setting up a cat rescue

siamesecats

please can anyone give me some guidance here .i am currently trying to offer a cat rescue.i need advise on how to raise money to keep it going .what ways i am allowed to fundraise ,etc .any help will be appreciated.

Cat72

Hi good luck I will try to watch this thread. All I could suggest is contacting your local PDSA for guidance on keeping cats and also they might give you some cats, or your number to people looking to rehome cats. My local branch does this. Also possabley contact your local cat protection league incase they might be friendily enough to help. I know the last time I got a cat when they came to visit they were trying to get me to put catterys in my garden because it is so big !
Other information on the money side will probably be gained maybe through your local business advice centre as there are different legalities for setting up a charity and you will need to make sure your accounts are in order.
good luck Here is what I pulled up in a google search .

wigginsmum

My Mum set up an animal rescue charity about 40 years ago which is still running. I'll talk to her to get specifics, but I know she does a lot of car boot sales and country fairs, and occasionally is allowed to collect outside the local Tesco (but she's not allowed to rattle the tin). You might want to consider selling stuff on Ebay too.

siamesecats

brilliant please keep advise coming .i have years and years of experience with cats.i now want to put this experience into helping the not so fortunate.i now have the time and space to do this.(we moved last month).anyone know anything about raffles?. do i have to register this as a charity?

wigginsmum

If you have a local vet who is amenable, they might be willing to have a cardboard box in reception where people can donate tinned food etc.

Savvy_Sue

siamesecats wrote:

brilliant please keep advise coming .i have years and years of experience with cats.i now want to put this experience into helping the not so fortunate.i now have the time and space to do this.(we moved last month).anyone know anything about raffles?. do i have to register this as a charity?

There is a bit about raffles on this thread. No, you don't HAVE to register as a charity - and in fact before even thinking about that I would see if you could link into or become a local branch of one of the cat rescue charities already in existence, because there's no point re-inventing the wheel! Again, there is some advice in the stickies at the top of this board.

There are some things you can't do if you're not a charity, and some advantages to being a charity - perhaps most importantly reclaim the tax paid on donations through the Gift Aid scheme! Being a charity gives reassurance to your supporters that you're not taking money and funding your own lavish life-style, because you HAVE to have Trustees whose job it is to make sure the charity works only towards its aims and spends its money wisely.