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 2014 2015 2016 2017 Income Voluntary Income £160491 £181776 £129161 £154686 Activities for generating funds £27231 £16179 £16022 £18934 Investment/ Other Income £888 £865 £1981 £1565 Charitable activities £153988 £124104 £138789 £131572 Total Income £342598 £322924 £285953 £306757 Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 Expenditure Direct costs £80356 £129779 £120315 £147781 Support costs £172838 £175471 £220074 £174772 Total Expenditure £253194 £305251 £340388 £322554 Profit / (Loss) £89404 £89404 (£54436) (£15797) Profit / (Loss) as a % of total income 26% 26% (19%) (5%) 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. The table below shows the number of cats rescued since 2012. 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 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total Number of cats rescued 613 675 865 935 993 1028 5109 Analysed by 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total Adopted 567 650 784 833 894 891 4619 Re-united 10 3 9 13 20 9 64 Euthanasia 8 7 4 20 10 16 65 Deceased 23 14 22 48 22 24 153 Lost / TNR 0 0 3 0 1 1 5 Waiting for Homes 53 52 85 85 107 128 551 Transfered 0 0 0 0 22 116 138 Total 661 726 907 999 1076 1185 6461 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 private house. 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. The medium-term plan is to convert an unused block of cat pens to become a reception area and to move the kitten accommodation there. This will improve the facilities for both staff/volunteers and kittens. 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