COVENTRY CAT GROUP

Charity Number: 1065043
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We help, care for the welfare and improve the quality of life of abandoned or feral cats in and around Coventry. We respond to calls for help when we are told cats and/or kittens are apparently abandoned living in gardens or on the highway, or surviving rough as ferals and endeavour to improve their quality of life. Volunteers and helpers are always welcome to join us.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £68,167
Total expenditure: £66,784

People

4 Trustee(s)

51 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
Where the charity operates:
  • Coventry City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 October 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • COV-CAT (Working name)
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
  • 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 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Colin David Childs Trustee 14 February 2018
None on record
Deborah Brassington Trustee 14 February 2018
None on record
Judith Anne Stanley Trustee 01 March 2016
None on record
Linda Rosemary McManus Trustee 07 September 2014
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 £54.89k £78.84k £52.44k £45.13k £68.17k
Total expenditure £50.86k £62.99k £50.56k £97.49k £66.78k
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 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 24 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 24 January 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16 MAY 1997 AS AMENDED ON 26 SEPTEMBER 1997 as amended on 11 May 2018

Charitable objects

1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF CARE AND ACCOMMODATION FOR ABANDONED MAINLY FERAL CATS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION BY REASON OF HOMELESSNESS, SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO THE SUFFERING AMONG SUCH CATS IN COVENTRY AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREA AND 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CARE OF FERAL CATS

Area of benefit

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

COVENTRY AND THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
Coventry Cat Group
Wychwood
Northbrook Road
Coventry
CV6 2AJ
Phone:
02476268073
Email:
judith@coventrycatgroup.org.uk
Website:

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