Stpeters

What Stpeters does

St Peter's House Chaplaincy CIO (Charity No: 1166935) was a registered charitable incorporated organization operating a Christian chaplaincy service for the Manchester Universities and the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) from a building on Oxford Road, Manchester. Founded in 1970, it provided pastoral support, spiritual guidance, and community programming to university students and staff of all faiths and none over more than fifty years. Beyond its core chaplaincy mission, it operated two notable community-facing programs: Milk & Honey Café, a plant-based community café and social enterprise launched circa 2018, and The Well, a food support service launched in 2020 as a COVID-19 response that distributed weekly meal-kits and frozen meals to community members experiencing food insecurity, eventually distributing 50,000+ meals cumulatively. The organization also ran an Alchemy Programme of community events and produced The Well Podcasts.

The organization had no proprietary technology products, no mobile application, and no public API or SDK; its operations centered on physical presence, café operations, and food distribution. Its business model was non-commercial: chaplaincy services and food support were provided free or at low cost to beneficiaries, with operating costs funded through a combination of university partner contributions, denominational church partner grants (Church of England/Manchester Anglican Diocese, Methodist Church, United Reformed Church, each represented on the board of trustees), and charitable grants. The charity employed approximately 7 staff including Director of Engagement and Development Hannah Skinner and Chaplaincy Assistant & Engagement Officer Mary Sharples, and was governed by a Board of Trustees with responsibility for safeguarding and diversity policy oversight.

In 2023, the Board of Trustees announced that the charity's operations would be wound up due to financial challenges. Milk & Honey Café and The Well both ceased operations on 28 July 2023, the building closed in October 2023, and team members dispersed. Funder partners publicly stated that work was underway to deliver a 'reimagined Christian chaplaincy' for Manchester's universities, but this successor activity sits outside St Peter's House as an entity, which is in active dissolution.

Name

Stpeters

Legal name

St. Peter's House Chaplaincy CIO

Website

https://stpeters.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St Peter's House Chaplaincy CIO was a Christian chaplaincy charity serving students and staff of Manchester's universities and the RNCM with pastoral care, community programming, the Milk & Honey community café, and The Well food support service, before ceasing operations in 2023 due to financial challenges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Charitable Chaplaincy Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

akta.pro primary industry

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life (EDALAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Chaplaincy services
• Community cafe
• Food insecurity support
• Pastoral care
• Faith-based community work

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Charitable Funding: Funded by university partners, denominational church partners (Church of England/Manchester Anglican, Methodist Church, United Reformed Church), and charitable grants. Registered charity (CIO) operating as non-profit.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St Peter's House Chaplaincy is a registered UK charity providing Christian chaplaincy services to students and staff of Manchester Universities and the Royal Northern College of Music. Its operational portfolio centers on inclusive pastoral care, the Milk & Honey plant-based community café, and The Well food support programme distributing weekly meal-kits and frozen meals to those experiencing food insecurity.

Product overview

St Peter's House is a Christian chaplaincy organization providing chaplaincy services to Manchester's universities and the RNCM. Its operational portfolio has centered on three interconnected offerings: Milk & Honey Café (a plant-based community café), The Well (a food support service providing meal-kits and frozen meals), and a Recipe Catalogue with video cookery classes. Additional programming includes the Alchemy Programme (community events and workshops) and The Well Podcasts (audio content). The charity ceased operations in 2023.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Milk & Honey Café: A welcoming community café offering plant-based food, operating as a social enterprise and safe space for students and community members.
• The Well

Products and services

• Milk & Honey Café A plant-based community café offering affordable food, a welcoming inclusive space, and employment/volunteering opportunities for students and community members, operated as an extension of the chaplaincy's hospitality mission.
• The Well Food Support Programme A holistic food support project providing weekly meal-kits for seven nights, ready-made frozen meals, recipes, and cookery classes to students and community members experiencing food poverty and cost-of-living challenges.
• Recipe Catalogue & Cookery Classes A library of 30+ plant-based recipes with step-by-step video cookery classes taught by the Milk & Honey café team members, available as PDF downloads for offline use.
• Alchemy Programme A programme of events and sessions including practical DIY-skills workshops, women's gatherings, LGBTQ+ programming, and community-building activities at St Peter's House.
• Christian Chaplaincy Services Inclusive pastoral support, spiritual guidance, and community connection offered to students and staff of Manchester Universities and the Royal Northern College of Music, grounded in Christian values and open to all faiths and none.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FareShare Greater ManchestercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekly partnership to source surplus food for transformation into meals at Milk & Honey café and Well Packs. Helps fight food injustice and reduce food waste. Became invaluable during COVID-19 lockdowns.
• Manchester MindcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Holiday Activities and Food programme. St Peter's House provided 2,000+ meals to children during summer 2021 who would normally receive free school meals.
• Church of England (Manchester Anglican Diocese)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerDenominational partner represented on board of trustees. Core funder and supporter of chaplaincy work.
• Methodist ChurchcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerDenominational partner represented on board of trustees. Core funder and supporter of chaplaincy work.
• United Reformed Church (URC)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerDenominational partner represented on board of trustees. Core funder and supporter of chaplaincy work.
• VolitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity providing volunteering opportunities to support people into employment. Received St Peter's House bee hives when organization closed, ensuring bees found a new home.
• Depaul TrustminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner charity providing trainee placements for young people who have not had the same opportunities in life.
• Pure InnovationsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner charity providing trainee placements for individuals with disabilities or other barriers to employment.
• Work FitminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganization providing work placement opportunities. Partner in volunteer/trainee programme.
• Moss Side Millennium PowerhouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community project receiving meal deliveries. Also hosted healthy cooking workshops for children.
• M13 Youth ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth project in Ardwick receiving meal deliveries through Holiday Activities and Food programme.
• Longsight Youth ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth project in Longsight receiving meal deliveries through Holiday Activities and Food programme.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Regional players

• Home-Start Manchester: Home-Start Manchester is a family support charity helping families with young children across the city. Comparable as a Manchester-based charity delivering community support programmes to vulnerable residents, operating in a similar funding and partnership ecosystem.
• Mustard Tree: Mustard Tree is a Manchester charity tackling poverty and homelessness through practical support, food, and community programmes. Comparable as a Manchester-based charity addressing food insecurity and community support, overlapping with The Well food programme's mission.
• The Message Trust: The Message Trust is a Manchester-based Christian charity running youth, schools, and community programmes across the North West. Comparable as a regional faith-based charity in the same city addressing community needs among young people, with overlapping values around faith-based community engagement.

Direct peers

• Fusion UK: Fusion UK is a Christian charity focused on connecting students to Jesus Christ and the local church, particularly through student outreach on UK university campuses. Directly comparable in mission and target audience to St Peter's House's campus chaplaincy work.
• Agapé UK: Agapé UK is a Christian charity running evangelism and student-focused ministry on university campuses across the UK. Directly comparable as another faith-based organization operating in UK university chaplaincy/mission space.
• UCCF (Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship): UCCF is a UK Christian charity that supports student Christian groups at universities and colleges nationwide. It is directly comparable as a peer organization working on Christian campus mission among UK university students, overlapping with St Peter's House's chaplaincy mission.

Others

• Manchester Mind: Manchester Mind is a mental health charity operating across Greater Manchester with community programmes including the Holiday Activities and Food programme. Comparable as a documented operational partner of St Peter's House (2,000+ meals delivered through their HAF partnership) and as a Manchester-area community health/wellbeing charity.
• FareShare Greater Manchester: FareShare Greater Manchester redistributes surplus food to community organisations across the region. Comparable as a direct strategic partner of St Peter's House for The Well food programme, sharing the food-insecurity-response mission and operating in the same Manchester ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StPetersMcr
• Facebookfacebook.com/StPetersChaplaincy
• Instagraminstagram.com/milkhoneymcr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stpeters

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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