TORBAY STREET PASTORS
TRUSTEESY ANNUAL REPORT
The Trustees of Torbay Street Pastors are pleased to present their report together with
unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31" March 2024.
ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Charity Number:
1123087
Charity address for correspondence:
Torbay Street Pastors
The Memorial Hall
17 Parkhill Road
Torquay
TQI 2AL
Torbay Street Pastors is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and was incorporated on
19th November 2022.
TRUSTEES
The trustees who were serving as Trustees as at 31st March 2024
Roger Ede (Treasurer)
Barney Bettesworth
Malcolm Ford
Samantha Hart (Deputy Chair)
Dixie Kendall- Dunn
Bill Becher
Suzy Wright
Fr Paul Jones
New trustees are appointed by the existing ones. The trustees meet 6 times a year and
delegate to the Management Team the operational decisions required to run the charlty.
The Team usually meets bimonthly.
AIMS AND PURPOSES
In accordance with the licence agreement as executed with Ascension Trust, and as the
Trustees and Management Team from time to time to think fit, our aims and purposes are:
l. To advance the Christian faith in Torbay and Newton Abbot and in such other parts
of the United Kingdom or world, particularly, but not exclusively, by means of carin
listening and helping people on the streets and at various locations.
2. To promote public safety and assist in the prevention of crime in Torbay and Newton
Abbot.

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3. To promote and preserve good health and wellbeing by the provision of goods or
services.
The Trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and are
satisfied that the aims and activities of the charity provide a benefit to the public.
Torbay Street Pastors {TSP) have a Safe Place Van (SPV} which is parked at the harbourside
when the TSP are on duty. The SPV gives people who are vulnerable, injured or have just
been parted from their friends a secure and safe place to be. The Safe Place Van is run by a
mixture of Street Pastors and volunteers, who are not a Christian but, are happy to work
alongside Christians. The SPV is a great asset to TSP and is highly recognisable when parked
along the harbourside and many people come to say hello, obtained flip-flops, space
blankets, water or just have a general chat. When the SPV is parked members of the public
will often come to the volunteers to alert them of someone in need. Newton Abbot
operates on foot only.
TSP is committed to serving people of all backgrounds as our Street Pastors undertake their
nightly patrols or participate in other activities and events. TSP works alongside local
Churches, Torbay Council, the Police and other emergency services to seNe those in need in
our night-time economy.
REVIEW OF THE YEAR
Torbay Street Pastors continue to maintain a team out every Saturday night in Torquay and
Nevrton Abbot. Whilst we lost several volunteers, due to ill health, moving area and retiring
because of age etc. we continue to try and recruit and train new volunteers.
Sadly we had to accept the resignation of the Chair of Trustees Brian Cooney in early 2024
due to family issues. The post remains vacant and is covered by the Deputy Chair in the
meanwhile. We aim to replace the Chair of Trustees in 202415. We continue to train up new
Street Pastors and plan to hold a commissioning service for 11 newly appointed Street
Pastors by November 2024.
In October 2023 we were advised by Torbay Council of the closure of harbour area where
we patrol and locate our van. Our power unit would require decommissioning to allow for
the development of this area. We were advised to relocate our Safe Place van to a new area
which we would be sharing with a newly appointed medical team procured by the NHS.
Parked by the slipway we found ourselves separated from the public and less busy. As works
progressed, we moved our location back to The Strand into a newly created loading bay
with an agreed dispensation with Torbay Council. We adapted our ability to provide hot
drinks by purchasing a hot water flask and ran lighting from the van's leisure battery,
invested in battery power packs to charge up mobile phones.
After a year without a paid Co-ordinator, in March 2024 the trustees agreed to recruit an
administrator for TSP. The administrator will have responsibility for the day to day tasks

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whilst the trustees would continue with the responsibility of fund raising and strategic
decision making. Having received regular funding from Torbay Council over recent years in
recognition for our contribution to the Purple Flag Scheme and Best Bar None initiative, it
was hoped that the funding for this role would be covered by Torbay Council in this financial
year however this did not materialise.
Despite funding issues over the course of the year TSP were able to assist several individuals
in need on the streets of Torquay and Newton Abbot. A summary of how our resources
were deployed follows:
197 bottles of water issued. (increase in demand)
212 pairs of flip-flops issued. (increase in demand)
16 occasions when first aid was administered. (decrease in demand)
5 calls from emergency services/door staff for SP assistance. (decrease in demand}
506 conversations. {decrease in demand)
Nearly all Saturdays are manned in Torquay and Newton Abbot with only a few evenings
cancelled due to ill health of volunteers.
Total number of bottles/cans/glasses collected:
749 Bottles, Cans, Broken Glass and Other Items that could be used as a weapon
taken off the streets.
Bottles of water are kindly donated by a local licensed premises and flip flops are purchased
out of our own funds. It was agreed in March 2024 that a Sumup facility would be
introduced in April 2024 as it is recognised fewer members of the public are carrylng cash
and many have offered to donate via card payment.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The principal sources of funding in 2023/4 were from local churches, individuals, small
charitable organisations and individual gifts from trainee Street Pastors. Total income for
the year was £10887, total expenditure was £9340, resulting in an increase in reserves of
£1547. The unrestricted fund resenies held at the year-end were £18493. No unrestricted
funds were received from Torbay Council or Devon and Cornwall Police. A small grant of
£IOOO was received by Torbay Council in order to provide warm clothing and sleeping bags
for the homeless community in Torbay. Grant funding of significant value has been harder
to obtain by Torbay Street Pastors. We receive no central funding from Ascension Trust and
have only one part time paid member of staff. The trustees must seek out significant reliable
funding in order to continue to operate.
The total number of volunteers serving during the year was:

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Total number of SP'S
Total number of Prayer Pastors
36
12
All the Street Pastors, Prayer Pastors and Safe Place Volunteers give their time freely as
volunteers, and many also help the charity in other ways on a voluntary basis. The trustees
record their gratitude for everyone's contribution and commitment.
RESERVES POLICY
The charity presently maintains a reserve to cover a minimum of 6 months, expenditure.
This is reviewed and adjusted as the operational needs of the charity change.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
The Trustees in conjunction with the Management Team have set the following for the next
year:
To keep under review deployments of Street Pastors, Prayer Pastors and Safe Place
volunteers. The safety and welfare of our volunteers and of members of the public
will be our first consideration.
Any recruitment and training for Street Pastors, Prayer Pastors and Safe Place
volunteers will be kept under review during the year. We are working more closely
wlth Exeter and Plymouth Street Pastor groups to provide cost efficient training to
new recruits.
Continue to keep engaged in conversation with Torbay Council initiatives, Devon &
Cornwall Police and local churches and to understand the difficulties and concerns of
these agencies.
Promote the work of Torbay Street Pastors through greater use of social media and
to a wider community.
Conduct a Street Pastorfs refresher course.
Conduct a Team Leader training session
Conduct first aid training (October 2024 £50 pp)
Conduct a Commissioning Service for new recruits (November 2024)
Replacement of the treasurer {retirement due March 2025)
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Trustees have identified the risks to which the charity is exposed and have ensured that
there are procedures in place to mitigate those risks. They will continue to review those
procedures as necessary.
All Street Pastors are subject to DBS checks and there is a Safeguarding Officer who
oversees our safeguarding policies which include maintenance of a safeguarding log to

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record any incidents. As part of our Health and Safety Policy an accident log is located at our
base and any entries are the responsibility of the Team Leader for that night. Risks that can
be covered by insurance are dealt with through a policy arranged nationally by the
Ascension Trust. Other financial risks are addressed through keeping adequate reserves, and
the level of those reserrfes is monitored at the regular meetings of the Trustees.
TRUSTEES, RESONSIBILITIES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Trustees are responsible for preparing financial statements for each financial period
which clearly show the situation of the charity and the surplus or deficit of the charity for
the period. In preparing these financial statements the trustees are required to:
Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
Prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the charity will continue in existence
The Trustees are responslble for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to
ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of
Recommended Practice 2015 (FRS102). They are responsible for safeguarding the assets of
the charity and hence making reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud
and other irregularities.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 22 January 2025 and signed on its behalf by
Sam Hart
Deputy Chair of Trustees

CHARITY COMMIS510N
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
TORBAY STREET PASTORS
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
from
To
ril 2023
31-Mar-24
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
tr> thg nearest
Restrlcted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Last ygar
to the n￿reSt £
to tho £
to th9 nèarèst £
to th9 ngamt £
A1 Recelpts
Offerings and Donations
Gift Aid
4,540
4,547
4,540
4,547
5.747
Grants
1.800
1,600
8.500
Sub totsl (Gross income for
AR)
9,087
1.800
10.887
18.290
A2 Asset and Investment sales,
{see table).
Sub total
9,087
1.800
10.887
18,290
A3Pa
ments
Insurance
Ascension Trust
Training & Unifom
Office Expenses
Rent
Salaries
SPV Costs
240
1,129
240
1,129
644
1,205
2,604
1532
675
3,942
2,955
9.909
2,080
1,205
2,604
2.600
2,600
Torbay HSF
918
918
918
9,340
Sub total
8,422
21.333
A4 Asset and investment
ureha8es,
see table)
Sub total
8.422
918
9.340
21,333
Net of recelpts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
665
882
1,547
3.043
17.828
18,493
17,828
19.375
20,871
17.828
882
CCKX R1 accounts ISS)
08101J2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
Restricted
funds
to nearest£
Endowment
funds
to ngareBt £
Categories
Details
81 Cash funds
N81 West Bank
Total cash funds
laoree balarnw wNh recelpts and payments
acco￿11$))
18,493
882
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
Restricted
funds
to naarest £
Endowment
funds
to n¥ar6st £
Details
Fund to whl¢h
•s$•t b•lon
Currgnt valu¢
tion•l
Details
Cost loptlonjll
Fund to which
sèt ￿10ft
Current value
ttonal
Detalls
Cost loptioMII
B4 Assets retained for the
charity's own use
Fund to whlch
r•latas
Amount due
onal
When du9
onal
Details
BS Liabilltles
Signed by one or trustees on
behalf of all the truslees
Date of
roval
Signature
Print Name
rt6&Éft Eb
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CCXX R2 accounts (SSI
0810112025