PETRUS COMMUNITY

Registered charity 510904 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROCHDALE PETRUS COMMUNITY (CYRENIANS) LIMITED, ROCHDALE PETRUS OR PETRUS

PROVISION OF HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR SINGLE HOMELESS CLIENTS, AND A RANGE OF DAY SERVICES.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£2.7m

Latest spending

£2.4m

Registered

1981

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income surplus of £247,372 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by efficient management of accommodation services. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £855,834, with designated reserves of £396,000 set aside to meet planned expenditure and ensure at least three months of running costs are retained.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least three months running costs (held: £856k)

“The directors consider that, additionally, at least three months running costs should be retained to ensure that the Charity can run efficiently and meet the needs of its service users.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Regenda Limited, the parent company, had intercompany charges of £356,906 (2024 - £513,061) with Petrus Community.

“Regenda Limited, the parent company, had intercompany charges of £356,906 (2024 - £513,061) with Petrus Community.” — page 38

“M&Y (Regenda Partnership) Limited, a company under common control, had intercompany, charges of £8,118 (2024 £Nil) to Petrus Community.” — page 38

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: M&Y (Regenda Partnership) Limited, a company under common control, had intercompany, charges of £8,118 (2024 £Nil) to Petrus Community.

“Regenda Limited, the parent company, had intercompany charges of £356,906 (2024 - £513,061) with Petrus Community.” — page 38

“M&Y (Regenda Partnership) Limited, a company under common control, had intercompany, charges of £8,118 (2024 £Nil) to Petrus Community.” — page 38

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Petrus Community (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Sonia Denham — Charity Director (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Action Together — “Thanks to funding from Action Together’s Prevention Fund means our Hub is giving vulnerable people an extra day of support this winter.” (source page)
Manchester Credit Union — “We're proud to share that we have received a donation of £2,282 from Manchester Credit Union's Busy Bee Lottery.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£2.7m

Total spending

£2.4m

Reserves (reported)

£1.0m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

John Robert William Woodchair
Dr Michael Birkett
Lesley Dixon
Susan Stubbs · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Oldham · Rochdale

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£2.7m	£2.4m
31/03/2024	£4.0m	£4.0m
31/03/2023	£4.1m	£4.6m
31/03/2022	£3.2m	£3.5m
31/03/2021	£1.9m	£2.1m

Common questions

Is PETRUS COMMUNITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income surplus of £247,372 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by efficient management of accommodation services. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £855,834, with designated reserves of £396,000 set aside to meet planned expenditure and ensure at least three months of running costs are retained. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/10/2015	£9k	Hidden - Tales of the Rochdale Underground
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/04/2015	£414k	Petrus Community
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/09/2010	£10k	INFO POINT (Fair and Accessible Information for All)
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/03/2007	£4k	Petrus Community Film Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/11/2004	£4k	Art Sessions
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/08/2004	£600	Long Street Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£10k
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUST	1	£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, WINCHESTER	1	£5k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£5k
THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST	1	£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUDLEIGH SALTERTON	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HARNHAM ST GEORGE AND ALL SAINTS	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED.

RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED income £1.5m
PROJECT 34 income £723k
Caring for Communities and People income £13.0m
COMMUNITY OUTREACH income £1.5m
ST PETROCK'S (EXETER) LIMITED income £969k
COMPASS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LTD income £450k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PETRUS COMMUNITY	£2.7m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PROJECT 34 FY2024	£723k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Caring for Communities and People FY2026	£13.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY OUTREACH FY2024	£1.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST PETROCK'S (EXETER) LIMITED FY2025	£969k	—	0	within	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.