OSCR Scottish charity profile

Cats Protection

ActiveCharity number SC037711
Registered10 January 2007
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC037711
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Cross Border
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
1,137
Postcode
RH17 7TT

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of animal welfare

Beneficiaries

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

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The League is established to relieve the suffering and distress of cats.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£105,571,000£96,665,0001,13712 August 2026
31 December 2024£96,902,000£98,693,0001,13729 August 2025
31 December 2023£89,272,000£103,513,0001,13727 August 2024
31 December 2022£86,009,000£87,415,0001,13717 July 2023
31 December 2021£78,235,000£70,667,0001,13724 August 2022

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
National Cat Centre
Website supplied to OSCR
www.cats.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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