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CAT ACTION TRUST 1977

Registered charity 801245 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAT 1977

The charity's main objective remains the control of feral cats, by limiting their numbers throught neutering and returning to site, by providing veterinary care where necessary and by finding homes for kittens and tame stray cats. Each year the charity manages to neuter more than 1000 cats, home more than 1000 cats and provide veterinary care, other than neutering, for some 750 cats.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£474k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,447,776 significantly exceed the charity's stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to at least two times its annual expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £652,481, driven largely by an exceptional legacy, resulting in a strong financial position with no material uncertainties noted.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two times its annual expenditure (held: £1.4m)
“The charity intends to maintain reserves at a level that is equivalent to at least two times its annual expenditure” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£474k
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~36.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Doncaster · Jersey · Leeds City · Leicestershire · Oldham · Scotland · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£474k
31/03/2024£340k£512k
31/03/2023£210k£467k
31/03/2022£497k£447k
31/03/2021£260k£439k

Common questions

Is CAT ACTION TRUST 1977 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,447,776 significantly exceed the charity's stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to at least two times its annual expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £652,481, driven largely by an exceptional legacy, resulting in a strong financial position with no material uncertainties noted. 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
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST1£922k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION1£10k
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST1£9k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CAT ACTION TRUST 1977£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
SHROPSHIRE CAT RESCUE FY2024£384k—0unclear—no doubt
BURY'S STRAY CAT FUND FY2024£274k—0above—no doubt
CATS IN DISTRESS FY2025£225k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT CAT RESCUE AND HOMING SOCIETY FY2024£312k——unclear—no doubt
CAT RESCUE WEST WALES FY2025£142k—0unclear—no doubt

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