Usk New Start Cat Rescue
What it does
To promote humane behaviour towards cats and kittens by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for such animals. To advance the education of the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering. To provide therapy cats to people who are in need as a result of disability.
Its charitable purposes
1)TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS CATS AND KITTENS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR SUCH ANIMALS, WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE IN THE SOUTH EAST WALES REGION, BY RESCUING AND REHOMING;2)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG CATS; AND3)TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED AS A RESULT OF DISABILITY, WHETHER PHYSICAL OR MENTAL BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CATS TO ASSIST THEM THERAPEUTICALLY.
Causes
- What it works on
- Animals
- Who it helps
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Blaenau Gwent
- Caerphilly
- Monmouthshire
- Newport City
- Torfaen
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 April 2025, it had income of £86,947 and spent £78,615.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £86,947 | £78,615 | Not reported | 18 |
| 30 April 2024 | £93,252 | £91,155 | Not reported | 12 |
| 30 April 2023 | £81,820 | £77,502 | Not reported | 18 |
| 30 April 2022 | £61,059 | £58,834 | Not reported | 14 |
| 30 April 2021 | £38,601 | £38,819 | Not reported | 8 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 125%, from £38,601 in the year to 30 April 2021 to £86,947 in the year to 30 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 90% of its income in the year to 30 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2023 | £1,927 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Beverley Dalgleish
- Samantha Murray
- Sharon Griffiths
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | 28 February 2026 | Received 28 February 2026 | Received 28 February 2026 |
| 30 April 2024 | 28 February 2025 | Received 11 February 2025, 17 days early | Received 11 February 2025 |
| 30 April 2023 | 29 February 2024 | Received 6 March 2024, 6 days late | Received 6 March 2024 |
| 30 April 2022 | 28 February 2023 | Received 9 February 2023, 19 days early | Received 9 February 2023 |
| 30 April 2021 | 28 February 2022 | Received 22 February 2022, 6 days early | Received 22 February 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1179707
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 29 August 2018
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Aug 2018
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.