The Cat and Rabbit Rescue Centre

Analysis

The Cat and Rabbit Rescue Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chichester. It was registered in March 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Cat and Rabbit Rescue Centre reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.5m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.9m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Cat and Rabbit Rescue Centre sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safe Haven for Donkeys in the Holy Land (£1.9m), RSPCA Brighton & The Heart of Sussex (£1.9m) and The Pangea Trust (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 55%, donations and legacies 37%, charitable activities 5.4% and investments 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £560k. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.