Com
ion for Cats
akhill CIO
R8port of the Trustses for the year 8nded 30 June 2025
STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
G¢)v8rning documont
The organisation is a charitable as80clatlon founded on 26 June 2023 and reglstered 88
charty number 1203734.
How l• tho Charty Con8thut8d7
Clo
Tru8tee Solectlon
The 8880clatlon Is con8tltut8d under terms whlch 88t8bll8hed the obl8Ct$ and powers of
the company and is govemed under constitutlon. Underthat constltutlon the 8ppolnter
shall. for as long as she 1$ a charitable trustse. appoint the ch8rity tru8te88. All other
trustees shall be appointed for a term of thr88 ye8r8. There must be 8t le88t three
charity trustees with a m8xlmum ot Six.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTivrriES
The object of the CIO 18.. for th8 benefft of the publlc. io relleve the suffering off cats In
need of care and attention, and to promote human8 b8havlour toward8 them, in
P8rticuLar by111 providing facilities for their reception, care. treatment and r8h8bilitatlon
8n¢J where appropriate. making8rrangem8nts to rehomethem'121 offerlng8dvlce and
Inform8tion on responsible owneT8hip and Issues concernlng the behavlour. health and
W811-being of cats.
The tru8te88 have pald due regard to guidance i88ued tythe Chartty Comm1381on In
deciding what actNities the ch8rFty should undertake.
ACHIEVEMEKfs AND PERFORMANCE
In our second year as 8 charlty. we tciok in a further 229 cats and kittens, a mixture of dome8tlc
136%), stray124%18ndfer81 (30%). Permanent homes werefound8d for 113, And 8 further60
wenttofo8ter homes. At anyonetime we accommodated betrrn8n 100 8nd 130 cats and
kittens on slte. though 0￿r Christmas VR h8d 165 cats. kFtten8, Strays. f6r81 and farm c8tS, 8$
Y￿ll as thosefostered. Our FN cats live intheir own shielded pen so theyc8n enjoytheir
rernaining Lives peacefulty with u8.
Our new he8ted double pen. with a t8rge outside run attached, h88 given us 8 chance to help
Several families of cats that have needed short st8ywhere their owners are losingtheir homes,
have abusive partners or have he81th problams. When not needed for that. it has meant that
those cats that are not h8PPy With human contsct. can coexist with more domestSc8ted c8ts.
and h8ve allthe time they need to become more Domesticated or remain as working farm cats.
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Report ofthe Tru8tee8 forthe year ended 30 June 2025
This gives ustime to evaluats them to &n8ure that correct hornes afèfound for each indl¥ith
We also now have Toom to keep manyyounger cats that will be hoppy in the comp8ny of people
for longer.
We have pr¢)vlded accommodation on site for lo¢al independent vets to oper8te and inoculate
on slte. which has helped to reduce costs. and distress to our cats and Wttens. W3it to 8n
external vat. le￿3 the catslkitten8 3tressed forday5 afterwards.
We have offared pi8c8mentsior 80V8rn1 Duke of Edlnburgh award students. as well os WOTk
experi8nco placements. We have 8180 8ccommoOated several SEND school studgnts. offering
them on oltemathie work experience p18¢8ment.
Followlng a break-ln by 8 vandal who forced some of the doors of ouroutdoorcages. we
received generou8 donation8 to in8tsU ccr¥ and to strengthen acce88 to thé pen8. We al80
recelve donations of food on 8 regular b8818 from our many followers and friend8.
FINANCIAL REview
The charity h81d c83h In the Bonk of £4104.98, all ofwhlch are unrestricted fund8.
Dets118 of fund8 materl8Uy In deflclt 8T8 not8ppUcgbie.
Th• eharlty'• Pflnclyl ￿￿r¢•$ otfund• (1n¢ludlng•nyfundral￿n
Tha maln 80ur¢e of fundlngw88 from indivldu81 don8tlon8. glft ald and adoptlon8.
TRUSTEES vkno manag•th• ¢￿tIty
Judlth Diane Knowt
Hazel Ann Georg8
Susan Ellzabeth Hubtsard
Terence Petsr Knowle8
Phlllp St8ph6n Rich8rd8on
Nlcky P8rfltt
Trustee
The tru8t688 reportwas apmed bythe board of trustae8.
Appoirrtorlfru8tee
Trn8ts8
{Appoint8d 26 June 2023)
(Retlred 2 January 20251
(Appointed 26 June 20231
IAppolnt8(126 June 20231
(Appointed 28 June 20231
(Appointed 2 J8nu8ry 2025)
Truatse
Trustee
Trustee
Judlth Di8ne Knowles
Appolntorl Tru8tee
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Date: 0￿0￿2028

Compasslon for Cats. OAKHILL CIO
Registered charity
30106125
30106124
Incomo rec•lvod:
Donatlons
Adoption8 1
foster
fundraising event8
less expen8e8
177.333.96
40674
13.551.80
20309
2,761.84
352.00
2121
30
2,409.84
29.322.27
2091
GIftAld
Gr8nt8
Tota(
Incom•
222.617
63074
Exp•ndhur•:
Vet fee8
Medicines I micro-chlps
Food
Cat litter
General maintenance {In¢lude8
addrtional pons and
CCTV)
Cleaning and stsff expenses
W88te dispo881
Cat furnlture
Incubator
Portable gazebo
Transport
Insurance
Stationary
Website
Calendars
Formation legal costs
18,236.19
3.044.80
8,312.72
5.012.56
28855
1090
7085
3823
150.918.35
21,714.25
7.043.32
1.506.37
6140
556
987
1066
1.516.80
265.iJ)
714.44
2n.37
215.84
2543
1065
149
9000
Totsi expèndlturo
219A27A9
62159
Surplus forthe year
3,19028
915
Openlng Bank balanc88
914￿6
Cioging Bank Balancos
I￿9¢
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Compasslon for Caty OAKHILL CIO
Registered charity
3010W25
301IFA24
Incomo re￿IVed.
Grant
Bank Interest
4,000.1)O
Total
Inoom•
40￿62
Expandlture:
Vet Fees
4,004.80
CIo8lng Bank
Bolanc•
0.02
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner s Report
Report to tho trustees
eofvipA%sioh> CATS OKKkllkL CID
On accounts for th• y•ar
ended
30 foNE
Charity no
(If any)
Ixo3X3
Sol out on pages
I report to the trustees on rny examinallon of th9 aCt￿nIS of the above
tharity (Ihe TnJ8t-) for ￿ year ended
Re8pon$ibllltles and
ba81$ of 1oPOrt
As the chartys truslees, you are r8sponsibL9 for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance wlth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(Ihe Act'>.
I report in respect of my examinatlon of the Trust's accounts carfed out
under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed all thè applicable Directions given by the Charity Commlssion
und8r seQion 145(5Xbl ol the Act.
Independent
•xamlner'* ststsment
I have completed my exarnlnatlon. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention in o)nnection with the examination {olher than that
d18closed below") whtch gfves me cau8e to belleve that in. any materlal
respect:
the ac(x)untlng reo)rd8 W8rè rM)t kept In accordance sectlon 130
of the Charitses Act.. c
the accounts did not accord the accounting records. or
Ihe a￿ounts did nol crKnply with the applicable requirements
nceming the form and wntent of ac£y)unts set out In thè Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requlr8ment
that the accounts glve a Irue and fairf vlew which 15 not a malter
o)nsidered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with Ihe examination to whlch attention shoubj b6 drawn in thls report In
order to enable a proper understanding of the ec<y)unls to be reached.
' Pleas• delete the wonls in the brackets rfthey do nol apply.
Slgnod:
IOF
Name:
VI A.
Relevant profossional
qualmcatlonls) or body
IER
Oct 2018

(rf any):
Addro88:
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Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem
(see CC32, Independent examinats'on of charity accounts.. dlrections and
guidance for examiners).
Glve here br1￿ detalls of
any Items that th•
examlner wlshes to
dl8¢1090.
IER
Oct 2018