Yorkshire Cat Rescue

Analysis

Yorkshire Cat Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Keighley. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Yorkshire Cat Rescue reported income of £860k and spending of £779k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £521k to £860k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Yorkshire Cat Rescue sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Blackpool and North Lancashire Branch (£852k), Teckels Animal Sanctuaries (£866k) and Veg Trust Incorporating the Matthew Eyton Animal Welfare Trust (£850k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81%, charitable activities 10% and trading 7.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £136k. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £587k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.