Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 January 202 To 31 December 2022
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Northampton Street Pastors
Other names charity is known by
NSP
Registered charity number (if any) 1161154
Charity's principal address
9 Tower Street Northampton
Postcode NN1 2SN
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Adam Eakins | Vice Chairperson | From March 2022 | The Trustees | |
| Paul Worth | Chairperson | From March 2022 | The Trustees | |
| Richard Johnson | (Treasurer) | The Trustees | ||
| Sarah Williams | The Trustees | |||
| Morcea Walker | The Trustees | |||
| Paul Lavender | The Trustees | |||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
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Description of the charity’s trusts
Standard Ascension Trust Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust managed by Management Committee with 6 members How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed from local churches by existing Trustees
- (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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Northampton Street Pastors has a licence agreement with Ascension Trust and operates under their policies and procedures.
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Representatives of Northampton Street Pastors regularly attend meetings with Police and Local Authorities.
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All Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits.
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All Street Pastor volunteers need to complete an application form and to provide two references. They are then recommended for training following an interview by existing Street Pastor Team Leaders.
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DBS checks are carried out on all Street Pastors 3 yearly.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Licence Agreement executed with Ascension Trust particularly but not exclusively by means of caring, listening and helping people on the streets and at various venues.
To relieve sickness and financial hardship and promote and preserve good health by provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including the provision of counselling and support.
To enhance education in accordance with Christian principles
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Street Pastors
Patrols continue to patrol weekly to the normal aims of provision of items to improve safety, health and the condition of the people the Street Pastors meet, including flip-flops, bottles of water, space blankets, spikeys, handwarmers and lollipops. Summary of the main Taking time to listen to and talk with people we meet whilst on patrol, activities undertaken for including but not limited to those attending night clubs, door staff, shop and the public benefit in restaurant staff and homeless people. relation to these objects (include within this Provision of practical advice and support, including prayer, when requested, section the statutory enabling people to enjoy their evening out and get home safely. declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on General public benefit) The trustees have paid due regard to the guidance provided by the Charity Commission on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
Results for 2022 Summary of the main achievements of the Partner and Community Links charity during the year Street Pastors enjoy very good links and work closely with partner organisations - these include the Northamptonshire Police, Northampton Town Centre Task Group, Pub Watch, Single homelessness and the Guardians. Street Pastors are well regarded and very much appreciated by these partners and particularly in the NTE (Night Time Economy). The trust has successfully completed the training of two new Street Pastor recruits and patrols continue to be fully operational.
Our Volunteers All patrols are carried out on a voluntary basis, there are 24 active Street Pastors. Street Pastors have collectively patrolled on the street in the night time economy for 904 hours.
Interventions Street Pastors continue to have interventions with everyone in the night time economy along with clubbers. Street Pastors dealt with 179 vulnerable females and 85 vulnerable males.
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They helped to calm several situations that may have escalated into fights, removing 2699 bottles and swept up 128 lots of glass, thus protecting many vulnerable folks.
Trustees
At the AGM the Chairperson changed from Adam Eakin to Paul Worth Worth. Our treasurer is also a trustee
Recruitment
We have recruited and trained two new Street Pastors and are currently recruiting for more volunteers. Funding has been secured. Promoting the work of Street Pastors within groups around Northampton.
Staffing
Teresa Brown continued as Administrator, her hours were increased to cover the loss of the coordinator. She is supported by Sarah Williams one of the trustees.
Students
Relations continue with the University and in December 2022 a team of Street Pastors was invited to patrol on a special Wednesday night student event. This was appreciated by students and staff alike.
Section E Financial review
Aim to always to hold three months running costs in reserve.
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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Grants have been received from a local charity, together with funding from The Fire, Police and Crime Commissioner.
Donations have been received from individuals and local churches.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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Expenditure has supported training, equipment, and salaries for 25 hours
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any fundraising); per month for a Street Pastor Co-ordinator (12 months) (being covered by
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how expenditure has the administrator). Expenditure also includes the payment of an additional supported the key objectives 20 hours per month administrative support. of the charity;
No funds are invested.
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
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Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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| Paul Leslie Worth | ||
| Chair of Trustees | ||
| 8 March 23 |
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Charity Name Northampton Street Pastorspton Street Pastorston Street Pastors
Charity Name No (if any) Northampton Street Pastorspton Street Pastorston Street Pastors Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1-Jan-22 31-Dec-22
Section A Receipts and payments
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | ||||
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| A1 Receipts Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
to the nearest £ 10,500 10,500 - - - 10,500 4,810 5,251 1,500 11,561 - - - 11,561 - 1,061 1,075 14 Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 12,500 2,262 - - - - - - 14,762 - - - - - - 14,762 1,862 850 541 129 4,810 5,251 1,500 - 14,943 - - 14,943 - -181 - 4,237 4,054 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Grants | 2,000 | - | 3,650 | |||
| Donations | 2,262 | - | 2,798 | |||
| HMRC JRS Grants | - | 480 | ||||
| TrainingIncome | - | 70 | ||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 4,262 |
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| - - Sub total - Total receipts 4,262 A3 Payments A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | 6,998 | |||||
Licence Fee |
1,862 | - | 967 | |||
| Training | 850 | - | 250 | |||
| Incidentals | 541 | - | 48 | |||
| Insurance | 129 | 259 | ||||
| Staff costs | 3,382 | - | 8,386 | |||
| Equipment | - | 111 | ||||
| Publicity | 125 | |||||
| Funraisingcosts | - | - | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 3,382 | - | 10,146 | |||
| - - Sub total - Total payments 3,382 Net of receipts/(payments) 880 A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end 3,160 Cash funds this year end 4,040 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Bank Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 4,040 14 - - - - 4,040 14 to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Richard Johnson Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| Date of approval |
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| Richard Johnson | 2/16/2023 | ||