About Cats in Care
A Westbury charity, on the register since 1982, for the rescue and homing of Wiltshire’s unwanted and abandoned cats.
01 Our story
More than forty years of rescue and homing.
Cats in Care was registered with the Charity Commission on 10 November 1982. Today we are based on Redland Lane in Westbury, and our work is the one line on the register: rescue and homing.
We do not tell other people’s stories here, and we do not publish figures for cats helped that we cannot show you. What we can show you is on the public register, and it is all below.
- 10 Nov 1982Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as charity number 285745.
- TodayRescue and homing of unwanted and abandoned cats and kittens, across Wiltshire.
- 31 Dec 2025End of the latest financial year on the register: income £50,082, spending £43,361.
02 Our aims
In the register’s own words.
“To prevent cruelty and to relieve the suffering and distress of cats and kittens in needs of care and attention.”
“The rescue and homing of unwanted and abandoned cats and kittens.”
03 Area and governance
Westbury, for Wiltshire.
We are based at 24 Redland Lane in Westbury, below the White Horse on the edge of the Wiltshire downs. The register records our area of operation as Wiltshire.
Cats in Care is run by its trustees, who are responsible for the charity under charity law. The register lists seven trustees. We do not publish their names on this site; the register is the public record.
The register entry
- Name
- Cats in Care
- Charity no.
- 285745
- Registered
- 10 November 1982
- Regulator
- Charity Commission
- Area
- Wiltshire
- Trustees
- Seven
- Address
- 24 Redland Lane, Westbury, Wiltshire BA13 3QA
Registered charity in England and Wales
04 Where the money goes
The latest accounts, plainly.
Every year we report our income and spending to the Charity Commission. These figures are for the financial year ended 31 December 2025, as shown on the public register.
As a charity, our money is for our charitable purpose: the rescue and homing of unwanted and abandoned cats and kittens. Income and spending change from year to year; the register shows the full financial history and our filed returns.
Source: Charity Commission register of charities, charity 285745.