Finance Score: -25
Governance Score: -22
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Dormant: -10
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -44 ?

CAT WELFARE FUND (WISBECH) 

To care for unwanted cats and kittens and to rehome where possible, giving a permanent home to disabled or elderly cats. To promote and encourage neutering of cats, offering financial assistance to owners on low incomes. To neuter feral cat colonies and provide veterinary assistance where needed.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £0
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 21 years

www.catwelfarewisbech.co.uk

catwelfarewisbech@gmail.com

07918869503

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant

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
31/12/15*£8£15£-6£0£0£0n/a07
31/12/14*£10£14£-3£0£0£0n/a09
31/12/13*£19£18£1£0£0£0n/a016
31/12/12£27£25£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£45£38£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£31£33£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£21£12£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£13£22£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£16£13£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£17£14£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£11£14£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£11£11£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Animals
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire, Norfolk,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 7 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2003, number: 1097808
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR15: 593 days late, AR14: 81 days late, AR13: 187 days late,
Main office

Trevordale House
Pius Drove
Upwell
WISBECH
Cambridgeshire
PE14 9AL

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF CATS WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, NEGLECTS OR MALTREATMENT, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A RESCUE AND RE-HOMING SERVICE, A SANCTUARY FOR THE TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT ACCOMMODATION OF SUCH CATS AND THROUGH THE SPAYING AND NEUTERING OF DOMESTIC AND FERAL CATS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WISBECH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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