BRISTOL AND WALES CAT RESCUE

Registered charity 1127289 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rescue and re-home cats incorporating a non destructive policy

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF CATS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOME OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH CATS.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

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
£157k
Latest spending
£124k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held no reserves at the end of the period, a position attributed to the unpredictability of emergency care costs. Despite this, the charity reported a surplus of £32,884 for the year, with total income of £156,539 exceeding total expenditure of £123,655. The trustees identified rising vet bills and increased costs as principal risks facing the charity.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BRISTOL AND WALES CAT RESCUE (matched by registered charity number).

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
31/03/2025£157k£124k
31/03/2024£162k£150k
31/03/2023£145k£151k
31/03/2022£143k£132k
31/03/2021£133k£121k

Common questions

Is BRISTOL AND WALES CAT RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held no reserves at the end of the period, a position attributed to the unpredictability of emergency care costs. Despite this, the charity reported a surplus of £32,884 for the year, with total income of £156,539 exceeding total expenditure of £123,655. The trustees identified rising vet bills and increased costs as principal risks facing the charity.

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
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST1£922k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION1£10k
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST1£9k

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.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRISTOL AND WALES CAT RESCUE£157k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT CAT RESCUE AND HOMING SOCIETY FY2024£312k——unclear—no doubt
HERE FOR CATS FY2024£105k—0unclear—no doubt
FELINE FUR BABIES NORTH WALES FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WESTMORLAND BRANCH CIO FY2025£474k—0unclear—no doubt
CATS IN DISTRESS FY2025£225k—0unclear—no doubt

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