GREEK CAT WELFARE SOCIETY (UK)

Registered charity 1008057 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GCWS

The principal objects of the Society are to promote, and educate the public in Greece in, the care and welfare of cats in their country, and to relieve suffering of cats in need of care and attention, in particular by way of trap-neuter-return operations.

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Latest income

£342k

Latest spending

£184k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £157,800 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves of £442,458. The trustees confirmed that the charity is entitled to small company exemptions and that no audit was required, with an independent examiner reporting no matters requiring attention. The charity holds significant designated funds for specific projects and investments, indicating a structured approach to financial management.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Greek Cat Welfare Society (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Adrian James Caunter MRCVS
CAROLYN MURRAY
NIGEL DAVID LETHEREN · trustee of 4 other charities
Peter Richard Brown
Philip Agate
Sophie Louise Charvill-Wells

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Greece

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£342k	£184k
31/12/2023	£167k	£156k
31/12/2022	£256k	£212k
31/12/2021	£202k	£120k
31/12/2020	£95k	£126k

Common questions

Is GREEK CAT WELFARE SOCIETY (UK) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £157,800 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves of £442,458. The trustees confirmed that the charity is entitled to small company exemptions and that no audit was required, with an independent examiner reporting no matters requiring attention. The charity holds significant designated funds for specific projects and investments, indicating a structured approach to financial management. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED	2	£15k
WORLD HORSE WELFARE	1	—
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO	1	£40k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION	1	£38k
PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST	1	£12k
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION	1	£4k
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHROPSHIRE CAT RESCUE.

SHROPSHIRE CAT RESCUE income £384k
THE CAT WELFARE GROUP LTD income £209k
CAT ACTION TRUST 1977 income £1.1m
Animal Action Greece income £766k
THE FRIENDS OF THE STRAYS OF GREECE income £159k
BURY'S STRAY CAT FUND income £274k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GREEK CAT WELFARE SOCIETY (UK)	£342k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHROPSHIRE CAT RESCUE FY2024	£384k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CAT WELFARE GROUP LTD FY2024	£209k	—	above	—	no doubt
CAT ACTION TRUST 1977 FY2025	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Animal Action Greece FY2024	£766k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE STRAYS OF GREECE FY2025	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.