Haringey Street Pastors Registered Charity No. 1186484 https://streetpastors.org/locations/haringey
ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
2022 (01-01-2022 – 31-12-2022) Presented to the Annual General Meeting Meeting on 02/03/2023
BACKGROUND
Haringey Street Pastors started its activities in the London Borough of Haringey in September 2006. Haringey Street Pastors became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 20 November 2019. It is a small Initiative having 8 active members in 2 Teams.
All our Street Pastors are members of a local Church of various Christian denominations
ACTIVITIES
At the beginning of 2022, most Covid restrictions had been lifted and we started our patrols mid January 2022. Patrols continued mostly uninterrupted during the year until mid December 2022. During the reporting year we had 21 patrols, involving a combined total of 81 Street Pastors, amounting to around 240 hours of volunteering.
In line with the aims of our umbrella organisation Ascension Trust we provide a Caring, Listening and Helping influence on the night-time economy in the Borough of Haringey. We focus our patrols on the areas where anti- social behaviour has been a problem in the past.
PATROLS
Before each patrol we gather together outside Westbury Avenue Baptist Church, Wood Green to socialise and pray before we sett off. Moreover, two previous members commit to pray for each patrol. Before we set off, we get in touch by email with the Metropolitan Police for Haringey and Enfield, informing them where we will be going and asking for a CAD number.
We walk in those areas where people are gathering in the late hours of the day and early morning. As is common policy with Street Pastors we clear the streets of potential lethal weapons like glass bottles, of which we collected almost 800.
During this year we had 21 patrols, involving a combined total of 81 Street Pastors and amounting to around 240 hours of volunteering.
We engage with people in conversation as it is quite common for us to be asked what is the meaning of the highly visible markings on our jackets. We frequently meet and greet Security Guards at pubs and night-clubs. We try to provide a reassuring ear, encourage safe behaviour and ultimately to remind them of a loving God who delights to hear us call on Him.
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS
In 2022 we had 2 Management Committee meetings in person and have been in regular contact by email,
TRUSTEES
The Trustees during the reporting period were:
Nicholas Peter Durden (chair), Cherry Elizabeth Pedler (treasurer), Gerrit Jan Ormel (secretary), Chinedu Onyemaechi Eneli, Hyacinth Carmeta Turner.
Chairman’s Report
During the reporting year, Haringey Street Pastors managed to realise 21 patrols, each with an adequate number of participating Street Pastors. There have to be at least 3 Street Pastors present for a patrol to go out. Interactions between members of the public and Haringey Street Pastors have, as always, been excellent and our present on the streets of the Borough is clearly appreciated.
During the year contacts with the Metropolitan Police Force have been maintained to obtain a CAD number before setting off.
A major and ongoing challenge Haringey Street Pastors faces is the recruiting of new candidates to reinforce its numbers, which is in particular relevant as some of our most active Street Pastors are over 70 years of age. Also, of its 10 members, only 8 can be considered as ‘active’ in the sense that they come out on patrol regularly.
The absence of a (part-time) coordinator puts an extra burden on the shoulders of the Trustees’ secretary, functioning as a substitute.
The rather steep increase in the contribution from Street Pastor Initiatives to Ascension Trust, which came into effect in 2021, constitutes a rather heavy burden on our limited financial resources and puts our longterm viability in doubt. It certainly necessitates to increase its fund-raising efforts. It’s unfortunate, that most of the Borough local Churches aren’t particularly forthcoming in supporting us financially.
Nicholas Durden
Chair
HARINGEY STREET PASTORS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2022
CURRENT ASSETS as at 31.12.2022: £4,675.92 Bank Balance £33.87 Petty Cash TOTAL: £4,709.79 CURRENT ASSETS as at 31.12.2021: £4,303.67 Bank Balance £35.23 Petty Cash TOTAL: £4,338.90
INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT FOR THE PERIOD 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2022
INCOME: £1,387.50 Donations TOTAL: £1,387.50 EXPENDITURE: £1.36 Postage £800.00 Licence Fees: (Ascension Trust: 2022) £175.25 DBS Fees £40.00 Training TOTAL: £1,016.61
Excess of Expenditure over Income for Period: £370.89
£4303.67 bank balance as at 311221 plus petty cash balance: £35.23 = £4338.90 £4675.92 bank balance as at 311222 plus petty cash balance: £33.87 = £4709.79 These accounts were presented at Haringey Street Pastors' Management Committee Meeting on , and agreed as being a correct record of accounts for the period.
Signed:
Cherry Pedler,Treasurer