Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

CHORLTON CATS CHARITY 

Operating within Chorlton (Manchester) to promote humane behaviour towards cats by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for cats which are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage and rehoming such cats and to educate the public in matters pertaining to responsible cat ownership and the prevention.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/10/22£14,432£11,340£3,09210
31/10/21£18,669£12,378£6,29110
31/10/20*£8,756£11,197£-2,44110
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.chorltoncats.org

colette@chorltoncats.org

08448849300

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire West & Chester, Manchester City, Stockport,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/04/2020, number: 1189165
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR20: 1 days late,
Main office

19 SANDRINGHAM AVENUE
HELSBY
FRODSHAM
WA6 9QJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS CATS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR CATS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND REHOMING SUCH CATS AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO RESPONSIBLE CAT OWNERSHIP AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG CATS.2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO PERSONS WHO ARE UNABLE TO MEET THE COSTS OF VETERINARY CARE FOR THEIR CATS DUE TO ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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