CATS IN DISTRESS

Charity number: 1167332
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Rescue, rehabilitate & rehome stray, abandoned, mistreated & unwanted cats & kittens.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £130,919
Total expenditure: £114,009

People

6 Trustee(s)

46 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Somerset
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 May 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
VIRGINIA PARRATT Chair 01 May 2016
None on record
Holly Marsh-Emberson Trustee 16 February 2026
None on record
Karen Denning Trustee 26 August 2024
None on record
Lynette Nicholson Trustee 26 August 2024
None on record
Mark Cooke Trustee 26 August 2024
None on record
Claire Randall-Cooke Trustee 19 February 2019
THE WARMINSTER U3A
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £89.93k £80.01k £95.35k £104.60k £130.92k
Total expenditure £93.40k £66.77k £112.15k £100.17k £114.01k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 06 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 06 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 09 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 09 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 20 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 05 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 03 August 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Foundation Registered 25 May 2016

Charitable objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS. TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.

Contact information

Address:
Rectory Cottage
Berkley Street
Berkley
FROME
BA11 5JH
Phone:
01373830972
Email:
info@cats-in-distress.org
Website:

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