PETERBOROUGH CAT RESCUE

Registered charity 1153044 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a self financing charity helping unwanted and stray cats, in the Peterborough Area, to find loving homes.

Objects

TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS CATS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR CATS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION IN PETERBOROUGH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN PETERBOROUGH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO CAT WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG CATS.

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

Causes: Animals · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Peterborough, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£228k

Latest spending

£175k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £53,298 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing its General Purposes Fund balance to £277,492. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and more than adequate to meet the charity's objectives. The charity rehomed 935 cats and kittens during the year.

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.

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.

Conflicting interests
Volunteer management

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 35

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 78

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 34
Government income: £350 — grants £350 (1); under 1% of the £154,327 total gross income on the same return

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Krystal — “This website is proudly hosted by Krystal for free as part of their commitment to supporting UK charities.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

DAPHNE JOYCE WILSON
Geoffrey Haynes
Jennifer Johnson
PETER WILSON
Tanya Manning

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Peterborough City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£228k	£175k
31/03/2024	£175k	£148k
31/03/2023	£154k	£122k
31/03/2022	£112k	£116k
31/03/2021	£120k	£87k

Common questions

Is PETERBOROUGH CAT RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £53,298 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing its General Purposes Fund balance to £277,492. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and more than adequate to meet the charity's objectives. The charity rehomed 935 cats and kittens during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST	1	£9k

Charities like this

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

HERONBANK CAT RESCUE income £113k
THE STRAY CAT CLUB income £88k
LITTLE PAWS RESCUE income £197k
KITTY KAT RESCUE & REHOMING income £29k
LYMINGTON CAT AND KITTEN RESCUE income £225k
CATS IN DISTRESS income £225k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PETERBOROUGH CAT RESCUE	£228k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HERONBANK CAT RESCUE FY2025	£113k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE STRAY CAT CLUB FY2025	£88k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE PAWS RESCUE FY2025	£197k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KITTY KAT RESCUE & REHOMING FY2025	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LYMINGTON CAT AND KITTEN RESCUE FY2025	£225k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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