kat1 - its so lovely to hear you have a 'waiting list' of GOOD people who want to give happy homes to these poor animals...
What part of UK are you in.. My best friend want so get one or ideally TWO when she moves up to Surrey near me... She doesnt care what they look like - she just wants the ones that have been there the longest... the ones people didnt want! One eye - one ear.. she doesnt care.
I presume she would have to be 'vetted' and pass a test to be approved... so she is going to make sure her new home isnt on a main road etc and has a garden.
I have known her for years - and i have to say.. the cats that end up living with her will be possibly the luckiest cats in the world... she will spoil them rotten!