# CATTs (Cancer Awareness for Teens & Twenties)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1170750
- **Other names:** CATS, CATS (CANCER AWARENESS IN TEENAGE AND YOUNG PEOPLE SOCIETY), CATTs
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 14, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1170750


## Contact

- **Address:** Richmond House, Hill Street, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, Lancashire
- **Postcode:** OL7 0PZ
- **Phone:** 01613990574
- **Email:** hello@wearecatts.co.uk
- **Website:** https://www.wearecatts.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH IN PARTICULAR AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY USING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AS A MEANS TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF TEH SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CANCER, DECREASE THE DELAY IN SEEKING MEDICAL HELP AND WORKING WITH UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING THE MEDICAL PROFESSION TO RAISE AWARENESS OF CANCER IN YOUNG PEOPLE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT

**Activities:** We work to make sure every young person knows the common signs and symptoms of cancer, and when to go and see their GP. We run a variety of events within universities, and also do other talks and workshops in colleges and businesses. You can find us on twitter or instagram @WeAreCATTs to make sure you know the signs to look for!




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £63408 | £50623 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £8973 | £35802 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £43923 | £64138 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £115103 | £118432 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £124203 | £113139 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **John Charles Walsh Barton** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 17, 2019
- Carla Simpson — appointed Sept. 10, 2025
- Dr Amina Albeyatti — appointed Sept. 10, 2025
- Ethan McLaughlin — appointed Feb. 2, 2022
- Jacob Pitt — appointed Sept. 10, 2025
- Keemia Azvine — appointed July 5, 2023
- Kirandeep Kaur Bajar — appointed July 5, 2023
- Megan Murray-Smith — appointed July 5, 2023
- Subodh Tailor — appointed March 2, 2022