Scoltish Charrty Number SC043582 EDINBURGH STREET PASTORS (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 March 2025 $cott18h Ch4nty Number SC043582 Edlnburgh Str••t Pa8tL Tru•tM•' Annual R•port and •ccounts for th• y•ar •nded 31 March 202S Cont•nt• Pag Leg81 and *Smintsiraiive Informatson Trusto83 repc 24 IrKlep8ndenl Examiner's Rep Re¢eipt$ and Payments Ac¢ouni Statement of Balan¢ Notes to thé Fffjanrial Stateménls 9.12 L•gal and admlnlstratlv• Inforniatlon Truste•• The Trustees during the I￿riOd were. Bank•rn Bank of Scotlarnl PLC 51 South Clerk Street Edinburgh EH8 9PP Trugt•••' Report Swt(ish Chanty Numt>er sCts43Sa2 Tru9ts•g' Rèport GoYernln9 do¢urn•nt Thg charity ha5 be0ffl $8t up a$ a SCIQ and wa$ recugnE58d by OSCR a$ a Scotti$h Charity ith ¢ffèct from 22 Novomber 2012. Thp Gharity adMkrkistErèd in ￿tt￿r￿3￿Ce wilh the termi ¢f the constiiuIIDn. Ro¢rniim0nt 4nd appolntmont olTruSte¢s Truytèes are elect8d by mgrfTr*r5 ai thB Atsnual Gen?rdl Meeikr•g. for O of thr￿ yegts. Al the ol the spwlnimerrt, iiustees stand d£h¥n and may ￿ rfreb&c*o(J lor a rnaximum of a lurthe¢ two terms. Vtheie a v2can¢y exists, truste¢$ may b¥ 0PPOinted by boaié 41 aTrag¢meTrt gt any tiThè, bLrt cTrtsptgd trusie88 rnsJSt staTvJ dO4¥n at rt8%1 AGM. Clyarit&bko purpo$•s Th¢ 4yganls*'on'g purposeg 1. To athan¢• tho ChfiS￿n F&ilh in ￿00rdance Wilh Ihe LEC8ll￿ Agrfj8merll gXéCUte¢l wlth Ascenwgn Ttust l$cotland) ancl thg Cote V#lu8s and Missi¢)n Statemènt appeafifig in th# Scjwdule her•0 in eoinburgh *n¢ in such olher pèrt8 of th$ Unrted KingdDm ¢y Ihe vlorld 8¢ ￿ Trust8e8 may from timg ￿ tirne w th4.nk fil, parkn'¢ularly bLrt not excLvsively by m8any ol c#nng. ligtaniry ar￿ helping poopl6 Iht street$ orbd at Yarbous v#nU8S day nwht. 2. To hp&llh, includirng the pr￿@￿tiOn and relief of 3iEKng¥s human thf(awh IhE wovision of gC￿ N SOtvicè6 01 a rby kind ifiGluding lh10￿9￿ provisioft of cwnselliw and support in Edlrtburgb #nd in such Ibther parts otth9 United Kinodom or the world as khe Trustees may frorn tiffl& to tirfn¢ to think rrt, P8rti¢ularty but not exclvsivety fr¢?ns ol r¥lln9. listeniEI9 and hehping pe¢)pl8. includirbu thoB8 gulfwing trom amongst Olh8r asgns axces5iy¢ 3lcoh¢l or subgbfbcfr u68 or mi5U$g. lh• gtreeis arbd ￿ ¥ariDbJS $, day bthj Right. 3. To feli8v8 tho* in fteed by rea3wL of age, ill-health_ dlsabilty, hardship ot othèr disad¥8ntage w the pro¥isiDn of gDads ot serwi¢8s of any kind incILJdW through th8 provisiDn of courbsoLiing SUPFth in Edintyyf9h ID sucll ¢thFJr p#rts of the Ufflited Kingdoffl or world ay thg Tru51ee$ may fron tiThe to tiThe to think frt, particui¥rly bLrt n e%dusively by of carkrvJ, ligtenin9 and helyng wapl¢ on sweets affld at vorious venue9, rsay nlght. ScoMi5h Charity Number SC043582 Trus¢¥es' Roport {ContlnuedJ Edinburgh sireei Paswrs D¢gan operatino in 21X)9 a group of loc41 eJ)urc*￿5 gained th• $Jpport ofthe Cty of EdinbLJruh Council I￿81 P¢Yi*10 fDrmteam5 ofvolunteers 1¢ providfr carè and a&$l$t)n¢e10 Feople ifi the City Cenlr8 dLaring the hi9hltime econony. This lllllt>v the inili8ted by théAs¢8n$ion Trust. urnbrell8 orga¥hisation $81 tsp in 2(Wtu overs& and $Jpport tYJe ￿eW Street Pastor iraiitativgs in rhe UK. Thè bttjad of Street Pw&lors to be 8 ¢huith re$piJft5e lo issues in so¢lety, in keewrvJ wtth thg bibli¢al m8tsdatB to provFde care and réliof fry those who $uifer arKa to acl as'saTrt gtla lighf. rloifio gO￿d dèéd5 In *O¢i¢ly. Thi$ aim ps dptai18é in the or9ani6£ti0n"$ Gharilabl purposès above. In IhE year lo March an Wdgr?g* of 50 VQlunteefS carTiBia DLrt tha *i44lties ol lh¢ tharty. In Ihi main, this priyvidirbg a series of regular weeken¢J-patrots' _ leaffls of volunieers in the Grty C8nlF8 giving holp gnd to people in various fornis d n*J. Seven t8arrk8 ty￿￿1, e¥ory Friday and thrw Satwdsy$ each rn(pnth. volu￿teerS 8r@ (Itavjn from a ba¢kgrDunds. Thpy mu&t ba ai 18 yèars and. as a Chri61iAn ory8nis&*'on. be profbssing Ch15$1On$. Tiaining is wovid86, yelr * prograrnmè of IralniA9 SeSSion$ is14id and volkJllt8ers a￿ rwuiied to èttend ten rnodulgs, lot4lliTrs 35 hoLJrs of inPLrt¥ t*lor* I￿Y a¢ deert￿l fumy QLhalrfi•d. Ttrbe Gurrent voluni•ers ar* 4r84¥n from 38 drtrerent thurch8s w4lhBn Ihe EdInt￿(sh arqa, represeniiry a ￿05d ran98 Cthrtssiian ba¢*9r)und$, tradilpDns alld d8nDmiTh*i¢n$, EdI￿bursh Street Pasior% OMrai¢$ Trom a rerted i)ffiGe in *h8 Gr￿[riar6 Charteri$ Centre. A part-iim? C?or41natDr appairFted in January for an Inrtial 51x.morilh peri￿ arbd nomially works th• offi¢8 Ih¢i8. 11 i& then uyed a8 a rn801irwJ pla¢e ty V4¢6keTrd p4ts058 w811 stor)g# for ￿ppl￿e￿. While un patrol. Stréat P2$10f$ 6eek 10 Jivé help to anyorb8 in neèd. Hglp 1$ gFven to anyone in on ) sllltst hon-judgern8nfal basis and 1$ fvlky ￿￿Idential. printspal bpnehciari8S 3re: Homvlegs p•oplo. ThDtA in ngg¢J r¢¢eive irnmpdiate rolief from h￿￿9¥r, Mkl arna exp¢$uw tQ the ekmenls as wdl as a¢vi¢t and Ihen ergnFKJSting to sp8cialist ag•n¢Fes ' 10 access help wilh bw4erm needy. siltyet Po$t4r5 grve hol drinks, food, ¢l¢ihing blankets to peopb on thg stmts. TbBsè maa$Jrtt P¢trwde not jusl comft]rt Exjl also $Uw￿lrt hearth, in Possibly sustaining tht lif¢ ¢1 r¢ugh 4e?pers. Vi¥itorJ. rnv•ll•rs and w4rktts In the cFty c•ntr•. P90p￿ a￿ m¢r¢ Itk¢Py becone vl¢tim9 of 4n the nluhtlimg e¢onomy, and Ihe lear of is ra*ed_ Amow other activitie$. siieei Pa51oT5.' k)cate and 18ad10 $algly tIKise èt ul becomino v￿1￿$ ol cnme. especially loffl• wNn•n' WE ilternpt to dewe8Ca￿ta $ilUalrOrt$ of ¢offifii¢t wtlich ciwld lead t4 violence ar7d gi￿ first ao 10 I￿￿>$9 Wrth minor intrwÉes. Sc(btti¥h Charlly Numb8r SC043W2 Truste¢s' RIF￿ (Contlnutrdj In adthlbDn, sir•g1 PastotS'. Give re5Pmge$ to *b¢ui th8 Chri$b'bJn ferth. gppropriatE. ott•ring lo pray Vilh I￿pIe thg $tr80ts. SlgfiP06i eiiquifeF8 to Fd I￿￿1 church. intlvding yOLrth work wtb•r• young swp18 cali t* dirocted towaids m8aninylul and luifikling aclivity. y ¢ontinupty these aCt¥￿ie￿. Ihe charity W￿1, 1. IMptDYe Communty Sthty 2. Ptovide r¥liéf for *xperÈenCitvJ poverty and homel¢ssn8ss. 3. Give a bioad rang@ of help an¢ suppart wh?re rtquirod. 4. Meèt th8 spiritual n￿$ of peopk who mako enquiries. Volunte8rs patrol ai th8 5￿me frequency as prtvbus year. is 58ven nlghll month_ In lh• 12nmonlh P61i¢O to 27￿ Mir¢h. sir8et Pastors sk*nt 85 evenings on the Cty Cenirè $tr88t8- a total ol ovw 1.81K) volunt•8r hou(3 servirbg thB CDrnmunily and neirty ?,¢X jnlIr￿ r8uuitmoni Is ftot atthe levgl w04JhJ li*e_ The work our ￿ople undertake is ch&1￿￿)1ng - working ?LfcdootS in ali w8aiknet8 ¢Juring riignttjme ar￿ throughoui thè year Fs nol ea$Y and wè ¢e¢)onis0 Ih8t thi$ is arduous. requiring vèry high lev$ls of mDtivalioTr. OurFf•g Ihe yeÈt. thèfe was a net gain of oTrè volunteer when measurin9 reliralg ag3in$t r•ctuitrTrèni. Nolletheless, believe that lh8 corrtri bLrtIO madè to the commvnity is very vè1LJabl8 arhd yolyn￿r8 constantly re￿1ve unsolicited ni&s&agB8 4f grtwulness froTn pwpl8 they rneet.. Our 9oal Femeins to frxpand our volurrte$r S¢ottl$h Chority Nurnbef SC043582 Trust••s' R•port (Contlnu•dl Flnan¢lal rnvlthv Our main sowces of futNYing In the year belng rewled have been grants of from the Volunieer Support FL￿j aTrJ variou$ trusts. The VSF grant represents the final year of a three-year award. A deficrt in ltte year was recorded. This was dua to a fall in 8uccessful grant appti¢ai￿n5 Ar￿ fvndraising aclr¥ty . The previous EdI￿￿tt sireet Pasio(s Ctr0rdin4t￿ retired frM) th8 PO￿ h D8￿mb￿, 2024. Th8 TrainiTh) Ctrordinalor was Ihen successftsl in applying for. and being appointed. t¢ Ihe post. Th8 Post ol Trainirg Co-tydinator ceased al erKI of the finan)al year when the VSF grart fund4ng stopped. R•￿r￿•• Poli¢y The trustees agreed a kK)li¢y of holding the equivalent of Ihrae mty*hg stair in reseThes in case of delays in achieving lundir4 iatgèts. Futur• Plans Grart applicati¢Jns conlyw to be submitted to organi38tpons ￿t￿ a View to providin9 funding 10 cmtinue current levels of expondrture. We have been successful in sacurin9 a further Impact Fundir*J grant totslling £20,1))0 - £6,000 to ba paid in November 2025 lor the financial year ending *1 March 2026. A further £I4.OC￿ hag been awarded for th8 2028r27 thnancial year. majonty of those funds are lo be r8strKi•d iowards Ihe p8ymenl of salariè8. Those lunds. togeihef wth other highef than expected donations r•ceiv•d, SI￿Uld secure tha operatson of Edinbirgh Street Pa$tcKs for years 2025126 and 202eA27. The de9wp of tho Truste08 M to move away from dependenc8 IN) grants from tfust lunds and slead 10 tr￿11d a tyoader base of supports'ng churches and Indi4TKlual gUPPOrters. This pattem has already ljegun as w fvJure$ Show and we plan to corrt1fx￿ thls dtrectlon in the future. Ap$x0v￿ by the T￿￿te03 and Jigned ￿ their bohalf Scottish Chartiy Number SC043582 Ind•p•nd•nt Exarnln•rf* R•port to the Tru8t•u of Edinburyh Street Pastors I the accounts of the chanty for tr* yeaf ended 31 March 2025 Nthich are set o paps 7 to 12. R•spe¢ifv• r•sponslbllltl•s of trust¢es 4nd •xamln•r The chanty's trustees offj résponsible for the FYep3rnl￿ft ol th8 acc¢)unts in accordance with the tern￿ of Ihe Clwrties arKI TrL¢lee Invéstment (Scouand) Acl 2¢J)S and thè Charities Accounts {Scotl8ndy Regulatio￿ 20(￿ (as amended). The charily IruS149￿ considef that t audit requirement of R8gulation 10(1 > (d) of the 2006 kcour¥ts Regulati*)ns 4￿$ rbot apply. 11 is my responsibilrty to exafnine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (C) of the Act and to state whpther particulaf matters have to rny attentlon. Basls of Ind•p•nd•nt •xamlhorfs 8tatsm•nt My examlnation is carried out in accord81)¢e Wrth Regulation 11 of the 2006 Charitles Accounts (Scotland) Regulats'ons (as amended) An examination includes a review of the accounting records kepl by the th￿ty and a cornpw50n ol IM accounts presented wrth those records. It also consideraiion of any unusual ￿rn8 or tstemont of Balanc•g as at 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Restricted Funds Unrestricted Funds Total Total 3ank and cash in hand )pening balances )ef￿1( for year after transfers 19,099 4,992 19.099 4.992 15.894 3,205 10glng balances 19.099 3ank and Cagh Balanc 3ank Current Account 14.107 )th•r As*•ts ilirrfJ Cabinets onitor -aptop {tr8ining administrator) ptop (ctsordinator) )ffi￿ Desks iift Aid Reteivable 105 105 80 409 412 263 105 80 409 412 263 2,184 409 412 263 989 409 2,258 -labllltl•s Iscension Trust License fee to March 4MRC PAYE for March 4MRC PAYE (20221231 ndependent Examinefs Fees ension witsibukn.ons for March ?ayroll Fees 1,191 1,117 soo 100 114 1,191 1,117 1,5 531 1(X 16., 611 100 114 3,806 The Not8s on page 9 to 12 form an integral part of these accounts roved b the Trusiees and signed on their behalf by S¢oN*h Cha￿lY Numèer SC(5435B2 Notes to thè A¢eoLtnts - For th8 Y8ar Endod 31 March 2025 88si8 ()f Accou nting These acujunts have bÈÈFt prgp3r9d on the Receip￿ and Paymènts èasis in 3ccor(lance with thè Charitse5 8 Tibjstèe Ir¥ve$tthÈht (Stotland) Act 20D5 and Ihe Ch8lÈtres Accounts (Scotland) R8gylatr(Jns ZO(hS (as arnendedl. Donatlona 2025 2D24 Unre#trict8d Reg*rict8d Funds Fu Total Total VolkJnteÈT Cantributions MiscellaneDL19 Donation4 4.875 14.510 19.385 4.875 3.879 18.805 22.884 Grnnts Th8 ROl￿ts0O Trust Strathafdle Trkjst Volunteer Support Fund (Itnpsd Part￿[$) Christian Brethren Elcho Pla￿ Trust S,SOD 1,300 13,lJOO 1,0(K) 1.8 7.182 1.000 7,1B2 7,182 9.982 20,800 S¢oNi6h Ckna￿ty Numbsr sC04JS82 Edinburgh Street Pastors Not•8 to the Accounts . For tho Year Ended 31 M*r¢h Z025 Unre$¥Kt8d Restri FurKIs FLJnds 2025 Total 2024 Toi?1 Payments ￿latIng directly tts char4tabl• a¢iivltieB Frafithi* license fÈe to As￿nSiO[￿ Ttusl Salaries Pension Co$ Training Travel Prijfessional servms Insurance Rent Office supplie5 Unrforms Events Marketin9 4.732 17.582 4.732 20,989 1,54 730 46 618 106 2.220 1 ,238 786 735 S13 8.169 26.297 1,9 747 41 552 B8 2.100 1.051 938 1.422 217 3,407 380 350 46 420 106 198 1.726 938 300 786 7(Kl 500 35 13 27,150 7,109 34,259 41.61Q 10 Scottish Charity Number 8C043582 Edinburgh Strèèt Pa8toY8 Notos to th• Ac¢•unts- For the Year 31 March 2025 Analy?Es o* Funds Op8tJing Balance 0110412024 Fund Descrlptlon ¢108ln9 Ba14n¢e 311031202 Receipts PayrYb8nts Transfèrs R•$tsitt8d Funds Volunteer suppr￿ Fund 7,182 (7,1 (>9> (73) Totsl Restricte(l FuTrds Unr•strictsd Fun(1 General Fund 19.099 73 Total Fund 19 099 29,367 34,359 14.107 Unr*stricted funtjs are those that rmy be used at di¥¢r91iw ol the trustees in furtherance of tho objects tsf Ihe thatity. R￿trIcted funds may only be used for sptrcif￿ putposes. RestricliDns arise when specif￿ by lh8 donor or when furhos are ra ised lor speeifit pury)eBes. The follLywing rostricted fbJnd$ 4verfe tÈeèivpd, S $F>*4fièd by the grant providers.. Th8 Volunteer Support Fund represènts gron¢ fvnuing 1gGerwe