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THE COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT CAT RESCUE AND HOMING SOCIETY

Registered charity 275238 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLCHESTER CAT RESCUE

The Charity rehomes cats/kittens in the Colchester area. Each cat has a vet check up, neutering, vaccinating, microchipping.We have a number of cats available for rehoming. Some cats are also looked after at the Sanctuary for the rest of their lives, cats are only put to sleep on veterinary advice.We are entirely dependent on our fundraising, and run a small Charity Shop to help provide income

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Latest income
£312k
Latest spending
£252k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £976,877, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of covering twelve months of running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £59,697 for the year, supported by diverse income streams including shop sales, rents, and Post Office commissions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months (held: £977k)
“The Trustees’ policy is to ensure that the Charity has sufficient reserves to cover the running costs of the Sanctuary for twelve months.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£690k
Total spending
£189k
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£685k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~43.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£312k£252k
31/12/2023£189k£249k
31/12/2022£362k£229k
31/12/2021£690k£189k
31/12/2020£148k£179k

Common questions

Is THE COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT CAT RESCUE AND HOMING SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £976,877, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of covering twelve months of running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £59,697 for the year, supported by diverse income streams including shop sales, rents, and Post Office commissions. Its FY2024 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 SERTH AND GATES CHARITY1£91k
THE GERRICK ROSE ANIMAL TRUST1£88k
KENNETH MAURICE WILLIAMS WILL TRUST1£81k
THE CELIA BLAKEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£50k
THE HARDY FOUNDATION1£23k
RJ AND AH DANIELS CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k
TOBY AND REGINA WYLES CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH DEVON CATS REHOMING.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT CAT RESCUE AND HOMING SOCIETY£312k——unclear—no doubt
SOUTH DEVON CATS REHOMING FY2026£103k—0unclear—no doubt
RSPCA BRIDLINGTON, DRIFFIELD & DISTRICT BRANCH FY2024£524k—0unclear—no doubt
BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME FY2024£70.3m——unclear46.4%no doubt
OLDHAM CATS FY2025£173k—0unclear—no doubt
SHROPSHIRE CAT RESCUE FY2024£384k—0unclear—no doubt

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