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INTERNATIONAL CAT CARE

Registered charity 1117342 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FELINE ADVISORY BUREAU

International Cat Care Ltd is a charity dedicated to promoting the health and welfare of cats through improved feline knowledge, to help us all care better for our cats.

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

Latest income
£3.0m
Latest spending
£3.1m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £72,098 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £3,020,592 and expenditure of £3,052,277. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £1,570,262 exceed the stated policy target of £1,050,000, representing six months of running costs. The auditors concluded 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: six months running costs (held: £1.6m)
“International Cat Care reserve policy stated to hold "free" reserves which equals 6 months running costs, this equates to £1,050,000” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: International Cat Care (Enterprises) Limited
“The shares in group undertakings represent a 100% holding in the ordinary share capital of International Cat Care (Enterprises) Limited” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

INTERNATIONAL CAT CARE (ENTERPRISES) LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

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

    Company officers (Companies House)

    Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

    Official officers record.

    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 31/12/2025)

    Total income
    £3.0m
    Total spending
    £3.1m
    Cost of raising funds
    £119k
    Reserves (reported)
    £2.6m
    Employees
    35

    Reported reserves equal ~10.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/12/2025£3.0m£3.1m
    31/12/2024£3.1m£2.9m
    31/12/2023£3.5m£2.5m
    31/12/2022£2.6m£2.6m
    31/12/2021£2.3m£2.2m

    Common questions

    Is INTERNATIONAL CAT CARE financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £72,098 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £3,020,592 and expenditure of £3,052,277. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £1,570,262 exceed the stated policy target of £1,050,000, representing six months of running costs. The auditors concluded 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.

    Who funds INTERNATIONAL CAT CARE?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL CAT CARE as a grant recipient include THE SANDERSON FOUNDATION.

    Known funders

    Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    THE SANDERSON FOUNDATIONFY2022£200k

    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
    THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST3£26k
    THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION2£48k
    THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1—
    OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST1£922k
    THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO1£40k
    KUSUMA TRUST UK1£29k
    PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
    THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED1£8k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON INNER CITY KITTIES.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    INTERNATIONAL CAT CARE£3.0m——above—no doubt
    LONDON INNER CITY KITTIES FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
    CATS IN CRISIS FY2024£102k—0unclear—no doubt
    CAT LOVERS ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
    CARE 4 CATS FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE CAT WELFARE GROUP LTD FY2024£209k—0above—no doubt

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