CHELTENHAM GUARDIANS SAFEGUARDING TEAM

Registered charity 1215358 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Established in 2015, we are a volunteer-led charity providing enhanced first aid and emergency safeguarding services within Cheltenham's night-time economy. We work to improve the safety, security and wellbeing of women and girls through proactive patrols, rapid safeguarding interventions, crime prevention, vehicle assistance, community partnerships and a dedicated Nightcare Hub (our safespace).

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES AMONG USERS OF THE NIGHTTIME ECONOMY IN CHELTENHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FEMALE USERS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF:A) SAFEGUARDING SERVICES, INCLUDING VOLUNTEER PATROLS, DESIGNED TO ENABLE USERS TO STAY SAFE ON THE STREETS;B) FIRST AID TREATMENT ADMINISTERED BY APPROPRIATELY TRAINED INDIVIDUALS;C) PRACTICAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE WITH SAFE PASSAGE HOME OR TRANSPORTATION TO HOSPITAL;D) A FEMALE ONLY ‘NIGHT-CARE HUB’ OFFERING PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE IN A SAFE SPACE;E) EDUCATION DESIGNED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF RISKS TO SAFETY WHEN USING THE NIGHT TIME ECONOMY.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

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Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• TARA SAMANTHA JANET ROWEchair
• Emma Louise Cook
• Heather Michelle Walker · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Gloucestershire