Our trustees As a charity, Yorkshire Cat Rescue is governed by a board of trustees. They make the decisions about how the charity will operate and what direction it will take. Expand Our trustees are Lyndon Campbell (our Chair). Lyndon’s particular area of expertise is commercial property and he has been invaluable when setting up Yorkshire Cat Rescue’s charity shops. Lyndon has three cats Macey, Barney and Cherry (an ex-YCR kitten). Hannah Bates. Hannah is a lawyer and assists with any legal issues which face Yorkshire Cat Rescue. She is on a one-woman crusade to adopt every kitten in the world. Andrew McDougall. Andrew is, by training, a lawyer and he was Senior Partner of a large commercial solicitors practice. He now acts as a consultant. Andrew also has experience in HR and as such he oversees staff and volunteer recruitment and HR issues, as well as being responsible for Yorkshire Cat Rescue’s staffing and volunteer policies. Andrew has twelve cats and lives on a small-holding in North Yorkshire. Andrew and his wife also operate a Charitable Foundation on the small-holding supporting animal welfare initiatives, and in addition to the twelve cats keep a range of domestic and farm animals. Tom Piercy. Tom works in the charity sector and has previously worked as a fundraiser at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. He volunteers alongside our fundraisers to give them advice and support in their work.
Our patron Best-selling romantic novelist, Milly Johnson, is our patron. Expand Barnsley born romantic novelist Milly Johnson, author of books such as ‘A Spring Affair’, ‘Here Come The Girls’ and 'The Teashop on the Corner' is our Patron. Milly first became known to Yorkshire Cat Rescue, then Haworth Cat Rescue, when she lived in Haworth. She became friends with our founder Sara, adopted a couple of cats from us, and the rest is history. Milly supports us by visiting us when she is in the area, and having collections for us during her book launches. Milly also refers to the Maud Haworth Home for Cats in some of her books … we’re pretty sure this is us! In 2020, Milly was awarded the Romantic Novelists' Association's Outstanding Achievement Award. If you would like to read more about Milly and her books, then you can find more information here
Our shops staff Our shops have small teams of staff, ably supported by volunteers. Expand Sal is our Charity Retail Area Coordinator. His role is to oversee the shops and help organise and support them. He is also responsible for finding other opportunities to raise funds from our retail operation. In the Keighley shop Mark is our store Manager. In the Halifax shop Ben is our store Manager. In the Brighouse shop Rachel is the store Manager. In the Skipton shop Charlotte is the store Manager. Issey sells on eBay for Yorkshire Cat Rescue - this is a valuable source of income. Paul and Ian are the drivers - they take stock from one shop to another to ensure all shops are fully stocked. April & Samuel are our central sorting Supervisors. They oversee sorting of donated goods and ensures that items are sent to the most appropriate of our shops for them to be sold.