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Okehampton Street Pastors

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1181119
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed June 12, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Dec. 11, 2018
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
9 Bright View
Okehampton
Devon
EX20 1JR

Activities

We seek to listen, help and care for people on Saturday nights between 10.00pm and 3.00am in Okehampton. Our volunteers provide assistance where required and help diffuse tensions and anti-social behaviour. All volunteers are DBS checked and go through a comprehensive training programme. We are the Church working alongside the Council and Police in the night time economy.

Objects: The Objects Of The Charitable Incorporated Organisation Are For Public Benefit, In The Geographic Area Of Okehampton 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
Provides Services
What
General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Devon

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 June 12, 2026On time £779 £1,463
Dec. 31, 2024 June 15, 2025On time £752 £1,559
Dec. 31, 2023 June 16, 2024On time £671 £2,190
Dec. 31, 2022 June 16, 2023On time £1,016 £1,115
Dec. 31, 2021 June 18, 2022On time £132 £1,183
Dec. 31, 2020 June 17, 2021 £569 £688

Trustees

Name Appointed
Laura Caroline Bird (Chair) June 12, 2024
Amanda Jones July 17, 2025
Julie Veronica Yelland July 27, 2016
Rev David Spence June 14, 2023