## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From: 01/01/2023 Period start date To: 31/12/2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: LAMBETH STREET PASTORS**
**Charity registration number: 1185225**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP
reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purpose of Lambeth Street Pastors is 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, prevent 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.
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 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|The main work of Street Pastors is to interact with
members of the public during the day (e.g. working with
schools) and at night (helping vulnerable people outside
of pubs, nightclubs, wine bars etc).|
|||Members: Total - 12, 8 Active
Patrols:8 Street Pastor; 22 School Pastor; Youth Club
sessions 38.
Events
Street Pastor 20 year celebration
Earth Day - helped to replant Max Roach park
Windrush 75th Anniversary Celebrations - Waterloo,
Southwark Cathedral and Lambeth.
London Festival of Architecture
Lambeth Country Show
St Martin's secondary school end of year service
Street Pastors Open Morning
Inter-faith peace event
Weekly youth club support
Black Farmers Market event
CHIPS thanksgiving service
Brixton BID Harlem partner event
Meetings/Training:
VAWG
Stop and Search
New MET for London event
Emergency First Aid Training
Brixton BID meetings|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit|Para 1.18|The work of the charity appears to be within the
guidance on public benefit.|
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP
reference||
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|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|In addition to the consistent patrolling of the
streets and continued interaction with school
children, the main achievement of the charity
is that it’s continually invited by local
businesses and community leaders to
partner with them to make the community
safer and better for the residents.
The health and social care training will
enable Street Pastors and School Pastors to
interact better with both young and mature
people with challenging behaviours they
encounter during their patrols on the streets
and work in schools.
The Parent Support Group in the Lambeth
area is critical as, unfortunately, Lambeth|
continues to rank highly as a borough with high youth gang involvement, drug dealing and county lines issues. This group gives Street Pastors a way to support parents who find themselves in such situations.
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of 2023 we were in a healthy
financial position going into 2024. The only
person in the organisation who is paid is the
coordinator so there were no concerns going
forward.|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Lambeth Street Pastors doesn’t have a
specific policy re holding money in our
account. All monies donated to the work of
Lambeth Street Pastors are held in our bank
account. Whatever our balance is at the end
of the year we review this to see how much
money we need to raise, if any, for the
following year to ensure that our financial
responsibilities can be met.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|By 31stDecember 2023 we were £3050.95
in credit|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|NA|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|NA|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|We don’t have any concerns about the future
of Lambeth Street Pastors.|
**Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Ascension Trust UK Licence Agreement|
|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|Every trustee must be appointed for a term
of three years by a resolution passed at a
properly convened meeting of the charity
trustees.
In selecting individuals for appointment as
charity trustees, the charity trustees must
have some regards to the skills, knowledge
and experience needed for the effective
administration of their role.|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|LAMBETH STREET PASTORS|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charitynumber|1185225|
|Charity’s principal address|56 KENNINGTON OVAL
LONDON
SE11 5SW|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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9|**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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||Rev Steve Coulson|Chairman||Trustees|
||Margaret Sackey|Trustee|From November 2023|Trustees|
||David Libero|Trustee||Trustees|
||Rosalind Hallifax|Treasurer/Trustee||Trustees|
||Uche Nnoka|Trustee|To May2023|Trustees|
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## **Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved N/A**
## **Director name**
**Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity** N/A
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
|Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others|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|
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustee**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Rev Stephen Coulson **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date**
LAMBETH STREET PASTORS - 2023 ACCOUNTS
|INCOME||EXPENDITURE||
|---|---|---|---|
|Balance brought forward|£1,889.55|DBS checks|£60.00|
|Individual|£120.00|Coordinator payments|£4,600.08|
|Balham Baptist Church|£1,800.00|Coordinator expenses|£211.22|
|St Mark's Kennington|£2,000.00|Ascension Trust|£1,213.00|
|St Stephen's South Lambeth|£900.00|Volunteer travel expenses|£54.31|
|Brixton Bid|£2,500.00|ID Tags|£20.00|
||£9,209.55||£6,158.61|
|Balance carried forward|£3,050.94|||