Salisbury Street Pastors
Analysis
Salisbury Street Pastors is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in May 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Salisbury Street Pastors reported income of £16k and spending of £19k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £24k to £16k (-34%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Salisbury Street Pastors sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Society of the Little Flower (£16k), St Catherine's Trust for Traditional Catholic Education (£16k) and Christ Apostolic Church, Grace Tabernacle International (£16k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We patrol the streets of Salisbury on Friday and Saturday nights from 10pm to 4am, providing a friendly and reassuring presence. We comfort people who are upset and calm aggressive situations. We give directions, do basic first aid, remove bottles and broken glass. We help drunk people find a way home safely. We are regularly called in to help by police, CCTV operators and door staff.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Society of the Little Flower | Kent | £16k |
| St Catherine's Trust for Traditional Catholic Education | London | £16k |
| Christ Apostolic Church, Grace Tabernacle International | Ilford | £16k |
| Repps-With-Bastwick Recreation Ground and Village Hall | Norfolk | £16k |