HASTINGS CAT LOVERS (HCL)

Registered charity 1184847 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Hastings Cat Lovers (HCL) are based in Hastings & St Leonards On Sea. We take cats & kittens into our care that can no longer be looked after by their owners also stray & abandoned cats.The cats are neutered, vaccinated & microchipped prior to rehoming.We recover deceased cats,usually vicitms of RTAs. We also offer advice on all cat & kitten related problems.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF CATS AND KITTENS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE RESCUE AND REHOMING FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH CATS.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,518 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £17,869 to £16,351. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. The charity's reserves policy targets three to six months of expenditure, and the trustees consider the current level of reserves to be maintained at this target.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Iona Grace Jardinechair
• Lesley Ann Hunter
• Robert Horace Shepherd

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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