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THE CAT WELFARE GROUP LTD

Registered charity 1189649 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Cat Welfare Group's activities are to relieve the suffering and distress of cats, kittens and feral cats which are in need of care and attention by reason of abandonment, neglect, sickness, maltreatment or poor circumstances in the Portsmouth and Southampton area by providing a rescue, fostering and re-homing service and veterinary treatment.

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Latest income
£209k
Latest spending
£196k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £29,404 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £224,377 and expenditure of £194,973. Free reserves stood at £76,764, which is in excess of the trustees' policy target of approximately £48,750. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months cover of the charity’s annual expenditure (held: £77k)
“the trustees have determined that The Cat Welfare Group should aim to establish and maintain free reserves (unrestricted funds excluding designated funds) at a minimum level of 3 months cover of the charity’s annual expenditure. Based on 2024 expenditure this equates to approximately £48,750.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee was reimbursed expenses totalling £281. The CEO (married to a trustee) received £12,500 remuneration and £3,644 expenses.
“One trustee was reimbursed expenses totalling £281 (2023: £336 to three trustees). The CEO (who is married to a trustee) was employed by the charity, received a total of £12,500 (2023: £11,631) as remuneration and pension contributions. She was also reimbursed expenses of £3,644 (2023: £3,074) incurred on behalf of the charity.” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One trustee reimbursed expenses
“One trustee was reimbursed expenses totalling £281 (2023: £336 to three trustees). The CEO (who is married to a trustee) was employed by the charity, received a total of £12,500 (2023: £11,631) as remuneration and pension contributions. She was also reimbursed expenses of £3,644 (2023: £3,074) incurred on behalf of the charity.” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Cat Welfare Group (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£209k£196k
31/12/2024£224k£195k
31/12/2023£196k£226k
31/12/2022£233k£211k
31/12/2021£244k£166k

Common questions

Is THE CAT WELFARE GROUP LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £29,404 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £224,377 and expenditure of £194,973. Free reserves stood at £76,764, which is in excess of the trustees' policy target of approximately £48,750. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CAT WELFARE GROUP LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CAT WELFARE GROUP LTD as a grant recipient include THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION, THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO, PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST, THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATIONFY2025£38kPet Rescues
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIOFY2024£20k
PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10kProject neuter
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIOFY2023£10k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIOFY2025£10k
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUSTFY2024£8k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£5k
PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kAffordable Veterinary Care
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUSTFY2023£4kAnimal welfare
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATIONFY2023£4k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£3k
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kassistance with costs to neuter cats and kittens
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST1£922k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAT LOVERS ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CAT WELFARE GROUP LTD£209k—0above—no doubt
CAT LOVERS ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
CATWEL (CARDIFF) FY2025£269k—0above—no doubt
GREEK CAT WELFARE SOCIETY (UK) FY2024£342k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT CAT RESCUE AND HOMING SOCIETY FY2024£312k——unclear—no doubt
HERE FOR CATS FY2024£105k—0unclear—no doubt

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