Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +0

SUNSHINE CAT RESCUE 

Relieving the suffering of cats and kittens in need of care and attention and providing and maintaining rescue homes or other facilities for the reception, care and treatment of such animals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £561,748 available, equivalent to 77 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 10 years

www.sunshinecatrescue.org.uk

treasurer@sunshinecatrescue.org.uk

01608643142

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
28/02/23£610£88£522£19£562£56276.5020
28/02/22£67£64£3n/an/an/an/an/a30
28/02/21£58£52£6n/an/an/an/an/a55
29/02/20£39£47£-9n/an/an/an/an/a35
28/02/19£63£57£6n/an/an/an/an/a20
28/02/18£56£45£11£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/17£50£58£-8£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/16£54£42£12£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/15£46£39£7£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 22.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 76.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 22 months
Quick Ratio: 130.1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Animals
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire, Wiltshire,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sunshine Cat Rescue
£5,329 19/11/2018
Money will be used to buy new safe traps and cat/kitten pens to trap feral cats, neuter them and then release back into their colonies

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/12/2013, number: 1154876
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

12 Insall Road
Chipping Norton
OX7 5LF

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF CATS AND KITTENS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION, AND TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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