Glasgow Street Pastors SCIO Trustee8 Report July 2024- Juno 2025 NAMES OF CHARifY TRUSTEES Nam of trust•os at date of approval of Trust••s' Annual R•port Curr•nt Tru•t••• Elizab8th Marr Chair Jan 25 to Jun 25 Sonia Blakesley Ice Ch81r Jan 25 to Jun 25 an Steven reasurer an 25 to Jun 25 Mark H8zel tary an 25 to Jun 25 Chris English an 25 to Jun 25 Ruth Love an 25 to Jun 25 Derek Mclntyre Ian Paton Marfon Young an 25 to Jun 25 RetlrodlChang•d Post lan Whiteford ul 24 to Jan 25 ilma Pearson Chair ul 24 to J8n 25 Elizabeth Marr Secr8tsry ul 24 to Jan 25 lison Hazell ul 24 to Jan 25 ames Hernmln ul 24 to Jan 25 sle Names of all charfty trustees durlng the perlod and th• datss they acted. All have been Included al)ove.
STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE Glasgow Street Pastorn SCIO (SCO50255). company number CS004696 is an inc0rated association with a (x)nstitution. PURPOSES AND ACTivmES The pury)oses of th8 charity are: The relief of those in need in Glasgow wthin the day time and night time economy or at an organlsed event in the cty by an approach which offers listening. caring and helping in o practiC818nd imm8di8te way. The saving of lives in Glasgow within the day time and night time economy or at an organised event In the clty by directly cooperating and li8ising emergency services. The advanc8m8nt of rellglon by responding to splritual needs and offerfng pastoral car8: SUPPOrt is not dependent on an individual'5 religious standpoint. WHO ARE WE? Glasgow Street Pastors began in January 2009. In 2024-25 around 100 volunteers operated in 8 Street Pastor teams In the aty centre and 4 in the West End. There were around 15 people in supporting roles as Prayer Pastors. Glasgow Street Pastors is an interdenorninational Christian organisation, working in partnership with local churches, Glasgow Crty Council and Police Scot18nd. Street P8Stor8 come from diverse backgrounds. 8 wlde r8nge of 8ge8, many Chrf8tl8n denomlnalons. and operate In mIxed8X teams. All volunteers dolng regulated work are members of the PVG Scheme for work with Protected Adults. Volunteers are motlvated and trained to demonstrate non-judgemental, compassionate care on the streets of the city by listening, caring and helping. The instantly recognisable uniform is welcomed by the public at the weekend on the streets of Glasgow and at major events. Street P8Stors engage wlth a varlety of people who use the nlght-tlme economy In Glasgow. especially those who are excessively intoxicated, distressed, vulnerable andlor require support for a safe onward joumey. We also work with homete68 people and beggars, We provtde support to Pollce Scofjand, to door stewards and tsxi marshals employed by the Cty Council. Teams are link8d by radio to the CCTV control centre at Glasgow Operations Centre. We work in partnership with the Pollce., Homeless Project Scotland (which In the period reported operated an ovemlghl shelter In the dty centre); Glasgow Stre8t Aid. (whlch has unifomed volunteer paramedics in the city centre) and Glasgow City Mission. which has a number of services for those who are homeless, including an ovemight housing 8UPPOrt service in the wlnter of 2024-2025. G18sgow Street Pastors is govemed by a Management Team of Trustees drawn from volunteers who are actively involved in the tharity's work. As we are affiliat8d to Ascension Trusc a national charity, we follow their guidelines and protocols. use their tralnlng materials and wear the same unifOn as other Street Pastor groups. In the year to June 2026 we had 3 paid part-time staiF. a Ctrordinator. an Administration Officer and Development Officer.
ACTivrriES JULY 2024- JUNE 2025 Th8 primary obj8Ctive of Street Pastors is to listen. care and help. Our Street teams do this by patroS1ing on the city ntre streets beljween the hours of 2200 and 0400. between 2200 and 0100 in the West End and occasionally at other major events in the city. Our Safe Zone operates from St George's Tron Church in BuLTanan Street a Friday and Saturday night during the same hour5, slaffed by SP volunteers. The Safe Zone offers support to vulnerable people. an opportunty to be inside in bad weather and the opportunty to recover before making arrangements for their onward joum8y. Police Scotland also use the f8ciIty thus saving time and valuabl8 resources on the streets. We are in no doubt that our work on the streets and in our Safe Zone is the reason we exist and is the most importanl thing we do. During the year we (x)ntinued lo have many significant encounters on th8 street and to meet people strugglino with addictions. loneliness, mentsl health Igsues and spiritual searching. This is in addltlon to the short-term problems of drunkennes5, lost property, being separated from friends, and mlnor injuries. Flip-flops conts'nue to be often required and much appreciated. We would conslder the 'ln the moment, encounters and needs met to be the most important part of our VK)rk. Following the implementstlon ol 8 new database system in January 2024, w8 are able to Summarise our actvity for 2025 as follows: Shifts completed by individual Slreet Pastors Number of observer shifts 900 20 People brouqht into Safe Zone Instances of First Aid given Significant conversations Practical support given Safety support given Rp.qiifi81s In prAyP.r tp.am% Requests for help lo other agencies Reqllesls for help from other agencies Glass ilems removed from street Flipflops distributed Appi FtsiaiGll i?or¥e 155 51 251 2254 283 99 52 3250 993 1413 Our Prayer Teams have been integrated with our operational teams and their support (from home) rlght through until Ihe end of the shift is hlghly valued. though our recruitment, selection and training programmes have been busy. Ihe natural tumover of volunteers in the p8riod has resulted in littte overall change In numbers. A typical week would see 1 patrol in the West End and in the caty centre, with the Safe Zone being open on both Friday and Saturday nights with either 1 or 2 teams on the street.
In 2024 we racruited a Development Offi¢xr. Fiona Kilpatri(* one of our Street Pastors. Fiona's work has been invaluable to us: populating our database with detsils of church contacts; organising talks to churches, thurth. groups and others as requested: promotiD.g our work using the videos vthith were cxeated in 2023. reaching out to churches vthere there are no Stré8t Pastors. developing promotional materials. Elaine Moore continues as our AdTninistration Officer. Elaine is perforniing many key roles in Ihe adminislratlon of the organisation, induding some recent developments. Alongside the implementatlon of the datsbase. we have 4 key teams (Operations & Training. Development, Finance and Soc181 Medla) whjrth supp Ihp. work of our 3 st8ff members and provlde a Ilnk to the Management Team. Our wider link6 have been important to us in cent tlmes. We have been able to welcome trainees from nearby and smaller street Pastor groups to our Iraining; we have 8UPPOrted Paisley Street Pastors in prayer and by the us8 of our Nideos., one of our volunteers sits on the Board of Ascension Trust Scotland and another on their Saf8guarding T88m 8nd we have bean informally gupportlng the establishment of a Street Pagtor group In Shetl8nd. Safeguardlng Is a standing Item on the agenda of the M8nagement taam. TRUSTEES AIMS FOR JULY 202> JUNE 2026 Encourage and nurture teams, ensuring that new Street Pa8tors 8re well int8gr8t8d 8nd traln8d as Ih8y join us. Develop our selection and recruitinent to be more effective lJ)th for us and for potentlal volunteers. Continue the focus on a "one team" culture, merging the work of Street t8am8, Safe Zone teams and Prayer Pastors to ensure that we have flexible and muttl-skSlled teams. Contlnue to recxulL train and deploy additional volunteer5 for all aspects of GSP work to ensure that w8 at least maintain volunteer numbers. but preferably see some growth. Contlnue to bulld and strengthen ¢xntscts with chUrds, partlcularly those who have not prevlously engaged wth Street Pastors. Explor8 Ways In which our financial strength can support and develop our work on tho streets. Ensure that there 18 a smooth transilion when a subst8ntial numbar of our Managemenl Team wlll step (Jown In January 202b.
FINANCIAL REVIEW Wp. rp.cngnisp And arp. vp.ry grxtp.ful for thp. nnoning gp.npmsity of in6ividiJ81 Str88t Pastors. church88, Trusts and memb8r5 of th8 public in finanaalw supp(Yting our wo Late in 2023 we received a substantial legacy from an anonymous source. This has given us a financial reserve whith will last for a few years and has also thallenged us about how best to use it to support and develop the work of Glasgow Street Pastors. On8 of our inttial aG*ons was to PLrt most of the funds into an account with 8 high rate of interest. In Ihe following months we have begun to spend some of IL primarify on development actJvHies (the work of Fiona Kilp8trick, our Development Offi(xr) arKI some items ol equipment for our office and for operational actlvfties. Our Reserves policy Is to relain sufficlent money In the bank or other assets to cover all restricted funds, potential redundancy payments, three months, gross salary for employees and three months, rental payments to St G8orge'8 Tron Church. TRUSTEES. DECLARATION The trustees dedare that they have apwoved the trustees rewt 8bove. Slgned on behall of Iho charws truslae8 Slgned Full Nam8 Position CKwper£Q Dat8 1-Dec-2025................................. GlasgN Street Past$ St George's Tron Church of Scolland 163 Buchanan Street Glasgtrw G12JX TEL: 07530 542631 SC050255
Glagow Str•8t Pa•tors Ststem•nt of Accounts to June 2025 UnYestrl¢t•d Fund8 Y•r Ended 30 Jun• 2025 Total Unregtrlcted Funds Y••r End•d 30 Jun• 2024 Total Rocolpts Don8tson8 & Grfl Aid £ 39,071.79 £ 118.425.19 Payments Sal8Tle8 & P8nsion8 ATS UeAncé F•• £ 36.550.00 £6.191 £ 3,571.40 £ 11,624.47 £ 4,626.96 £ 62.564.75 £ 28.533.35 £ 17.125.85 £ 12,477.02 £ 10,156.00 £ 7,506.98 £ 73,799.20 Other Op8ralng Expense8 Recruttmenl & Tr81nlng 8urplu• l (D•ficltl £123892.96) £ 4825.99 stst•ment of Balanc Fund• R•conclll•tl•n Ca¥h ot bonk and in h•nd 1•t Juty 2024 Surplus I (Deficit) £ 93.834.99 £123,492.96) £ 70,342.03 £ 49.209.LX) £ 44,625.89 £ 93,834.99 8•nk and Caih 8alAnc•• Bonk Accounts Cash In Hand £ 70,287.32 £ 93,760.99 £ 74.00 £ 93,834.99 £ 70,342.03 The natur• and purpose of each fund held by th charlty No Grants have been paid out by the Charity No remuneration has been paid lo a chanty tW3tee or anyone conn8Cted to the charity trustee No expenses have been paid to the tharity trustees Th• naturè of any transactlons b•twMn th• charlty and any charlty trusts• or rnOn conn•cted to a charity trustee. No transactions IKlVn the tharity and any charity 1rn6teo or person CAmnecaed to a charity trustee.
Funds None of the funds are reslrtct8d Prior year funds include a one off donation of £80,OW with no restrtdions Remuneratlon HeadUnt remains the same at 3 heads Year on year increase In remun8ration is due mainly to Iri¢rease in hours worked per head ATS Llcence Foe Licence Fee is based on a percentsge of Inu>me Slgned on behalf of the Tnjstees Chair 1•* Dec 2025
Independent Examiner'8 Report to the Trustee$ of Glasgow Street Pastors (SCIO) SCO50255 I report on the accounts of the Charity for the 12-month period onded 30 June 2025 which are set out on pages 1 to 8. Re8pectlve re•pon•lblllllg• of tru8ts08 and examlnor The charity's trustees are respon8ible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the temis of the Chartties and Trustee Investrnent (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006, The cttarity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulalion 10(1) (d) of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accnunts as required under sect6on 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether parbcular matters have come to my attention. Bas18 of Independent examlner's ststsment My examination is carried out in accordance with Regu18tlon 11 of the 2006 Account8 Regulations.. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includ88 consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that woukJ be required in an audit, and cons8qU8ntly I do not express an audrt oplnion on the view given by the accounts. Indep•nd•nt •xamlnoV8 •tstsment In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attentlon . whlch giv88 me reasonable cause to belleve that In any materfal respect the requirements.. . to keep accounting records in accordanrx with Section 44{1) (a) of the 2005 Aci and R¥yulalion 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations . to prepare accounts which acurd wtth the accounting records and compty with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Account8 Regulations have nol been met, or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Douglas S Palon BA¢c Retired Chartered Accountsnt 25 Bogton Avenue, Glasgow G44 3JJ