Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

MINEHEAD STREET PASTORS 

Supporting the vulnerable on the streets of Minehead during the hours of 10pm - 3am on a Saturday night/Sunday morning by provision of water to relieve dehydration, flipflops for safety of people with inappropriate footwear. In addition Street Pastors collect cans, bottles, sweep up broken glass for the safety of the communitySchool Pastors offer pastoral support to West Somerset College
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£0£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/22£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/12/21£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/20£111£106£4n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/19*£7£1£6n/an/an/an/an/a22
31/12/18*£4£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£2£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

minehead@streetpastors.org.uk

01984 641745

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Minehead Street and School Pastors
£3,859 15/11/2019
We want to create a multi-sensory garden as a retreat from the busy life of West Somerset College.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/11/2015, number: 1164486
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR19: 219 days late, AR18: 113 days late,
Main office

14 West Park
MINEHEAD
Somerset
TA24 8AW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION ARE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF MINEHEAD AND WEST SOMERSET AND BEYOND AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHARITY LAW IN ENGLAND AND WALES, AS FOLLOWS: (1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STREET PASTOR LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE ASCENSION TRUST THROUGH:(I) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC PASTORAL CARE SERVICES TO HELP PEOPLE ON THE STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES, GIVING GUIDANCE, SUPPORT AND SIGNPOSTING WHICH ASSIST IN PRESERVING PUBLIC ORDER, AVOID ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE HEALTH AND BY(II) ENLIGHTENING OTHERS ABOUT CHRISTIANITY THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF ECCLESIASTICAL RELEVANCE TO COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC LIFE, MOBILIZING THE CHURCH ECUMENICALLY TO UNITY OF WORSHIP AND TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY CARRYING OUT THE MISSION AND OUTREACH WORK OF THE GOSPEL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.(2) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS IN OUR COMMUNITY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS, PROMOTING, SUSTAINING AND INCREASING INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE, THROUGH THE PRACTICAL DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH FORMAL TRAINING, INFORMAL TALKS AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN VOLUNTARY SERVICES, ACCORDING TO CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND THE STREET PASTOR URBAN TRINITY PRINCIPLE OF CHURCH, POLICE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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