2020-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/01/20 Period start date To 31/12/20 Period end date

Charity name: Bury Street Pastors

Charity registration number: 1170471

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	See Attached Sheet
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	See Attached Sheet
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	See Attached Sheet

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Bury's Street Pastors normally have teams operating in the town centre every Friday and Saturday evening, although during the Covid 19 lockdown restrictions, teams have only operated when the restrictions have permitted. The teams gave support to people who were lost, homeless, hurt or just needing a helping hand or a listening ear and to get them home safely. Over 20 people, from many different church backgrounds, volunteered in some capacity to make this happen. We have removed 150 bottles (so they can’t be used as weapons or cut peoples feet) and helped 120 people to remain safe. We help remove some pressure from the Police and the NHS in the realms of safety, First aid, anti-social behaviour and missing persons.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The Trustees reviewed the end of year financial position and confirmed that it remains a going concern.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Bury Street Pastors do not hold reserves
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	0
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	The charity currently has no need to hold reserves.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Bury Street Pastors do not operate on a deficit budget.
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/a

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Elected by Trustees

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	BuryStreet Pastors
Other name the charityuses
Registered charity number	1170471
Charity’s principal address	Imperial House 79-81 Hornby Street Bury Lancs BL9 5BN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Gordon Clark	Chair
	Rev. Paul Sanderson	Treasurer
	Ruth Warburton	Secretary
	Ian Warburton
	Johanna Tyrrell

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	N/a
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	N/a
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	N/a

Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/a

Other optional information

N/a

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Gordon Clark Ruth Warburton Position (eg Secretary, Chair Secretary Chair, etc) Date 29/10/21

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charitable incorporated organisation are for public Benefit, in the geographic Area of bury 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.

Summary of the main activities

As a Christian charity working under the auspices of the Street Pastor License Agreement of the Ascension Trust, our aims are to advance the Christian faith and promote community capacity building for

the benefit of the public.

Advancement of religion

As a Christian Organisation we work through the collective effort of local churches whose members volunteer to be Street Pastors, receiving specialised training with us, which enables them to develop their

own individual capacity as ‘salt and light’ in the community whilst actively engaging in providing essential

voluntary services in public care and for public benefit, in partnership with our local authority, police and

other agencies, particularly around the night time economy, to relieve people who are in distress, injured,

disoriented or displaying anti-social behaviour under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

The nature of our work involves pastoral care of the general public and thereby we both demonstrate the

intrinsic Christian value of loving our neighbour without prejudice and raise awareness of the relevance of

faith and church life today, in terms of the problems and needs experienced by troubled individuals and

groups within our community.

Primarily our Street Pastor work involves pastoral care in the streets by caring for, listening to and helping

people. This is done through the organized patrols of Street Pastors who are trained to give reassurance,

guidance, support or signposting to partnering agencies, in an effort to avoid anti-social behaviour and to

preserve life, health and public order.

Our patrol teams frequent the night time economy areas between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. on Friday and

Saturday nights. People leaving pubs or clubs late at night are often disorientated through drink or drugs and as such are at potential risk of sexual assault or other abuse. Our Street Pastors help them get to a safe place until they are able to look after themselves or simply to get home safely. We provide water to those in need of it, flip-flops particularly to women who can no longer cope with their high-heeled shoes and space blankets to people who are inadequately clothed in very cold weather. We foster community safety also by doing Street Pastor patrols at festivals, community events or other public places where a calming influence and a positive presence is beneficial to the public. Our Coordinator and Senior Street Pastors work in close cooperation with the local police and local authority to establish the current status of particular community needs, where the troubled spots are and where our patrols will be most helpful. During the night-time economy patrols, we also liaise with the security staff of pubs, clubs and restaurants, monitoring where people are at during the night, in an effort to assist those who are in distress, injured, disorientated or displaying anti-social behaviour under the influence of alcohol or drugs. When revellers or marginalized young people display aggressive behaviour our Street Pastors are trained to defuse anti-social behaviour or gang-related violence by mediating and reassuring people. Where this proves to be insufficient and when necessary, the Street Pastor Patrol Team Supervisor, who is in communication with the police, notifies the police of the situation for their appropriate intervention. On patrol, often we meet rough sleepers. We engage with them in conversation and seek to refer them to appropriate agencies to help them reintegrate into community life. When people have needs beyond our capacity (e.g. drug or alcohol dependency) we refer them on to specialised agencies. In the discharge of duties, our Street Pastors patrol in a set uniform, distinguished by the Street Pastor logo and invariably this elicits questions from the general public who wish to know more about our Christian beliefs. When asked to, we share our belief in Jesus Christ and His love for all mankind and pray with individuals as requested. This enlightens others about Christianity and advances the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public. Further to this, we organize special lectures, prayer and worship events for Street Pastors and local churches to promote our work inter-denominationally and recruit further volunteers to carry out our Street Pastor objects and the mission of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We also promote and attend inter-church events for prayer, worship and to do informative talks to raise

awareness and understanding of the social needs of our community. At these events, members of the local churches take cognizance of the social issues impacting our community and enlist to potentially be Street or Prayer Pastors.

Community Capacity Building

As Street Pastors our work encompasses liaison with local authorities and police in a directed effort to mitigate and address issues emanating from socially disadvantaged groups or marginalized persons in

our local community.

All our Street Pastors are trained to identify and appropriately deal with community needs in accordance

with Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities and Confidentiality Policies. We strive to uphold best practice in the provision of our services for public benefit, usually organized in team patrols,

mostly in night time economy areas between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights or at

special festivals or community events.

Our primary aim would neither be successful nor sustainable if we did not promote volunteering and developed the capacity and skills of members of our community to better identify and help meet, not only their individual need to participate more fully in society, but also the need to provide a service that meets particular community needs through pastoral care of vulnerable or marginalized people on our streets. Our Street Pastor License Agreement guides the transfer of knowledge and skills involved in public pastoral care. We do this with a view to raise the moral and spiritual welfare of our community, which results in greater social cohesion and helps us keep our streets and public places safe. To this end our Street Pastors go through a rigorous training programme and regular refresher courses to ensure their knowledge, skills and self-confidence in the handling of public care is of a high standard and effective in benefiting the public. Among other disciplines, the training focuses on best practice derived from Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities and Confidentiality Policies. All our Street Pastor volunteers are adults, drawn from at least four different local denominations to ensure the breadth of our collective activity covers the public benefit requirement but moreover because we want the impact of our activities to be far-reaching, relevant and efficient in addressing the urban and social-ills within our community.

For this reason we rely intensely upon forming good working relationships with the police, local authority and others agencies, rather than being insular in our approach and form of outreach which may meet a targeted need but does not benefit the community as a whole. As Christians, members of a local church, our Street Pastor work demonstrates the compassion of Jesus Christ in very practical ways within the life

of our community. In this manner we preserve the relevance of church and faith, to life and society by building the capacity and skills of Street Pastors as non-judgmental and non-discriminatory agents of peace, reconciliation and safety in our community. This is a positive influence upon public morality and civic cohesion.

Explain Social-ills within our community.

For this reason we rely intensely upon forming good working relationships with the police, local authority

and others agencies, rather than being insular in our approach and form of outreach which may meet a targeted need but does not benefit the community as a whole. As Christians, members of a local church,

our Street Pastor work demonstrates the compassion of Jesus Christ in very practical ways within the life

of our community. In this manner we preserve the relevance of church and faith, to life and society by building the capacity and skills of Street Pastors as non-judgmental and non-discriminatory agents of peace, reconciliation and safety in our community. This is a positive influence upon public morality and

civic cohesion.

Profit and Loss

Bury Street Pastors Initiative

For the year ended 31 December 2020

Account	2020
Turnover
Donations Received	2,119.05
Funding Received	1,500.00
Street Pastors Training and Uniform	540.00
Total Turnover	4,159.05
Cost of Sales
Purchase of Goods For Use on Street	191.02
Purchase of Training	39.28
Total Cost of Sales	230.30
Gross Profit	3,928.75
Administrative Costs
Ascension Trust License Fee	455.47
Audit & Accountancyfees	120.00
Charitable and Political Donations	150.00
Cleaning	70.47
DBS Checks	50.04
General Expenses	93.17
IT Software and Consumables	791.43
Light, Power, Heating	105.00
Mobile Phones	322.32
Postage, Freight & Courier	21.64
Printing & Stationery	53.76
Purchase of Food for Street Pastors	104.56
Repairs & Maintenance	139.60
Travel Expenses	91.22
Total Administrative Costs	2,568.68
Operating Profit	1,360.07
Profit on Ordinary Activities Before Taxation	1,360.07
Profit after Taxation	1,360.07

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