Overall GiG Score: -6 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3

ROSE COTTAGE CAT RESCUE 

Rose Cottage Cat Rescue rescue's and rehomes stray abandoned and unwanted cats and kittens. We also encourage and promote the neutering of all domestic and feral cats offering practical help in this area.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 21 years

rosecottagecatrescue@googlemail.com

01694781433

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/05/22£53£72£-19n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/05/21£41£51£-10n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/05/20*£68£190£-122n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/05/19£100£35£65n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/05/18£51£32£19£0£0£0n/a016
31/05/17£63£29£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/16£46£23£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/15£32£25£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/14£22£22£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/13£22£21£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/12£22£18£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/11£13£15£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/10£14£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/09£15£14£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/08£14£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/07£9£10£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/06£12£10£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/05£10£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/04£11£13£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Animals
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Shropshire,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/12/2002, number: 1094896
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 6 days late,
Main office

Rose Cottage Cat Rescue
Ludlow Road
CRAVEN ARMS
Shropshire
SY7 9QL

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF STRAY, ABANDONED AND UNWANTED CATS AND KITTENS BY; THE RESCUE AND REHOUSING OF SUCH ANIMALS AND; THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF NEUTERING OF DOMESTIC PET CATS AND FERAL CATS; TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CARING AND KEEPING OF DOMESTIC CATS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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