UK Cat Consortium
Analysis
UK Cat Consortium is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby Road. It was registered in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05620264). It says it sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, UK Cat Consortium reported income of £3.0m and spending of £3.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £3.0m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, UK Cat Consortium sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ the Redeemer College (£3.0m), Cumberland Lodge (£3.0m) and Fircroft College of Adult Education (£3.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £917k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 99%
- Investments 0.5%
In the charity's own words
UKCAT provides and develops a University admission test aiming to achieve greater fairness in selection to medicine and dentistry and widening participation in medical and dental training of under-represented groups. Through a research programme UKCAT is seeking to identify characteristics in applicants that will make them good dentists/doctors with the ultimate aim of improving patient care.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Christ the Redeemer College | Middlesex | £3.0m |
| Cumberland Lodge | Windsor | £3.0m |
| Fircroft College of Adult Education | Birmingham | £3.0m |
| Northbourne Park School Limited | Deal | £3.0m |