THE BLACKPOOL CAT TRUST

Registered charity 1093841 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLACKPOOL CAT CHARITY

To make grants to registered cat charities who have sanctuaries in the Blackpool area, for cats neutered or spayed and identichipped at the same time.

Objects

TO PROVIDE THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND TO ASSIST UK REGISTERED ANIMAL CHARITIES IN THE BLACKPOOL AND FYLDE AREA TO CONTROL THE FERAL AND DOMESTIC CAT POPULATION IN THOSE AREAS TO REDUCE SUFFERING AND THE FINANCIAL STRAIN ON THOSE CHARITIES BY THE PAYMENT OF THEIR VETERINARY BILLS IN BLACKPOOL AND FYLDE FOR NEUTERING AND SPAYING FERAL AND DOMESTIC CATS ONLY.

Area of benefit: BLACKPOOL AND FYLDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Animals · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Blackpool, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £3,621,282.21, comprising unrestricted funds of £3,065,368.81 and restricted initial trust funds of £555,913.40. Per the trustees' report, the charity has no paid staff and all work is done by volunteers, resulting in minimal administrative expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or their accord with those records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• LESLEY WILKINSON
• Susan Chapman
• Susan Chapman

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

Operates in: Blackpool · Lancashire

Income and spending

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• LIVERPOOL CAT WELFARE AND SANCTUARY income £98k
• CATS IN CRISIS income £256k
• COMPASSION FOR CATS, OAKHILL CIO income £223k
• THE CATCUDDLES SANCTUARY income £211k
• The Siamese Cat Welfare Trust income £39k
• CATS IN CARE income £50k

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