Bury's Stray Cat Fund

Analysis

Bury's Stray Cat Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St Edmunds. It was registered in February 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bury's Stray Cat Fund reported income of £125k and spending of £213k, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £369k to £125k (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Bury's Stray Cat Fund sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Cheshire (Altrincham) Branch (£124k), Dali Dog Rescue UK (£125k) and The Irish Draught Horse Society (Great Britain) (£124k).