MANSFIELD CAT RESCUE

Registered charity 1193319 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MANSFIELD CAT WATCH

Mansfield Cat Rescue rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes stray, feral and unwanted cats in Mansfield Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE AREA OF NOTTINGHAM CITY AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY UP TO AND INCLUDING BROXTOWE, GEDLING, ASHFIELD, MANSFIELD, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, BASSETLAW, AND RUSHCLIFFE, TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS CATS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR CATS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE, REHOMING SUCH CATS WHERE POSSIBLE.

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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Latest income
£124k
Latest spending
£115k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a small surplus, though this was already allocated to vet bills. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy of £1-3k to cover monthly veterinary costs, noting that cash flow is unpredictable. The financial review highlights risks related to increasing veterinary costs and challenging fundraising conditions.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £1-3k (held: £15k)
“The Chair and Treasurer have instigated a reserves policy of £1-3k due for monthly vets bills.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 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 — Mansfield Cat Rescue (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: Derbyshire · Lincolnshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£124k£115k
31/01/2024£89k£85k
31/01/2023£83k£85k
31/01/2022£55k£52k

Common questions

Is MANSFIELD CAT RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a small surplus, though this was already allocated to vet bills. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy of £1-3k to cover monthly veterinary costs, noting that cash flow is unpredictable. The financial review highlights risks related to increasing veterinary costs and challenging fundraising conditions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MANSFIELD CAT RESCUE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MANSFIELD CAT RESCUE as a grant recipient include THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION, THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATIONFY2024£12kGrant Programme - Pets
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUSTFY2023£6kAnimal welfare
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATIONFY2025£2kPet Rescues

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
LOCAL TRUST1£123k
The Keith Howard Foundation1£45k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO1£20k
ASHFIELD VOLUNTARY ACTION1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT CAT RESCUE AND HOMING SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MANSFIELD CAT RESCUE£124k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT CAT RESCUE AND HOMING SOCIETY FY2024£312k——unclear—no doubt
MANSFIELD COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE (CVS) FY2025£345k—0unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL AND WALES CAT RESCUE FY2025£157k—0unclear—no doubt
CRAMAR CAT RESCUE FY2025£1.1m——unclear—no doubt
FILEY CAT RESCUE FY2025£216k—0unclear—no doubt

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