplus food with community meals to address food poverty and loneliness. Comparable in tackling food insecurity and social isolation through community meal programs.
• West London Welcome: Refugee and asylum-seeker support charity in West London providing language, integration, and material aid services. Closely comparable to Vineyard's Refugee Hub in mission and geography.

Broad incumbents

• St Mungo's: Large UK charity operating homelessness hostels, recovery services, and outreach across London. Comparable mission and beneficiary base, though operating at significantly greater scale than Vineyard Community.
• Shelter: National housing and homelessness charity. Comparable in addressing homelessness and housing insecurity, though operating at national scale with advice, campaigning, and direct service arms.
• Crisis UK: National homelessness charity offering year-round services and Christmas initiatives. Comparable in crisis support and skills-building for people experiencing homelessness, though national in scope.
• Centrepoint: UK youth homelessness charity providing accommodation, health, and education support. Comparable in its combination of housing navigation, health support, and skills pathways for vulnerable populations.
• Oxfam (UK charity shops): Large UK charity retail network selling donated goods to fund programs. Comparable to Vineyard Boutique's charity shop and online resale model as a mission-funded retail operation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/vineyardcommunityshop
• Instagraminstagram.com/vineyard_boutique
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vineyard-community-centre

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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