The Rhodes Minnis Cat Sanctuary

Analysis

The Rhodes Minnis Cat Sanctuary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in July 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Rhodes Minnis Cat Sanctuary reported income of £515k and spending of £457k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £707k to £515k (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Rhodes Minnis Cat Sanctuary sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Defend (£515k), Spaniel Aid CIO (£517k) and The Second Chance Society (£515k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 48%, investments 27%, charitable activities 16% and trading 6.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £147k. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 5.8%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 68 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.