SAVE A STRAY

Registered charity 1212425 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF CATS AND KITTENS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION IN ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER, SHEFFIELD, AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR SUCH ANIMALS AND BY FINDING NEW AND SUITABLE HOMES FOR CATS AND KITTENS, AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL

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FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF CATS AND KITTENS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION IN ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER, SHEFFIELD, AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR SUCH ANIMALS AND BY FINDING NEW AND SUITABLE HOMES FOR CATS AND KITTENS, AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG CATS AND KITTENS.

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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Registered contact address: Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£87k
Latest spending
£74k
Registered
2025
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £12,851.29 for the period, with total income of £86,517.35 and expenditure of £73,666.06. At year-end, the charity held unrestricted cash reserves of £11,782.65. The trustees have not yet formally adopted a reserves policy but intend to do so by December 2026.

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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 45

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

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Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£87k£74k

Common questions

Is SAVE A STRAY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £12,851.29 for the period, with total income of £86,517.35 and expenditure of £73,666.06. At year-end, the charity held unrestricted cash reserves of £11,782.65. The trustees have not yet formally adopted a reserves policy but intend to do so by December 2026. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SAVE A STRAY£87k—0unclear—no doubt
LOTUS STRAY RESCUE FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt
STRAY CAT RESCUE FY2025£154k£14,8380unclear—no doubt
SHROPSHIRE CAT RESCUE FY2025£572k—0unclear—no doubt
FELINE CARE FY2025£335k—0unclear—no doubt
SMALL PET & CAT CARE FY2025£53k——unclear—no doubt

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