Cat's Guidance

Analysis

Cat's Guidance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigan. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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, Cat's Guidance reported income of £99k and spending of £75k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £22k to £99k (+344%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 330%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Cat's Guidance sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue (£98k), Friends Indeed (£99k) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Lincolnshire East Branch (£98k).