SOUTH DEVON CATS REHOMING

Registered charity 1113281 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Taking in and rehoming cats from broken homes, various family problems, the elderly going into homes, and can not take their cats. Occasionally some strays. Pre-home and post-home checks are carried out.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF UNWANTED LOST OR STRAYED CATS IN THE SOUTH DEVON AREA IN PARTICULAR OR FROM ANY OTHER AREA THE OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY SHELTER, VETERINARY TREATMENT AND WHEREVER POSSIBLE THE FINDING OF PERMANENT HOMES FOR THESE ANIMALS.

Area of benefit: SOUTH DEVON

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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Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£109k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a net loss of £6,175 for the year ended 31 March 2026, primarily due to high veterinary expenses. Unrestricted reserves decreased from £111,028 to £104,853, with the trustees noting they hold funds in a high-interest savings account for emergencies. The trustees confirmed they have reviewed the charity's position and believe they can continue their work.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to meet its everyday needs (held: £105k)

“The charity maintains sufficient funds to meet its everyday needs.” — page 3

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Torbay Lottery — “We've launched on Torbay Lottery - Details Here” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

Pat Prestonchair
Arthur Cox
CYNTHIA MARY LANE
MICHAEL LANE
Marcia Bridge

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£103k	£109k
31/03/2025	£88k	£93k
31/03/2024	£84k	£76k
31/03/2023	£145k	£74k
31/03/2022	£51k	£50k

Common questions

Is SOUTH DEVON CATS REHOMING financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a net loss of £6,175 for the year ended 31 March 2026, primarily due to high veterinary expenses. Unrestricted reserves decreased from £111,028 to £104,853, with the trustees noting they hold funds in a high-interest savings account for emergencies. The trustees confirmed they have reviewed the charity's position and believe they can continue their work. Its FY2026 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
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST	1	£922k
KENNETH MAURICE WILLIAMS WILL TRUST	1	£212k
GRAFF FOUNDATION	1	£114k
THE SERTH AND GATES CHARITY	1	£91k
THE GERRICK ROSE ANIMAL TRUST	1	£88k
THE CELIA BLAKEY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£50k
THE HARDY FOUNDATION	1	£23k
RJ AND AH DANIELS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£22k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT CAT RESCUE AND HOMING SOCIETY.

THE COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT CAT RESCUE AND HOMING SOCIETY income £312k
LITTLE PAWS RESCUE income £197k
CATS IN CRISIS income £102k
CATS IN DISTRESS income £225k
BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME income £68.4m
HERE FOR CATS income £105k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTH DEVON CATS REHOMING	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT CAT RESCUE AND HOMING SOCIETY FY2024	£312k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE PAWS RESCUE FY2025	£197k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CATS IN CRISIS FY2024	£102k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CATS IN DISTRESS FY2025	£225k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME FY2025	£68.4m	—	—	unclear	27.9%	no doubt

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