TORBAY STREET PASTORS
TRUSTEESY ANNUAL REPORT
The Trustees of Torbay Street Pastors and Newton Abbot (Newton Abbot are under the
umbrella of Torbay}, are pleased to present their report together with unaudited financial
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statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.
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
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19 November 2021.
TRUSTEES
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The trustees who were serving as Trustees as at 31 March 2025
Jacqui Lyttle
Roger Ede {Treasurer)
Barney Bettesworth
Malcolm Ford
Samantha Hart {Deputy Chair)
Dixie Kendall- Dunn
Suzy Wright
Fr Paul Jones
Rev Joe Lannon
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 charity.
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 rneans of caring,
listening and helping people on the streets and at various locations.

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2. To promote public safety and assist in the prevention of crime in Torbay and Newton
Abbot.
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) incorporates Street Pastors in Torbay and Newton Abbot. In
Torquay, the Street Pastors have a Safe Place Van (SPV} which is parked at the harbourside
when the Street Pastors 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 SPV is mostly
manned by Street Pastors and occasionally by Safe Place volunteers {who are not always
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,
ask for advice, ask for directions, obtain 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 thelr
nightly patrols or participate in other activities and event5. TSP works alongside local
Churches, the Safer Communities Teams of Torbay Council and Teignbridge District Council,
the Police and other emergency services to serve those in need in our ni8ht-tirne economy.
REVIEW OF THE YEAR
Torbay Street Pastors continue to maintain a team out every Saturday night in Torquay and
Newton Abbot. Whilst we have lost several volunteers, due to ill health, moving area and
retiring because of age etc. we continue to recruit and train new volunteers.
The post of Chair remained vacant for most of the year but will be filled by Jacqui Lyttle who
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will take up the position on the l April 2025. During 24125, the role was covered by the
Deputy Chair. We continue to train up new Street Pastors and held a commissioning service
for 11 newly appointed Street Pastors in November 2024.
During the year we have continued to man our highly visible Safe Place van without access
to mains power whilst the Council makes significant changes to Torquay harbourside. We
adapted our ability to provide hot drinks by purchasing a hot water flask, ran lighting from
the van's leisure battery and invested in battery power packs to charge up mobile phones.
We continue to park in the newly created loading bay on The Strand however it is becoming
increasingly difficult to park here as the loading bay is used by food delivery companies,
private taxi's and the public dropping off and picking up. As the newly created harbourside
area becomes more popular with the public we will be consulting with our Street Pastors on
whether we should now park alongside Prezzo near the slipway alongside the medics and

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Street Marshalls. We will also be pursuing a longer term agreed location with the Council so
that we can re-instate mains power to the Safe Place.
In March 2024 the Trustees agreed to recruit an administrator for TSP. The administrator
has now been in post for a year and has full responsibility for the day to day tasks including
rotas and training. In March 2025, the administrator will also take on the responsibility of
fund raising. The Trustees continue managing the finances 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. No funding has been received from Teignbridge District Council to
SUPPOrt the work of Street Pastors in Newton Abbot.
We have signed up to the Safer Women at Night (SWAN) charter as this is one of our core
aims on weekends to ensure women feel safe leaving the pubs and clubs of Torquay and
Newton Abbot, feel safe getting a taxi, and feel safe on the street when alone. We know
that our presence physically and in spirit has saved many a female from an unsavoury
situation.
Despite funding issues over the course of the year TSP were able to assist several individua15
in need on the streets of Torquay and Newton Abbot. A summary of how our resources
were deployed follows:
172 bottles of water issued. (decrease in demand)
283 pairs of flip-flops issued. (increase in demand)
4 occasions when first aid was administered. (decrease in demand)
5 calls from emergency services/door staff for SP assistance. (decrease in demand)
613 conversations. (increase in demand)
Of these conversations, we know that many will have prevented a suicide, dispersed a case
of domestic violence and improved a persons mentsl health. We would like to record our
support of the locally provided medical service which has freed up Street Pastors from
having to wait with patients for an ambulance in the early hours. Our thanks also to the
Street Marshalls who assist the door staff with potentially violent persons and maintaining
order protecting our Street Pastor volunteers.
We received £IOOO from the Torbay Council Household Support Fund in 23124 and used this
to purchase and distribute the following items to over 50 individuals over the course of the
10 Sleeping bags
48 Pairs of socks
5 Waterproof jackets
20 Fleece blankets

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5 Fleece jackets
50 Woolie hats
60 Pairs of Gloves
Most weekends we are approached and asked if we can supply sleeping bags by the
homeless. We will apply for further grants next year to pay for more clothing and sleeping
bag supplies as there is increasing demand for this. We do not supply tents.
Nearly all Saturdays are manned in Torquay and Newton Abbot with only a few evenings
cancelled due to ill health of volunteers. Weekly reports are sent monthly to Devon and
Cornwall Police, Torbay Council and Teignbridge Council.
Total number of botties/cans/glasses collected:
1032 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. We continue to accept donations in cash and via a Sum-up facility.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The principal sources of funding in 202415 were from local churches, individuals, small
charitable organisations and individual gifts from trainee Street Pastors. Total incorne for
the year was £13,920, total expenditure was £16.481, resulting in a decrease in resenies of
£2,561. The unrestricted fund reserves held at the year-end were £16,814. No unrestrlcted
funds were received from Torbay Council, Teignbridge District Council or Devon and
Cornwall Police. 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 who is paid for 10 hours a week support at £13 per hour. The
Trustees must seek out significant reliable funding in order to continue to operate.
The total number of volunteers serving during the year was:
Total number of SP'S
Total number of Prayer Pastors
40
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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 voluntsry 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.

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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
with Exeter and Plymouth Street Pastor groups to provide cost efficient training to
new recruits.
Continue to keep engaged in conversatlon 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.
Replacement of the treasurer (retirement due March 2025).
Review the location of the SPV.
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 OBS checks and there is a Safeguarding Officer who
oversees our safeguarding policies which include maintenance of a safeguarding log to
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 reserves is monitored at the regular meetin8s of the Trustees.
TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES 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.

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Prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the charity will continue in existence
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with
reasonable accurary 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 5 June 2025 and signed on its behalf by
Mrs Sam Hart
Deputy Chair of Trustees

CHARITY COMMISSION .
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
TORBAY STREEf PASTORS
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
from
To
1-Apr-2024
31-Mar-25
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
totho near•st
Restrlcted
funds
Endowment
funds
Totsl funds
Last year
to thg nearest£
to thg noarest£
to th• naar•st£
to the nearest£
A1 Recelpts
Offerings and Donations
GiftAid
Bank Interest
Grants
8.296
8,296
3.423
201
2.000
4.540
4.547
201
iooo
1,800
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
13.920
13.920
10,887
A2 Asset and Investment sales,
(See table).
Sub totsl
13.920
13.920
10,887
A3Pa
ents
Insuran
Ascension Trust
Training & Uniform
Office Expenses
Rent
Salaries
SPV Costs
240
1.433
1.073
1.515
2,860
6.759
240
1129
1.433
1,073
7,51S
2,860
6759
1.934
1.205
2,61M
2.60Q
Grants
667
16,481
918
Sub total
15.814
A4 Asset and investment
urchases,
see table)
Sub total
15,814
667
16,481
9.340
Net of receipts/(paJrynents)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
1,894
667
2.561
1,547
19.375
17.481
19,375
16,814
17,828
19,375
667
CCKK R1 accounts {SS}
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Section B"Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest£
16.814
Restricted
funds
to nearest£
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funds
to n&ar•st£
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B1 Cash funds
Nat Bank
Total cash funds
16814
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Fund to which
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B4 Assets retained for the
charlty's own use
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relates
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BS Liabilities
Date of
roval
Signed by one or t￿0 trustee5 on
behalf of 811 the trustees
Signature
Print Name
ROGER EDE
23.4.202S
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