Lost Cats Brighton

Analysis

Lost Cats Brighton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05965383). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Lost Cats Brighton reported income of £49k and spending of £56k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £27k to £49k (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 474%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Lost Cats Brighton sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hilary Tangye Trust (£49k), John Strutt Centre for Parrot Conservation (£49k) and Fat Fluffs Rabbit Rescue (£49k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.