FELINE CARE

Registered charity 1144830 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Relieve suffering of domestic & feral cats by providing/maintaining rescue homes/facilities for the reception, care & treatment of such animals in the hope of finding them permanent homes.Preserve public health by promoting high standards of companion animal ownership & responsible management of domestic, stray & feral cats through neutering.Advance education in need for responsible ownership.

Objects

2.2 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:2.2.1 TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF DOMESTIC & FERAL CATS, AND SOME OTHER ANIMALS, 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 IN THE HOPE OF FINDING THEM PERMANENT HOMES IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.2.2.2 TO PRESERVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM NUISANCE AND DISTRESS PRIMARILY BY PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF COMPANION ANIMAL OWNERSHIP AND THE RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF DOMESTIC, STRAY AND FERAL CATS THROUGH NEUTERING IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.2.2.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

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
£335k
Latest spending
£259k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income rose to £335,276 with a net income of £76,534, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £491,025. The trustees report that these reserves exceed their policy target of covering one year of operating costs, ensuring a strong liquidity position and financial resilience for the charity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Total income rose to £335,276, up from £268,366 in 2023/24, driven by increased legacies, donations, and strong trading performance.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one year of operating costs (held: £491k)
“The Trustees maintain a reserves policy in line with Charity Commission guidance, ensuring that unrestricted reserves cover at least one year of operating costs to safeguard the charity’s sustainability.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Molly Farrar is employed by Feline Care in an advisory capacity.
“All Trustees serve voluntarily and receive no pay or benefits for their work. The only exception is Molly Farrar, who, in addition to her voluntary Trustee role, is also employed by Feline Care in an advisory capacity, having resigned from management.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 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.

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£335k£259k
31/03/2024£268k£194k
31/03/2023£170k£175k
31/03/2022£194k£158k
31/03/2021£191k£135k

Common questions

Is FELINE CARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income rose to £335,276 with a net income of £76,534, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £491,025. The trustees report that these reserves exceed their policy target of covering one year of operating costs, ensuring a strong liquidity position and financial resilience for the charity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.