BURY'S STRAY CAT FUND

Registered charity 279321 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To reduce the suffering of stray & feral cats. Neutering is encouraged as the only humane method of control. To rescue & rehome as many cats as possible. Euthanasia is only on a vet's advice. To help with the cost of neutering & treatment in cases of hardship. To take responsibility for ill or injured cats until an owner is traced. To maintian high standards of care for cats we are look after.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CATS BY RESCUING, PROVIDING TREATMENT, CARE AND ACCOMMODATION FOR CATS IN NEED

Area of benefit: BURY ST. EDMUNDS

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

£274k

Latest spending

£190k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £83,673 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted funds increasing to £1,663,451. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, noting that record-keeping had significantly improved during the year despite previous deficiencies. The charity holds substantial net current assets of £966,483, significantly exceeding its stated reserves policy target of £253,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.7m)

“As at 31 December 2024, the charity's policy was to have a level of reserves which would cover any costs involved in winding up the charity plus two years' forecast expenditure. This would equate to £253,000”

Per its FY2024 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bury's Stray Cat Fund (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Louise Purnellchair
Carolyn Baulch
Sarah Jane Burdett
Sharon Plummer
Susannah Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
Zoe Starling

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£274k	£190k
31/12/2023	£130k	£143k
31/12/2022	£230k	£113k
31/12/2021	£369k	£107k
31/12/2020	£261k	£108k

Common questions

Is BURY'S STRAY CAT FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £83,673 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted funds increasing to £1,663,451. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, noting that record-keeping had significantly improved during the year despite previous deficiencies. The charity holds substantial net current assets of £966,483, significantly exceeding its stated reserves policy target of £253,000. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST	1	£922k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST	1	£9k

Charities like this

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

SHROPSHIRE CAT RESCUE income £572k
STRAY CAT RESCUE income £154k
CAT ACTION TRUST 1977 income £1.1m
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WESTMORLAND BRANCH CIO income £474k
CATS IN CRISIS income £102k
THE CAT AND RABBIT RESCUE CENTRE income £1.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BURY'S STRAY CAT FUND	£274k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHROPSHIRE CAT RESCUE FY2025	£572k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STRAY CAT RESCUE FY2024	£154k	—	unclear	—	noted
CAT ACTION TRUST 1977 FY2025	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WESTMORLAND BRANCH CIO FY2025	£474k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CATS IN CRISIS FY2024	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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