The GCCF offices are based in Bridgwater and are staffed by people who deal with registrations, publications, show processing & title claims, agendas & minutes and correspondence from breeders, exhibitors, Clubs, Breed Advisory Committees and the general public.

They also deal with complaints and breaches of rules, which can sometimes result in disciplinary action and even suspension from Cat Fancy activities.

To date the trust has granted thousands of pounds into key research projects in ringworm vaccination, the feline genome and chronic gingivo-stomatitis in cats.

The top three most popular cat breeds registered in the GCCF are the British Shorthair, the Ragdoll and the Maine Coon.

[3] The GCCF registers around 20,000 pedigree cats each year, and currently recognises the following breeds: