THE SCRATCHING POST (RESCUE AND SHELTER APPEAL FOR CATS)

Registered charity 1105653 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of maltreated, abandoned and unwanted cats in need of care and, in particular, to provide and maintain rescue homes or other facilities for the reception, care and treatment and, where suitable, the rehoming of such animals.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£238k

Latest spending

£280k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held closing balances totaling £406,609, which the trustees describe as securing the short-term future with just under two years' running costs. The charity's stated reserves policy target is approximately one year of running costs, equating to £280,000. The actual unrestricted reserves significantly exceed this stated policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“Staff Salaries Shelter £66,316.00”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately one year running costs (held: £407k)

“Policy on reserves: The trustees recognise the importance of reserves and aim to hold funds to cover approximately one year running costs. At the current level of expenditure this equates to £280,000”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Colin Johnson · trustee of 1 other charity
DAVID LORD
DAVID MILES
JEAN MILES
Julie Nava
Stephen Hayes

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

Operates in: Essex · Herefordshire · Hertfordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£238k	£280k
31/12/2023	£347k	£229k
31/12/2022	£207k	£222k
31/12/2021	£336k	£193k
31/12/2020	£391k	£290k

Common questions

Is THE SCRATCHING POST (RESCUE AND SHELTER APPEAL FOR CATS) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held closing balances totaling £406,609, which the trustees describe as securing the short-term future with just under two years' running costs. The charity's stated reserves policy target is approximately one year of running costs, equating to £280,000. The actual unrestricted reserves significantly exceed this stated policy target.

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 JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEWCASTLE DOG AND CAT SHELTER.

NEWCASTLE DOG AND CAT SHELTER income £2.4m
CAT ACTION TRUST 1977 income £1.1m
SHROPSHIRE CAT RESCUE income £384k
THE COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT CAT RESCUE AND HOMING SOCIETY income £312k
STRAY CAT RESCUE income £154k
CRAMAR CAT RESCUE income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SCRATCHING POST (RESCUE AND SHELTER APPEAL FOR CATS)	£238k	—	1	unclear	—	no doubt
NEWCASTLE DOG AND CAT SHELTER FY2025	£2.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CAT ACTION TRUST 1977 FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SHROPSHIRE CAT RESCUE FY2024	£384k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT CAT RESCUE AND HOMING SOCIETY FY2024	£312k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STRAY CAT RESCUE FY2024	£154k	£20,001 - £30,000	0	unclear	—	noted

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