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home >> charity search >> royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS 

To prevent cruelty, promote kindness and to alleviate suffering of animals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • There is a pension deficit of £10,821,000
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending


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Established: 61 years

www.rspca.org.uk

executive@rspca.org.uk

03001234555

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£152,108£126,720£25,388£21,829£274,529£251,11523.81,5066,919
31/12/21£151,765£115,448£36,317£22,225£260,458£240,041251,3055,886
31/12/20£116,525£140,543£-24,018£19,191£189,959£173,68414.81,4887,013
31/12/19£130,667£145,982£-15,315£23,797£218,765£189,23715.61,8672,819
31/12/18£142,016£159,762£-17,746£29,304£233,235£200,37515.11,7952,644
31/12/17£140,877£129,398£11,479£23,525£240,090£198,47218.41,7490
31/12/16£143,541£122,984£20,557£22,301£204,765£184,312181,6950
31/12/15£124,403£123,041£1,362£24,066£188,996£169,42316.51,5160
31/12/14£125,890£119,689£6,201£21,843£165,700£147,18814.81,4660
31/12/13£121,245£117,377£3,868£20,060£162,945£145,14814.81,4610
31/12/12£132,803£121,464£11,339£22,151£162,292£146,08914.41,5080
31/12/11£116,200£120,404£-4,204£22,327£148,411£131,53913.11,5190
31/12/10£115,288£122,564£-7,276£20,524£164,457£150,10214.71,4820
31/12/09£129,251£119,339£9,912£22,262£160,714£145,47514.61,4890
31/12/08£119,926£114,090£5,836£23,565£161,395£148,72615.61,5050
31/12/07£114,110£111,251£2,859£18,692£200,523£187,89020.31,4530
31/12/06£106,507£95,491£11,016£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£99,959£86,971£12,988£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£87,697£82,087£5,610£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 23.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Animals
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 1,506 employees
  • 6,919 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Birmingham Wild Things
£299,369 24/03/2022
The funding will be used by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) to support young people whose mental health has been particularly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Hastings Wild Things
£291,378 24/10/2019
36
Hastings Wild Things
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)
£99,700 27/11/2018
Taking Action for Animals – the history of the RSPCA
National Lottery Community Fund - Looked After Children Animal Action Days
£9,987 10/01/2018
12
Looked After Children Animal Action Days
National Lottery Community Fund - Hastings Wild Things
£470,206 21/10/2014
60
Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/01/1963, number: 219099
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE FRIENDS OF THE RSPCA SOUTH GODSTONE ANIMAL CENTRE on 20/12/2021
Main office

R S P C A
Parkside
Chart Way
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 1GY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE KINDNESS AND TO PREVENT OR SUPPRESS CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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