
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 1 Jan 2023  Period start date   To 31 Dec 2023  Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Winchester Street Pastors** 

## **Charity registration number: 1185366** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the Christan Faith in accordance<br>with  the  License  Agreement  executed  with<br>Ascension Trust partcularly but not exclusively<br>by means of caring, listening and helping people<br>on the streets and at various venues.<br>To relieve sickness and fnancial hardship and to<br>promote  and  preserve  good  health  by  the<br>provision of funds goods or services of any kind<br>including through the provision of counselling<br>and support.<br>To advance educaton in accordance with<br>Christanprinciples.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The regular patrols every Friday and Saturday<br>night on the streets of Winchester, between the<br>hours of 10pm and 3:30am.<br>Provision of items to improve the safety, health<br>and conditon of the people the Street Pastors<br>meet, e.g., botles of  water, fip  fops, space<br>blankets<br>Giving of tme and listening and talking with<br>people the volunteers meet whilst out on patrol.<br>Provision of practcal advice and support where<br>requested, and referral to relevant professional<br>bodies.<br>Enabling an appropriate response to the many<br>varied situatons that occur during the patrol<br>hours on the streets of Winchester. For example,<br>enabling the police to deal with the maters they<br>need to, whilst stll providing care and support<br>to people whilst they enjoy their evenings out<br>and fnd their way home.|





|||Regular patrols in the early evening in areas such<br>as the Riverside Park Skateboard Park and the<br>shops  in  Stanmore,  Winnall  and  Harestock<br>during summer months when permited.<br>Talks to local secondary schools as part of their<br>GCSE RS educaton. Patrols have hosted<br>observers from the police, the council,<br>Winchester Business Improvement District (BID)<br>and even architects (as part of the planning for<br>the regeneraton of Winchester city centre)<br>The  trustees  decided  in  July  to  commence  a<br>School Pastors initatve, for which training and<br>preparaton began in the autumn with a view to<br>startngwork in schools in 2024.|
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|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The Winchester Street Pastors trustees have<br>paid due regard to the guidance provided by the<br>Charity Commission on public beneft in deciding<br>what actvites the charity should undertake.|



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

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not applicable|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|A great contributon is made by our volunteer<br>Pastors.<br>We are very grateful to our ~50 volunteers for<br>the >40 hours each has commited to the inital<br>training in order to become a Street Pastor and<br>their on-going giving of ~6 hours overnight each<br>month  to  complete  their  designated  patrol,<br>during which they are making themselves<br>available to deal with many varied<br>circumstances.<br>Many hours are spent listening to and<br>encouraging the people they meet and without<br>their contributon of tme, energy and love we<br>would not have been able to achieve so much.<br>In additon, many of the volunteers have chosen<br>to also join (or maintain) their giving through our<br>1 in a 100 standingorder donaton scheme,to|





help us raise the required funds to provide the service. A group of five volunteers have undertaken training for School Pastors. Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20||We contnued our work of assistng people in<br>difcultes, including the results of excessive<br>drinking and other problems, including<br>homelessness.<br>The police, Winchester City Council and the BID<br>have expressed their appreciaton for the<br>contributon we make to the wellbeing of<br>people on the streets.||
|**Summary of assistance given in 2023:**<br>Assistance to intoxicatedpeople:**69**<br>Prs fipfopsgiven to the barefoot:**50**<br>Calmingaggressive situatons:**11**<br>Botles of water:**146**<br>Support for vulnerablepeople:**75**<br>Hot drinks:**341**|||||
|Assistance to intoxicatedpeople:**69**||Prs fipfopsgiven to the barefoot:**50**|||
|Calmingaggressive situatons:**11**||Botles of water:**146**|||
|Support for vulnerablepeople:**75**||Hot drinks:**341**|||
|Contacts with street community:**299**||Lollies:**4,043**|||
|First Aidgiven:**5**||Space blankets:**29**|||
|**Additional information(optional)**<br>Under 16s engaged with:**1**||Prayer requested andgiven:**16**|||
|You may choose to include further stateme<br>Botles/glasses collected:**686**||nts where relevant about:<br>Prayer ofered and accepted:**53**|||
|Cans collected:**540**||Prayers answered: 61|||
|Brokenglass swept up:**110**||Faith conversatons initated bya contact:**86**|||
|**‘Street Pastor hours’patrolled: 1,740**||**Total number helped: 630**|||



||SORP reference|SORP reference|||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20||We contnued our work of assistng people in<br>difcultes, including the results of excessive<br>drinking and other problems, including<br>homelessness.<br>The police, Winchester City Council and the BID<br>have expressed their appreciaton for the<br>contributon we make to the wellbeing of<br>people on the streets.||
|**Summary of assistance given in 2023:**<br>Assistance to intoxicatedpeople:**69**<br>Prs fipfopsgiven to the barefoot:**50**<br>Calmingaggressive situatons:**11**<br>Botles of water:**146**<br>Support for vulnerablepeople:**75**<br>Hot drinks:**341**|||||
|Assistance to intoxicatedpeople:**69**||Prs fipfopsgiven to the barefoot:**50**|||
|Calmingaggressive situatons:**11**||Botles of water:**146**|||
|Support for vulnerablepeople:**75**||Hot drinks:**341**|||
|Contacts with street community:**299**||Lollies:**4,043**|||
|First Aidgiven:**5**||Space blankets:**29**|||
|**Additional information(optional)**<br>Under 16s engaged with:**1**||Prayer requested andgiven:**16**|||
|You may choose to include further stateme<br>Botles/glasses collected:**686**||nts where relevant about:<br>Prayer ofered and accepted:**53**|||
|Cans collected:**540**||Prayers answered: 61|||
|Brokenglass swept up:**110**||Faith conversatons initated bya contact:**86**|||
|**‘Street Pastor hours’patrolled: 1,740**||**Total number helped: 630**|||





|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Income slightly exceeded expenditure, which<br>meant that our reserves are slightly above the<br>planned level, and they remain reasonably<br>healthy.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Our policy is to hold fve months expenditure in<br>reserve in case of unforeseen situatons. The<br>amount is sufcient to pay our salaried<br>coordinator for the tme required to wind up our<br>afairs in the event of havingto close.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£13,219, which represents 5.3 months<br>expenditure|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|None|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|2023 has been a steady year. We have been able<br>to raise the funds needed to train and equip the<br>School Pastors. We think we are well able to<br>carryon servingthepublic.|



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|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47|<br>Most of the income has come from local<br>churches and from regular donatons by<br>individuals. The Winchester BID regularly gives<br>us a substantal donaton and did again in 2023.<br>Winchester City Council provided funds for<br>School Pastor trainingand uniforms.|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|Not applicable|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|We rely on local churches and the BID for a<br>substantal part of our income. The churches<br>have remained generous, despite contnuing<br>fnancial pressures.|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Consttuton adopted on 15thMarch 2011 and<br>amended on 27thApril 2019 to take account of<br>the change to CIO status|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO managed by a management commitee with<br>seven members.|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed or reappointed as<br>determined by the management commitee.|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51|All trustees give their tme voluntarily and<br>receive no remuneraton or other benefts.<br>Training for trustees is provided by the umbrella<br>organizaton the Ascension Trust.|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|Winchester Street Pastors has a license<br>agreement with the Ascension Trust, which<br>is the parent organisaton for Street Pastors.|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|We collaborate with street pastor and school<br>pastor initatves in neighbouring towns,<br>partcularly in the provision of training for the<br>volunteers.|
|Other||DBS checks are carried out on all street pastors,<br>school pastors, paid staf and volunteers.<br>All volunteers need to provide two references<br>and be recommended for training following an<br>interview by (two trustees/ two independent<br>persons)<br>All volunteers are required to undertake more<br>than forty hours of training before becoming<br>Street Pastors or School Pastors.<br>A risk register was produced during the inital set<br>up period and risks have been mitgated during<br>operatonal running.|



**Reference and Administrative details** 



|Charity name|Winchester Street Pastors|
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|Other name the charity uses|WSP<br>Winchester School Pastors|
|Registered charity number|1185366|
|Charity’s principal address|Christ Church<br>Christchurch Road<br>Winchester<br>SO23 9SR|





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets Not applicable held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and**|**addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of**<br>**adviser**|**Name**<br>**Address**||
|**Bank**|Barclays Bank plc|50 Jewry Street, Winchester, Hants SO23 8RG|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

Area coordinator: Mark Hibbert-Hingston 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

Not applicable 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** John Knapman **Full name(s)** Marcus Dickinson **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair Treasurer **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 

29 May 2024 




**Charity Name No (if any) Winchester Street Pastors 1185366 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 1-Jan-23 31-Dec-23 

|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||
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|**A1 Receipts**<br>Donations (Churches)<br>**10,696**<br>**3,940**<br>**4,154**<br>Gift aid recovered<br>**1,057**<br>Grant<br>**9,300**<br>Training Income<br>Legacy<br>**29,147**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                      -**<br>**_Total receipts_             29,147**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>Staff / Salaries<br>**21,067**<br>Training<br>**950**<br>Uniform<br>**-**<br>DBS Checks<br>**31**<br>Equipment<br>**1,256**<br>Stationery& Postage<br>**233**<br>Telephone<br>**559**<br>Rent<br>**-**<br>Ascension Trust Fees<br>**4,376**<br>Catering<br>**27**<br>Other<br>**179**<br>**_Sub total_             28,678**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                       -**<br>**_Total payments_             28,678**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_                  469**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-                    2**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**12,753**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_             13,220**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>Donations (Individuals –<br>notgift aided)<br>Donations (Individuals –<br>gift aided)<br>Donations (Charitable &<br>Civic bodies)<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,250**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,250**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,250**<br>**-**<br>**393**<br>**859**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,252**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,252**<br>**-                    2**<br>**2**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**10,696**<br>**3,940**<br>**4,154**<br>**1,057**<br>**1,250**<br>**9,300**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**30,397**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**30,397**<br>**21,067**<br>**1,343**<br>**859**<br>**31**<br>**1,256**<br>**233**<br>**559**<br>**-**<br>**4,376**<br>**27**<br>**179**<br>**29,930**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**29,930**<br>**467**<br>**-**<br>**12,753**<br>**13,220**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**10,696**|**12,333**|
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||||**4,154**|**4,123**|
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|||**-**|**30,397**|**28,064**|
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|**Section B Statement of Details**<br>**Categories**<br>Cash at bank 31 Dec 2023<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**Details**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**Details**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>Signature<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Section B Statement of Details**<br>**Categories**<br>Cash at bank 31 Dec 2023<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**Details**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**Details**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>Signature<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**13,220**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**13,220**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>John Knapman<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees||||
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