Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

STRAY CAT RESCUE 

STRAY CAT RESCUE, RESCUES, CARES FOR AND RE-HOMES STRAY AND UNWANTED CATS AND KITTENS. WE ALSO CARRY OUT NEUTERING CAMPAIGNS AND PROVIDE CATS WITH VETERINARY ASSISTANCE WHEN REQUIRED.
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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • The Board is predominantly 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
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/10/22*£89£110£-22n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/10/21£151£85£66n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/10/20£82£72£10n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/10/19£104£82£22n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/10/18£87£70£17£0£0£0n/a0100
31/10/17£64£52£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£41£50£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£75£50£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£45£49£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13*£69£49£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12£40£38£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/11*£40£41£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/10£28£28£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/09£29£31£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/08£25£25£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/07£17£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/06£22£10£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04£10£9£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.straycatrescue.org.uk

enquiries@straycatrescue.org.uk

01525875993

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Animals
GiG Classification
  • Animal welfare
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 100 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/08/2003, number: 1098984
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 67 days late, AR13: 16 days late, AR11: 0 days late,
Main office

The Cattery
Wood End
Tingrith
MILTON KEYNES
MK17 9ER

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING OF CATS AND KITTENS WITHIN THE BEDFORDSHIRE AREA WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE BY REASON OF SICKNESS, STRAYING, NEGLECT OR MALTREATMENT BY THE PROVISION OF A RESCUE, FOSTERING, REHABILITATION AND REHOMING SERVICE AND THE PROVISION OF TREATMENT AND/OR NEUTERING ACCORDING TO VETERINARY ADVICE AND EXPERTISE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE BEDFORDSHIRE AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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