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Jesmond Street Pastors

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1168724
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 11, 2016
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
1 RECTORY AVENUE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE3 1XS

Activities

Street Pastors is an initiative of Ascension Trust and pioneered in London in 2003. There are now over 11,000 street pastors in 270 locations around the UK. Jesmond Street Pastors engage with people on the streets to care for them, listen to them and help them, working with other partners in the night-time economy to make communities safer. We currently patrol on Friday evenings from 1930-midnight

Objects: The Objects Of The Charitable Incorporated Organisation Are For Public Benefit, In The Geographic Area Of Jesmond And Beyond As The Trustees May From Time To Time Determine In Accordance With Charity Law In England And Wales, As Follows: (1)To Advance The Christian Faith In Accordance With The Street Pastor License Agreement With The "Ascension Trust" Through:(i)the Provision Of Public Pastoral Care Services To Help People On The Streets And Other Public Places, Giving Guidance, Support And Signposting Which Assist In Preserving Public Order, Avoid Anti-Social Behaviour, Relieve Sickness And Preserve Health And By(ii) Enlightening Others About Christianity Through Raising Awareness And Understanding Of Ecclesiastical Relevance To Community And Public Life, Mobilizing The Church Ecumenically To Unity Of Worship And To Advance The Christian Faith By Carrying Out The Mission And Outreach Work Of The Gospel For The Benefit Of The Public.(2) To Develop The Capacity And Skills Of Socially Disadvantaged Groups In Our Community In Such A Way That They Are Better Able To Identify, And Help Meet, Their Needs And To Participate More Fully In Society; In Particular But Not Exclusively Through Raising Awareness, Promoting, Sustaining And Increasing Individual And Collective Knowledge, Skills And Expertise, Through The Practical Development Of Individual Capabilities, Competences, Skills And Understanding Through Formal Training, Informal Talks And Capacity Building In Voluntary Services, According To Christian Principles And The Street Pastor Urban Trinity Principle Of Church, Police And Local Government Working Together For The Benefit Of The Community.

Classification

How
Other Charitable Activities
What
Recreation
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £400 £1,562
Dec. 31, 2023 £1,808 £3,645
Dec. 31, 2022 £3,127 £3,609
Dec. 31, 2021 £40,300 £33,104
Dec. 31, 2020 £400 £745

Trustees

Name Appointed
Chris Lincoln (Chair) March 13, 2017
Dr John Waddell Aug. 3, 2017
Dr LAURA GRAHAM Aug. 1, 2016
Janet Anderson Aug. 1, 2016
Jean Margaret Degenhardt Nov. 8, 2016
Margaret Elizabeth Graham Aug. 1, 2016
Rev Alison Mary Wilkinson BA MEd MA Jan. 15, 2017