The Colchester and District Cat Rescue and Homing Society

Analysis

The Colchester and District Cat Rescue and Homing Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in March 1978, 48 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 Colchester and District Cat Rescue and Homing Society reported income of £562k and spending of £287k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £690k to £562k (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Colchester and District Cat Rescue and Homing Society sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust (£556k), Rottweiler Welfare Association (£562k) and Barnsley and District Animal Rescue Charity (£542k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%, charitable activities 21% and investments 2.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £371k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 52 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.