LINCOLN STREET PASTORS
Registration Number 1122451
Chair person’s report 2020-2021
Objects of the Charity The objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the people of Lincolnshire, including but not limited to: a. The advancement of the Christian religion b. The promotion of public safety and prevention of crime c.
Relief of poverty and sickness
We fulfil these objectives by patrolling the streets of Lincoln City on Friday and Saturday nights for approximately 10.30 pm until 3.30am looking after people who use the night time economy of the city
This last year has been a turbulent one for Lincoln Street Pastors as it has for most of the world. Our new Co-ordinator Melanie Carroll was appointed just before the nation was locked down because of the Covid -19 virus. She managed to complete a handover with the outgoing Co-ordinator, which included a move to new premises in the centre of Lincoln.
These premises at St Benedict’s Church are suited to our purposes and in a central location. We are grateful to the Rev Cullimore for the loan of them. Melanie quickly established contact with all Street and Prayer Pastors in very difficult circumstances. She introduced a weekly missive to keep everyone in the loop, which has been well received. Shifts in person were not allowed but Melanie arranged Zoom shifts to pray for the city and both Street and Prayer Pastors attended these.
Shifts in person did begin again until July ’20. They continued until November when we were locked down again. These were just Saturday shifts and very much foreshortened as traffic on the streets was generally quiet with limitations on pubs and no night clubs allowed to open. Numbers of people available to undertake shifts were very limited as people were concerned about the virus and had not yet been vaccinated. Zoom shifts returned in November ‘20 and this continued until the beginning of April ‘21. Training has moved online at the instigation of Ascension Trust. This has not been
a popular move but in the circumstances has meant that people have felt included and kept up to date.
During this difficult time Melanie has improved our presence on social media and kept up the profile of Lincoln Street Pastors via social media and BBC Radio Lincolnshire. She has also managed to produce a video to be shown in schools to keep our work there on going.
We have also bid successfully for Covid-19 recovery grants and money from the Police and Crime Commissioner. This means that our financial situation is stable for when service as normal can resume.
We have had slight changes within the Management Group with the resignation of Barbara Williams and the appointment of Fiona Duerden from the Trustees. Our grateful thanks go to Barbara for her contribution and to all the Street and Prayer pastors who have resigned during the last difficult year.
It remains to be seen what will happen in the future. Our focus will need to be on recruitment and retention of both Street and Prayer pastors and helping them to feel confident and equipped to undertake patrols.
Audrey Beverley Chair Lincoln Street Pastors Sept 2021
LINCOLN STREET PASTORS
Income and Expenditure Account, for the Year ended 31st March 2022
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last year INCOME
Grants
£ 10,000 Police and Crime Commissioner £ 10,000.00
£ - Community Fund for All £ 8,500.00
£ 8,500 COVID-19 grant £ -
£ 18,500 Total Grants £ 18,500.00
Donations
£ 484 Partner Churches £ 915.87
£ - Other Church Giving £ 1,500.00
£ - Non-church Group Giving £ 388.19
£ 724 Individual Giving £ 220.00
£ 1,207 Donations £ 165.00
£ 21 Gift Aid £ 4.12
£ - Uniform donations £ -
£ 2,436 Total Donations £ 3,193.18
£ 14 £ 14 Bank Interest £ 5.57 £ 5.57
£ 20,950 TOTAL INCOME £ 21,698.75
£ - Excess Expenditure over Income £ -
£ 20,950 £ 21,698.75
EXPENDITURE
Training and Operating
£ 79 Street supplies £ 225.24
£ 1,061 Mobile phones & top ups £ 460.77
£ 156 ZOOM subscription £ 143.88
£ 186 Training fees £ 324.24
£ - ID badges £ 8.00
£ 30 Uniforms £ -
£ 62 DBS Searches £ -
£ 1,574 Total training and operating costs £ 1,162.13
Employment
£ 10,975 Coordinator salary costs £ 10,727.50
£ - Pension Contributions £ 373.24
£ 131 Travelling and subsistence £ 215.80
£ - Staff training £ -
£ 201 Payroll services £ 198.00
£ 1,108 Administrator bursary £ 1,169.25
£ 12,414 Total employment costs £ 12,683.79
Office Equipment and Expenditure
£ 248 Office expenses £ 144.80
£ 7 Office Equipment £ -
£ 255 Total Office costs £ 144.80
Fees and Administration
£ 100 Independent Examiner (Auditor) fee £ -
£ 64 Governance costs £ 388.00
£ 682 Treasurer Honorarium £ 718.00
£ 224 Insurance £ 224.32
£ 69 Bank charges £ 96.00
£ 1,139 Total Fees and Administration Costs £ 1,426.32
Franchise
£ 548 Ascension Trust £ 800.00
£ 548 Total Franchise costs £ 800.00
Promotional
£ - Total Promotional costs £ -
Premises
£ - Total Premises Costs £ -
£ 15,930 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £ 16,217.04
£ 5,021 Excess Income over expenditure £ 5,481.71
£ 20,950 £ 21,698.75
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