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title: "Top rated UK Cats charities — Clarity Score leaderboard"
description: "Highest-rated UK cats charities ranked by CharityCompare Clarity Score."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/cats
retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:24:13.842Z
license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0"
---

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The highest Clarity Scores for cats charities in our directory are listed below. Scores combine charitable spend efficiency, regulatory return filing history, and public transparency disclosures. Information only, not donation advice.

## Top 10 cats charities by Clarity score

- 1 [GABLES FARM DOGS AND CATS HOME £924k · plymouth 94/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/gables-farm-dogs-and-cats-home)

Efficiency Excellent 91% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 8 trustees

Reserves 8.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 2 [THE SHEFFIELD CATS SHELTER £961k · sheffield 90/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-sheffield-cats-shelter)

Efficiency Unscored Filings pending

Governance Late Filings CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 5 trustees

Reserves 22.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 3 [BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME £70m · london Give with confidence 89/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/battersea-dogs-and-cats-home)

Efficiency Fair 62% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 13 trustees

Reserves 11.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 4 [The Big Cat Sanctuary Ltd £3.6m · UK-wide Give with confidence 89/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-big-cat-sanctuary-ltd)

Efficiency Excellent 98% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 9 trustees

Reserves 19.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 5 [INTERNATIONAL CAT CARE £3.1m · UK-wide Give with confidence 86/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/international-cat-care)

Efficiency Excellent 93% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 8 trustees

Reserves 11.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 6 [THE CAT AND RABBIT RESCUE CENTRE £1.9m · portsmouth 86/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-cat-and-rabbit-rescue-centre)

Efficiency Excellent 94% to cause

Governance Late Filings CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 3 trustees

Reserves 14.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 7 [CAT ACTION TRUST 1977 £1.1m · london Give with confidence 84/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cat-action-trust-1977)

Efficiency Unscored Filings pending

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 9 trustees

Reserves 36.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 8 [NEWCASTLE DOG AND CAT SHELTER £2.4m · newcastle Give with confidence 82/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/newcastle-dog-and-cat-shelter)

Efficiency Good 75% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 4 trustees

Reserves 16.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 9 [YORKSHIRE CAT RESCUE £860k · UK-wide Give with confidence 82/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/yorkshire-cat-rescue)

Efficiency Excellent 80% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 4 trustees

Reserves 10.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 10 [ASSOCIATION OF DOGS AND CATS HOMES £376k · UK-wide Give with confidence 79/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/association-of-dogs-and-cats-homes)

Efficiency Unscored Filings pending

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 11 trustees

Reserves 4.0 Mo Financial cushion

Scores combine Accountability & Finance and Transparency beacons.
[How we score](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology)