The Lincolnshire Trust for Cats

Analysis

The Lincolnshire Trust for Cats is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Market Rasen. It was registered in December 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and animals, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Lincolnshire Trust for Cats reported income of £682k and spending of £258k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £106k to £682k (+546%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Lincolnshire Trust for Cats sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Tigers (£682k), Sheppey Matters (£682k) and The League of Friends of the Maidstone Hospital (£682k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and trading 4.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £560k. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £363k would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.