Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

HAPPYCATS RESCUE 

Rescue and rehome unwanted cats and kittensNeutering service to the public where families are on a low incomeMobile microchipping serviceTNR for feral cats
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 11 years

www.happycatsrescue.co.uk

enquiries@happycatsrescue.co.uk

07881557648

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
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
31/03/23£22£16£6n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/22£11£3£8n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/21£13£4£9n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20£31£12£19n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19£33£26£6n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18£28£19£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£34£24£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£27£22£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£30£23£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£25£18£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, Hampshire, Portsmouth City, Southampton City, Surrey, Throughout London, West Berkshire, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/03/2013, number: 1151368
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

49 St. Andrews Road
Whitehill
Bordon
GU35 9QN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:- FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF CATS AND KITTENS WHICH ARE UNWANTED AND/OR IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION IN HAMPSHIRE, SURREY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES, BY RESCUING AND RE-HOMING THEM AND PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THEIR RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT. - TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS CATS AND KITTENS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR CATS WHICH ARE IN NEED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY NEUTERING, VACCINATING AND MICRO-CHIPPING. - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE WELFARE OF CATS AND KITTENS, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF IRRESPONSIBLE BREEDING AND BY PROMOTING AN ACTIVE NEUTERING SCHEME.- RAISING FUNDS TO CONTINUE TO NEUTER, VACCINATE AND MICROCHIP ALL CATS AND KITTENS WHO COME THROUGH THE RESCUE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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