THE CATCUDDLES SANCTUARY

Registered charity 1147971 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CATCUDDLES

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 HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION,CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH CATS AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG CATS

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 HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION,CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH CATS AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG CATS

Area of benefit: THROUGHOUT ENGLAND

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
£211k
Latest spending
£279k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing of resources of £67,718, leading to a drawdown of unrestricted reserves from £123,386 to £55,668. The trustees report that this reduction was necessary to cover unavoidable fixed costs during a period of operational scaling back and leadership absence. The charity anticipates a recovery in 2025 supported by legacy income.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-6 months of operating costs (held: £56k)
“The charity's Reserves Policy is set at 3-6 months of operating costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The document states the trustees' report was approved on 28 October 2025 for the year ended 31 December 2024. This is a 10-month delay. However, the prompt asks for 'late filing admitted'. The document does not explicitly admit lateness, nor does it mention regulator engagement or serious incidents beyond operational challenges. The resignation of trustees is a governance change, not necessarily a 'serious matter' flag under the strict definition of 'serious explicitly-stated matters (late filing admitted, regulator engagement, serious incident reports, internal control failures)'. The prompt rules say 'only serious explicitly-stated matters'. A late filing is serious, but is it 'admitted'? The document just has a late date. I will leave this empty to be safe, as 'late filing admitted' usually requires explicit language like 'we apologise for the delay'.
“These financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 28 October 2025” — page 8
Per its FY2024 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Catcuddles Sanctuary (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£211k£279k
31/12/2023£351k£476k
31/12/2022£330k£272k
31/12/2021£330k£272k
31/12/2020£169k£178k

Common questions

Is THE CATCUDDLES SANCTUARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing of resources of £67,718, leading to a drawdown of unrestricted reserves from £123,386 to £55,668. The trustees report that this reduction was necessary to cover unavoidable fixed costs during a period of operational scaling back and leadership absence. The charity anticipates a recovery in 2025 supported by legacy income. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.