Sanctuary Trust Limited

Analysis

Sanctuary Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochdale. It was registered in April 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02721623). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Sanctuary Trust Limited reported income of £3.2m and spending of £2.9m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.6m to £3.2m (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sanctuary Trust Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walcot Educational Foundation (£3.2m), Praxis Community Projects (£3.2m) and Handcrafted Projects (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 7.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £212k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 61 people.