Lymington Cat and Kitten Rescue

Analysis

Lymington Cat and Kitten Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lymington. It was registered in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lymington Cat and Kitten Rescue reported income of £225k and spending of £279k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £258k to £225k (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 288%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Lymington Cat and Kitten Rescue sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wimbledon Greyhound Welfare (£225k), Cats in Distress (£225k) and RSPCA Sunderland, Hartlepool & South Tyneside Branch (£224k).