FELINES 1ST

Registered charity 1185069 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our vision is to work towards a society where no cat is left alone or vulnerable and all cats are treated with compassion, kindness and care. Felines 1st is striving for no cat in the Surrey/Sussex area to be left behind, forgotten or abandoned when in need.Our aims are to ensure the welfare of cats, this is achieved by:Rescuing, reuniting and rehoming cats.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS CATS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR CATS IN AND AROUND THE SURREY/SUSSEX AREA, WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A)RESCUING CATS THAT ARE IN NEED, ALONE OR VULNERABLE; B)REUNITING LOST CATS WITH THEIR OWNERS; C)REHOMING CATS THAT HAVE BEEN RESCUED OR ARE NO LONGER WANTED; D)UNDERTAKING A ‘TRAP, NEUTER AND RELEASE’ PROGRAMME FOR FERAL COLONIES; E)PROVIDING CAT WELFARE EDUCATION, INCLUDING PROMOTING THE NEUTERING OF CATS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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 operated at a net deficit of £5,168 for the year, reducing its total funds from £11,881 to £6,713. The trustees report that the charity has not yet been in a position to hold cash reserves, though they aim to maintain sufficient funds to support every cat in care. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and comply with the Charities Act.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Marcia Hibberdchair
• Catherine Senior
• Lynne Bailey
• Michelle Edwards
• Rosemary Elaine Martin

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

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