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Registered charity · No. 1071884

Shropshire Cat Rescue

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Shropshire Cat Rescue is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include animals.

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What are the key facts about Shropshire Cat Rescue?

Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£572,466
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£231,671
Registered charity number
1071884
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Lyth Hill Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Shropshire Cat Rescue (number 1071884) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Shropshire Cat Rescue do?

To provide shelter, food, veterinary care for homeless, stray, abandoned and unwanted cats and kittens. To re-home said animals where possible. To benefit the community by trapping & neutering feral cats thus limiting their numbers to avoid health hazards and nuisance. To educate the public on health and care of cats and kittens in order to alleviate and obviate distress and cruelty.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Shropshire Cat Rescue

Answers Shropshire Cat Rescue gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Shropshire Cat Rescue's highest-paid staff paid?

Shropshire Cat Rescue's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Shropshire Cat Rescue's money come from?

Shropshire Cat Rescue reported £572k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £391k (68%), trading and fundraising events £115k (20%), charitable activities £39k (7%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £309k.

  • Donations and legacies£391k · 68%
  • Trading and fundraising events£115k · 20%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£39k · 7%
  • Investments£27k · 5%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Shropshire Cat Rescue as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Shropshire Cat Rescue's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Shropshire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Shropshire Cat Rescue registered for?

Animals

Why is there no Clarity Score for Shropshire Cat Rescue yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Shropshire Cat Rescue. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Shropshire Cat Rescue a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Shropshire Cat Rescue as a registered charity (number 1071884) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Shropshire Cat Rescue's charity number?
Shropshire Cat Rescue's charity number is 1071884. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1071884?
Search 1071884 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Shropshire Cat Rescue do?
To provide shelter, food, veterinary care for homeless, stray, abandoned and unwanted cats and kittens. To re-home said animals where possible. To benefit the community by trapping & neutering feral cats thus limiting their numbers to avoid health hazards and nuisance. To educate the public on health and care of cats and kittens in order to alleviate and obviate distress and cruelty.
Does Shropshire Cat Rescue have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Shropshire Cat Rescue. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Shropshire Cat Rescue?
Shropshire Cat Rescue's website listed in our register data is http://www.shropshirecatrescue.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Shropshire Cat Rescue's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Shropshire Cat Rescue's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Shropshire Cat Rescue's money come from?
Shropshire Cat Rescue reported £572k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £391k (68%), trading and fundraising events £115k (20%), charitable activities £39k (7%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £309k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Shropshire Cat Rescue?
The register records Shropshire Cat Rescue as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Shropshire Cat Rescue's trustees paid?
Shropshire Cat Rescue's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Shropshire Cat Rescue registered as a charity?
Shropshire Cat Rescue was entered on the register on 7 October 1998.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.