CAT CHAT

Registered charity 1100649 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAT CHAT THE CAT RESCUE RESOURCE

Cat Chat is a web-based charity sourcing new, loving homes for rescued cats from shelters and rehoming groups in the UK & Ireland. We are particularly committed to finding homes for long-stay and hard-to-home cats.Our online homing services are free of charge to rescue organisations of all sizes, including branches of the large charities. We also advise the public about cat rehoming & welfare.

Objects

(I) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES WHOSE PURPOSES ARE TO PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE BY THE PROVISION OF AN INTERNET WEB-SITE, I.T SUPPORT AND FACILITIES (II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS OF ANIMAL WELFARE BY THE PROVISION OF A WEB-SITE AND INFORMATION SERVICE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £44,547.83, resulting in total capital account reserves of £131,909.84. The trustees confirm that finances remain in good order and resources are carefully managed. The charity is fully funded for its critical new website development project.

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 4 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cat Chat (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• LYNSEY AISHA MAHMOODchair
• ANGELA LOUISE JAMES
• MANDY PHILIPPA COTTER
• MRS J M LOVE-HINSLEY
• STEPHEN LEONARD WISE

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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