OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Edinburgh Cat Protection League

ActiveCharity number SC014916
Registered16 August 1946
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC014916
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
5
Postcode
EH6 5HA

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Charity is set up to: rescue stray & unwanted cats & kittens, rehabilitate and rehome them. Inform the public on the care of cats & kittens & encourage the neutering of cats. The charity provides shelter & veterinary treatment for all cats coming into our care and keeps them housed and fed in comfort in the Shelter until such times as they can be re-homed. We provide all aspects of care from admission to rehoming & any veterinary treatment required including neutering, medication where necessary and any type of veterinary investigation or surgery, including after care when the cat has an ongoing but treatable health problem which can be treated in the new home. We have a neutering voucher scheme for people who are unable to afford neutering . Cats go to the most suitable home possible and the most suitable owner so that they can live a comfortable & happy life thereafter. All cats coming through the shelter are microchipped and given appropriate vaccinations.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of animal welfare

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The objects of the League are to promote the welfare of cats in every possible way, including the provision of a shelter under the charge of a suitable resident warden for stray and unwanted cats, the neutering of cats of both sexes by a fully qualified veterinary surgeon, to educate the public in the care and maintenance of cats, and to co-operate with other societies working for the welfare of cats in all ways consistent with this constitution.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£598,882£271,594529 September 2025
31 December 2023£232,762£207,591525 September 2024
31 December 2022£471,990£201,479518 September 2023
31 December 2021£161,978£182,567531 August 2022
31 December 2020£478,841£173,050530 September 2021

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
3 Casselbank Street, Leith, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
https://www.facebook.com/EdinburghCatProtectionLeagueOfficial
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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