CAT CHAT

Charity number: 1100649
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Cat Chat is a web-based charity sourcing new, loving homes for rescued cats from shelters and rehoming groups in the UK & Ireland. We are particularly committed to finding homes for long-stay and hard-to-home cats. Our online homing services are free of charge to rescue organisations of all sizes, including branches of the large charities. We also advise the public about cat rehoming & welfare.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 07 June 2024

Total income: £143,552
Total expenditure: £93,735

People

6 Trustee(s)

20 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 November 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CAT CHAT THE CAT RESCUE RESOURCE (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
MARGARET ELEANOR OVENS Chair 13 December 2005
None on record
LYNSEY AISHA MAHMOOD Trustee 03 December 2014
None on record
ANGELA LOUISE JAMES Trustee 13 May 2008
None on record
MRS J M LOVE-HINSLEY Trustee 13 December 2005
None on record
MANDY PHILIPPA COTTER Trustee 12 November 2003
None on record
STEPHEN LEONARD WISE Trustee 12 November 2003
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 07/06/2020 07/06/2021 07/06/2022 07/06/2023 07/06/2024
Total gross income £21.68k £39.58k £75.45k £27.15k £143.55k
Total expenditure £50.11k £48.20k £39.34k £42.91k £93.74k
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 07 June 2024 08 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 07 June 2024 08 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 07 June 2023 24 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 07 June 2023 24 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 07 June 2022 27 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 07 June 2022 27 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 07 June 2021 26 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 07 June 2021 26 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 07 June 2020 03 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 07 June 2020 Not Required
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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 19 MAY 2003 AS AMENDED 29 OCTOBER 2003

Charitable objects

(I) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES WHOSE PURPOSES ARE TO PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE BY THE PROVISION OF AN INTERNET WEB-SITE, I.T SUPPORT AND FACILITIES (II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS OF ANIMAL WELFARE BY THE PROVISION OF A WEB-SITE AND INFORMATION SERVICE

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
PO BOX 358
RAMSGATE
KENT
CT12 6YP
Phone:
01843593513
Email:
cats@catchat.org
Website:

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