Cat Action Trust 1977
Key takeaways
- Cat Action Trust fits best if you are a local charity whose work centres on feral cats, such as neutering, veterinary care, rehoming or food costs, since those are the expenses its grants are said to cover.
- Its annual giving and grant range are not stated, so size any request to your own costs rather than to a typical amount, and keep veterinary charges at or below equivalent charitable rates, because support is restricted where they are higher.
- No publicly published application process is given, so ask how to apply before writing a full request, and expect payment to follow invoices and statistics for the work carried out.
- Organisations that are not local charities should not apply, because the funder does not fund them.
Overview
Cat Action Trust 1977 is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 801245).
Cat Action Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales that exists for the relief of suffering of feral cats in the British Isles that need care and attention, and to encourage the prevention of unwanted breeding among them. Each year it neuters more than 1000 cats, homes more than 1000 cats and provides veterinary care, other than neutering, for some 750 cats. Its grants go to local charities for expenses such as food and veterinary bills.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The charity focuses on the welfare of feral cats, particularly those suffering through homelessness, poor circumstances or ill-usage. It works to control populations humanely through neutering and return to site, veterinary care, and finding homes for kittens and tame stray cats, and it opposes killing for expediency. Its grants go to local charities for expenses such as food and veterinary bills. Grant payment follows the production of invoices relating to expenditure and statistics for the work carried out; support is restricted where veterinary charges are higher than equivalent charitable rates. Its broader work includes educating the public and animal-welfare organisations about humane control and care of feral cats.
Themes
- Feral cat welfare
- Cat neutering
- Veterinary care
- Cat rescue and rehoming
- Food expenses
Geographic Focus
British Isles.
What they don't fund
- Organisations other than local charities
- Veterinary charges that are higher than equivalent charitable rates
How to apply
For payment, supporting documentation including individual invoices related to expenditure and statistics for the work carried out must be provided.
Who can apply:
- Grants are made to local charities.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2022 | £496,934 | £447,036 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £209,676 | £466,946 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £339,574 | £512,024 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £1,126,087 | £473,606 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
| year to 31 March 2026 | £269,062 | £482,440 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2026 |
— No grants figure for that year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- cat77.org.uk
- cat77.org.uk/about · read on 24 October 2026
- cat77.org.uk/contact · read on 24 October 2026
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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