Trustees’ Report Coventry Street Pastors, April 2020- March 2021
This is the trustees’ report for Coventry Street Pastors, and the unaudited financial statement, as at 31st March 2021
The Trustees and Management Committee. –
This year was the sixth year of patrolling, however due to the pandemic the roles and responsibilities of the teams changed to accommodate the requests made of us.
The trustees and management committee of Coventry Street Pastors has remained the same over the last 12 months with Pastor Eniiwaju Etomi as Chair, Pastor Asif Gil and Jain Galliford as trustees, Fr Dexter Bracey as the Bishop of Coventry’s representative as well as a trustee and Susan Jessop from the Salvation Army as a member. The liaison officers from the police changed to Sgt Darren Walden and CPSO Will Ellis. Liam Nagle remained as Coventry Council liaison. Isabel McIntyre remains as coordinator and also covers treasurer, overseen by the committee.
During the last year Coventry Street Pastors withdrew from the streets, in line with government instructions to lockdown, however we returned to the streets as soon as the venues opened, in July 2020. Over the remaining months patrols went out at various times, depending on the needs of the night time economy. Patrols varied from 7pm to 11pm, 8pm till 1am and in December the teams were out during the day. The patrol remit changed from looking after intoxicated and vulnerable people to listening and talking to those suffering from anxiety and grief. This, it is envisaged will be one of the main missions of the teams going forward, as people return to the streets.
During the pandemic the pastors have volunteered with many charities, channelled through the coordinator.
Plans for starting new early teams discussed last year have been placed on hold until the future is secured and teams return to pre-covid strengths,.
The charity continues to promote the work of the Street Pastors in all enterprises it is involved in.
Street Pastor Numbers, Training and Commissioning.
Street Pastors who trained in January 2020 started patrolling in July, however their commissioning will be in January 2022, along with the next cohort of pastors.
Registered Charity Number 1169218.
At the present time, some pastors are still shielding and some are front line workers, so the teams are changed regularly, with a strong group filling in for others. The strength of the loyalty and compassion within the pastors, for each other, and for the those they have come in to contact with is uplifting.
Events
There have been no events over this year, however there have been meetings with the police and council regarding The City of Culture next year, and this appears to be an interesting, exciting year when it begins.
Patrols
As stated above, these have been very varied, at different times of the days and evenings, concentrating on helping people with anxiety issues, as well as being unofficial covid marshals explaining the need for social distancing and masks.
Funding
We continue to be funded by the police and council under various names, this year there have been no issues covering costs but we will continue to look for new funding streams to ensure stabilisation of income in the future.
Conclusion
As with everyone else, this has been a very challenging year when everything considered normal has been overturned. Street Pastors have continued to be available to the community, the business’ and the police and council. The charity has tried to ensure that we fulfil our brief and been of assistance to the city.
As we prepare to return to the streets in a pre-covid role we will continue to recruit and train new pastors and look towards increasing our patrols again.
Registered Charity Number 1169218.
Registered Charity Number 1169218.
COVENTRY STREET PASTORS FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 06/04 2020/05/04/2021
Account Balances
Cash and Asset Account balances
Opening Balance at: 06/04/2020 | Closing Balance at: 05/04/2021
| Bank | Opening | Closing | Diference |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT CURRENT ACCOUNT | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| CSPI CURRENT ACCOUNT | 4,527.67 | 6,182.73 | 1,655.06 |
| PETTY CASH | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Royal Bank Of Scotland | 836.82 | 1,126.82 | 290.00 |
| Bank Total | 5,364.49 | 7,309.55 | 1,945.06 |
| Liability | Opening | Closing | Diference |
| AT FEE | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SALARY COORDINATOR | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Liabilty Total | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Assets | Opening | Closing | Diference |
| DEBTORS ACCOUNT | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Assets Total | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total (Opening): | 5,364.49 | ||
| Total (Closing): | 7,309.55 | ||
| Total (Diference): | 1,945.06 |
COVENTRY STREET PASTORS FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 06/04 2020/05/04/2021
Income and Expenditure for Financial Year
06/04/2020 to 05/04/2021
| Category (Income) | |
|---|---|
| Donations | 545.00 |
| Donations1 | 1,049.30 |
| Income:Interest Received | 7.13 |
| Stronger Communities Grant | 12,000.00 |
| Total Income | 13,601.43 |
| Category (Expense) | |
| AT Licence Fee | -2,030.00 |
| Bid writing training | -78.74 |
| Bus. Expenses:Ofce | -19.35 |
| Bus. Expenses:Other Expenses * | -143.88 |
| 8Category Total: | -163.23 |
| Employment:Salary & Wages | -5,771.28 |
| Insurance:Trustees Insurance | -114.00 |
| Patrol supplies | -108.74 |
| Taxes:Income Tax | -1,374.00 |
| Telephone | -28.80 |
| Uniforms | -187.58 |
| Total Expenses | -9,856.37 |
| Total: 3,745.06 |
Prepared by Isabel McIntyre Presented to AGM April 2021
Other business expenses – Zoom licence.