ROLVENDEN CAT RESCUE

Registered charity 1141631 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A small independent charity whose focus of activities is to rescue abandoned, stray and unwanted cats within the surrounding area of Kent and East Sussex. We ensure that the cats in our care are kept in comfort and good health until they are suitably rehomed. We neuter all cats and advise and inform the public with regard to the benefits of neutering.

Objects

(I) TO RELIEVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY CATS, IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS.(II) TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.

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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Registered contact address: Ashford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£64k
Latest spending
£76k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £12,121 for the period, with total payments (£76,076) exceeding total receipts (£63,955). Despite this, unrestricted cash funds increased to £73,739, supported by prior year balances. The accounts do not disclose any reserves policy or specific financial health risks beyond the current year's deficit.

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 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£64k£76k
05/04/2024£54k£62k
05/04/2023£45k£65k
05/04/2022£92k£53k
05/04/2021£60k£49k

Common questions

Is ROLVENDEN CAT RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £12,121 for the period, with total payments (£76,076) exceeding total receipts (£63,955). Despite this, unrestricted cash funds increased to £73,739, supported by prior year balances. The accounts do not disclose any reserves policy or specific financial health risks beyond the current year's deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LYMINGTON CAT AND KITTEN RESCUE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROLVENDEN CAT RESCUE£64k—0unclear—no doubt
LYMINGTON CAT AND KITTEN RESCUE FY2025£225k——unclear—no doubt
HERONBANK CAT RESCUE FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
FELINE CARE FY2025£335k—0unclear—no doubt
WISTERIA CAT RESCUE FY2025£228k—0unclear—no doubt
TAG PET RESCUE FY2025£386kUnder £60,0000unclear—noted

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