Overall GiG Score: -7 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -12
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3

HOMELESS CAT RESCUE BEDFORDSHIRE 

HCR cover cat and kitten rescue. All cats are neutered and microchipped before going to their new homes. A follow-up service for kittens aged 6+ months to encourage neutering is performed.We educate the public, reinforcing the importance of neutering, vaccinating and micro-chipping cats.We also trap, neuter and release feral cats, helping to humanely reduce the number of unwanted cats.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material 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
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 11 years

www.homelesscatrescue.co.uk

homelesscatrescue@hotmail.com

07801556794

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
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
31/12/22£24£25£-1n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/21£24£17£6n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/20£25£24£1n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/19£15£12£3n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/18£9£8£1£0£0£0n/a010
31/12/17*£11£6£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16*£8£5£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£10£5£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14*£13£10£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Animals
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes,

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 24/07/2013, number: 1153052
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR17: 4 days late, AR16: 28 days late, AR15: 71 days late, AR14: 3 days late,
Main office

69 Watling Gardens
Dunstable
LU6 3FD

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF CATS AND KITTENS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND IN PARTICULAR BY:· THE RESCUE REHABILITATION AND RE-HOMING OF ABANDONED CATS AND KITTENS· THE NEUTER AND RELEASE OF FERAL CATS TO HUMANELY CONTROL COLONIES.TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG CATS AND KITTENS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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