THE CAT AND RABBIT RESCUE CENTRE

Registered charity 1010000 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C R R C

Aims -To take in unwanted, abandoned or stray cats, kittens and rabbits, and give them a good quality of life until it is possible to find a loving, permanent home for them.To educate the public in responsible pet ownership.To eliminate indiscriminate breeding by encouraging the neutering of all pets, including pedigrees.To advise and help the public in the humane control of feral cats.

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Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £3,042,522, resulting in free reserves of £1,578,000 which the trustees confirm is in line with their policy target of £854,000. The charity reported a surplus of £359,421 for the year, driven by increased shop income and legacies, while total expenditure rose to £1,532,142. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months average costs (held: £1.6m)
“This has been set at the level of 6 months average costs based on the coming year’s budget giving a total of £854k.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Audit. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£289k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
53

Reported reserves equal ~12.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 15.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.9m£1.5m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2023£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2022£893k£806k
31/03/2021£1.0m£667k

Common questions

Is THE CAT AND RABBIT RESCUE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £3,042,522, resulting in free reserves of £1,578,000 which the trustees confirm is in line with their policy target of £854,000. The charity reported a surplus of £359,421 for the year, driven by increased shop income and legacies, while total expenditure rose to £1,532,142. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Audit.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/03/2012£10kAdditional Parking

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CAT AND RABBIT RESCUE CENTRE£1.9m—0above—no doubt
SHROPSHIRE CAT RESCUE FY2025£572k—0unclear—no doubt
RSPCA BRIDLINGTON, DRIFFIELD & DISTRICT BRANCH FY2024£676k—0unclear—no doubt
RABBIT WELFARE FUND FY2025£105k—0above—no doubt
BURY'S STRAY CAT FUND FY2024£274k—0above—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WESTMORLAND BRANCH CIO FY2025£474k—0unclear—no doubt

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