CAT ACTION TRUST

Charity number: 1063947
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity works through a branch network to help feral cats by neutering colonies,relocating them when they are unwanted, providing veterinary treatment for sick or injured feral cats and rehoming kittens and tameable cats to domestic homes. It does not destroy them, as it considers this to be an ineffective and inhumane method of tackling the problem

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £84,853
Total expenditure: £207,939

People

5 Trustee(s)

75 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

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:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 August 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • ORIGINAL CAT ACTION TRUST (Working name)
Company number:
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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
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Helen O'Hare Trustee 25 January 2023
None on record
Heathcliffe Melanistic Trustee 01 April 2018
None on record
Linda Martin Trustee 19 October 2017
None on record
Brenda Martin Trustee 05 May 2017
None on record
Angela Hamp Trustee 19 March 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £371.65k £226.25k £303.33k £366.30k £84.85k
Total expenditure £212.81k £214.93k £184.74k £198.39k £207.94k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £16.12k £2.82k 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 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 July 2023 177 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 July 2023 177 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 April 2022 86 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 April 2022 86 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 19 March 2021 47 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 19 March 2021 47 days late 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 14/06/1997 AS AMENDED ON 05/09/1998 AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 17/01/2005 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 19/05/2009 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 16/12/2011

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING OF CATS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON FERAL CATS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
DS House
306 High Street
Croydon
CR0 1NG
Phone:
01406701001
Email:
info@catactiontrust.org.uk
Website:

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