|TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2024 - SUMMARY|TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2024 - SUMMARY|TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2024 - SUMMARY|
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|PERIOD FROM: 01 JAN 2024<br>PERIOD TO: 31 DEC 2024|||
|REFERENCE AND ADMINSTRATION DETAILS|||
|CHARITY NAME:|NORTHAMPTON GUARDIANS||
|REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER:|1200573||
|CHARITY'S PRINCIPAL ADDRESS:|31 Easton Lane,Bozeat,NN29 7NN||
|CHARITY TRUSTEES|||
|Trustee Name|Office|Dates|
|Darren Craven|Chairman|Jan - Dec 2024|
|Gill Goodship<br>Treasurer||Jan - Dec 2024|
|Kyle Mills|Secretary|Jan - Dec 2024|
|DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARITY'S TRUSTS|||
|Type ofgoverningdocument:|Standard Charitable Incorporated Organisation(CIO)||
|How the Charityis constituted:|ByManagement Committee of 3||
|Trustee selection methods:|Trustees are appointed from the volunteers byexistingtrustees||
|ADDITIONAL GOVERNANCE INFORMATION|||
|Northampton Guardians operates under its own Constitution,Code of Conduct & Confidentiality guidelines - which are updated annually|||
|Representatives of the Northampton Guardians regularlyattend meetings with OPFCC,Pubwatch and other local authorities|||
|All Trustees are volunteers and receive no remuneration or other benefit|||
|All volunteers must complete an application form,and two acceptable references must be received|||
|All volunteers must complete full inductionprogramme and be signed off bythe 3 Trustees before beingappointed as a Guardian|||
|All volunteers must have a valid Enhanced DBS(renewed every3years),before beingappointed as a Guardian|||



## OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES 

To support the needs of people in Northampton and the surrounding areas who are vulnerable or otherwise in need by reason of their engagement with Northampton’s night-time economy, in particular, but not exclusively by, the provision of safeguarding services including volunteer patrols, a safe space in which emotional and practical support can be delivered, ensuring safe passage home and the provision of basic first aid. 

## ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE - 2024 

||ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE - 2024|
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|Volunteers|There are currentlyapprox 15 active Guardians|
||In 2024 the Guardians logged the followinghours|
||Safer Night Out Shifts: 4,072|
||Training: 90|
||Other events - educational events, presentations & meetings: 171|





|Service Users|In 2024 the Guardians recorded 616 instances where assistance was provided<br>* This does not include minor activities such as providing water, phone-charging etc|In 2024 the Guardians recorded 616 instances where assistance was provided<br>* This does not include minor activities such as providing water, phone-charging etc|
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|Changes to Trustees|None||
||FINANCIAL REVIEW||
|Policy|The aim is to ensure at least 5 month's runningcosts in reserve||
|Deficit|None||
|Principle sources of funds|Funds are all as a result of fundraisingactivities & donations||
|Expenditure|Funds are used to purchase equipment, supplies & uniform, to support training, meetings and team<br>building events, and cover maintenance and repair costs||
|Investments|None||
|Full details|2024 financial information is detailed in the Account Summary||
||ACCOUNT SUMMARY||
|OpeningBalance at 01/01/2024:||£12,361.72|
|Payments out - equipment,insurance,uniform,supplies,training& team building||-£13,425.57|
|Payments in - donations & fundraising activities (no investments or trading activities)||£15,060.60|
|2024 Closing Balance:||£13,996.75|
|DECLARATION|||
|The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report above<br>Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees|||
|Signature|_Gillian Goodship_||
|Full name|Gillian Goodship||
|Position|Treasurer||
|Date|8th August 2025||





|Accounts:01 January2024- 31 December 2024|Accounts:01 January2024- 31 December 2024|Accounts:01 January2024- 31 December 2024|
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|Item|Amount|Balance|
|OpeningBalance||12,361.72|
|Donations|£15,060.60|£27,422.32|
|Uniform|-£369.00|£27,053.32|
|Medical Supplies|-£3,385.34|£23,667.98|
|Insurances|-844.96|£22,823.02|
|DBS Fund & test|-£1,013.00|£21,810.02|
|General Supplies & refreshments|-587.36|£21,222.66|
|Fuel|-£173.01|£21,049.65|
|Training|-1,140.00|£19,909.65|
|Meetings/events accom, room hire, refreshments|-£991.30|£18,918.35|
|Electronics/Bodycams|-3,206.80|£15,711.55|
|Zoom subscription|-31.18|£15,680.37|
|End ofyear - trophies/cards/postage/event/gifts|-£833.87|£14,846.50|
|DVLA|-190.00|£14,656.50|
|Vehicle maintenance|-439.75|£14,216.75|
|Printing|-220.00|£13,996.75|
|ClosingBalance||£13,996.75|
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