CHILDREN'S ACUTE TRANSPORT SERVICE

Registered charity 1124897 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aim of the service is to improve and standardise care for the critically ill child requiring intensive care. The CATS Charity was set up to raise funds to support the needs of our service and ensure that we can, along with our NHS funding provide the best equipment and care suitable for the transport environment. This includes supporting our staffs education, training and well-being.

Objects

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED CHILDREN BY: -1) THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO TRANSFER THEM TO APPROPRIATE FACILITIES; AND2. TO PROMOTE BEST PRACTICE IN THE STABILISATION AND TRANSPORT; AND3. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF ALL STAFF WITHIN THE CATS TEAM AND AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL INVOLVED IN THEIR CARE.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £137,734 to £169,609 during the year, driven by incoming resources of £56,271 against charitable expenditure of £38,372. The trustees note that income is small and reserves are often reserved to accumulate funds for expensive specialist medical equipment. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CATS Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr DANIEL HENRY LUTMAN
• Dr PADMANABHAN RAMNARAYAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Emma Sturgess
• LYNN SHIELDS
• MARK ANTHONY CLEMENT · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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