Cats Unloved Charitable Trust — Animal Welfare Charity in Christchurch
Cats Unloved Charitable Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Animal Welfare sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. CharityData rates this charity B- (73.8/100). Annual revenue: $0.1M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: We are an advisory and advocacy group for the unloved, unwanted, abandoned and abused cats and kittens. We cover the cost of desexing and assist with other vet costs where possible. We rehome domestic cats and assist with feeding strays or abandoned cats.
- Registration Number
- CC30620
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-06-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B- (73.8/100)
- Sector
- Animal Welfare
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- Website
- http://www.catsunloved.org
- catsunloved@outlook.co.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Animals, General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 5.8 months of operating expenses
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2024 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2023 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2022 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2020 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
| 2018 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2017 | $0.0M | $0.0M | - |
| 2016 | $0.1M | $0.0M | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B-
- Overall Score
- 73.8/100
- Financial Score
- 77.5
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (5)
- Lyndsey Treleaven — President (departed 2019-05-01)
- Leslie Webster — Trustee/president (departed 2010-08-07)
- Elizabeth Brown — Trustee/chair
- Wendy Sisson — Secretary/treasurer
- Kerry Downey — Treasurer (departed 2008-08-19)
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Cats Unloved Charitable Trust
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
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- Small board structure2 current officers listed on the register — best-practice boards have 5+ members with separation of duties
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.
Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.
About
We are an advisory and advocacy group for the unloved, unwanted, abandoned and abused cats and kittens. We cover the cost of desexing and assist with other vet costs where possible. We rehome domestic cats and assist with feeding strays or abandoned cats.
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Revenue Diversification
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 238 peers · Animal Welfare · Under $100K
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