About us Where your money goes Where your money goes As with all charities, Yorkshire Cat Rescue submits annual reports to the Charity Commission. Yorkshire Cat Rescue's entry on the Charity Commission website can be found here. Income and Expenditure The years 2014-2016 saw a period of fundraising to improve the accommodation for the cats, and as a result the income and expenses detailed below show a rather skewed version of the charity's normal operating levels. Generally speaking approximately 50% of all expenses are incurred on direct costs, such as vet bills, food etc. The balance is spent on overheads, such as salaries, heating, insurance, vehicle costs etc. In 2015 the charity changed legal structure to become a CIO, and in so doing closed the previous charity (registration number 1058218). All assets of the old charity were transferred to the new charity and this appears in the accounts for the period ending 31 March 2016. This gives an inflated image of the charity's income for that period. The tables below give a summary of income and expenditure for the years 2014-2017. Income & Expenditure by year Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Income Activities for Generating Funds £14004 £16739 £13514 £16045 Voluntary Income £145679 £123217 £145252 £197844 Investment/ Other Income £724 £810 £565 £569 Charitable activities £103305 £145675 £137804 £91064 Total Income £263712 £286441 £297135 £305522 Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Expenditure Direct costs £111670 £124777 £148813 £144132 Support costs £136270 £169853 £168372 £234442 Total Expenditure £247940 £294630 £317185 £378574 Net Profit / (Loss) £15773 (£8189) (£20050) (£73052) Cat Stats The charity aims to rescue 1000 cats per year. The number has increased year on year since the charity was started in 1992, and the target of 1000 is attainable, although kitten litter sizes can play a large part in determining how many cats do actually come to the rescue. The table below shows the number of cats rescued since 2013. The charity has a no-kill policy; all deceased cats were neo-natal kittens or cats who were euthanised on veterinary advice. Since 2016 the charity has been working with Battersea Dogs & Cats Home to transfer cats to London. This is to reduce the number of unwanted cats in the north and improve the chances of the cats finding homes in the south, an area which experiences shortages at certain times of the year. Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total Number of cats rescued 675 865 935 993 1028 942 5438 Analysed by 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total Adopted 650 784 833 894 891 844 4896 Re-united 3 9 13 20 9 8 62 Euthanasia 7 4 20 10 16 9 66 Deceased 14 22 48 22 24 19 149 Lost / TNR 0 3 0 1 1 1 6 Waiting for Homes 52 85 85 107 128 41 Transfered 0 0 0 22 116 56 194 Total 726 907 999 1076 1185 978 5871 The future Yorkshire Cat Rescue regularly has between 50 and 70 cats on-site. These are cared for by exceptional volunteers with support from paid staff. On some days the staff:cat ratio can be 1:50. We need more staff!! Yorkshire Cat Rescue will be looking to open more charity shops through its trading arm, Yorkshire Cat Rescue (Trading Enterprises) Ltd, with a view to taking on more Cat Care Assistants and other support staff. Yorkshire Cat Rescue is situated at the home of its founder, and operates partly from her premises. The charity would like to have a separate office block built to accommodate not only offices, reception and rest-rooms, but to include a veterinary area, quarantine area and a safe area for kittens. The estimated cost of this is £250,000. Offices are currently in old farm buildings - they are isolated, draughty and cold and do not create a feeling of teamwork. There is nowhere for volunteers to rest and very little private space for meetings or gatherings. Support us by Fundraising Donating Corporate giving Remembering us with a gift in your will Supporting our latest appeals Time is valuable, too: find out about volunteering for us