Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BEDFORDSHIRE SOUTH BRANCH 

Promotes kindness not cruelty to animals. Provides veterinary assistance to pet owners on benefits. Fosters, rehabilitates and rehomes abandoned, unwanted cats and rabbits. Available for animal advice, information, and help to vets, members of the public, social services, and prospective animal adopters.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£118£109£9n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£117£61£56n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/20£98£61£37n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/19£95£62£33n/an/an/an/an/a33
31/12/18£94£78£16£0£0£0n/a039
31/12/17£105£48£58£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£89£87£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£85£69£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£79£76£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£51£35£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£34£32£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£33£54£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£140£40£100£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£52£37£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£25£27£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£23£26£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£33£38£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£38£50£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£45£43£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 54 years

rspca-online.co.uk

info@rspca-bedfordshiresouth.org.uk

07510390872

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Animals
GiG Classification
  • Animal welfare
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Central Bedfordshire, Luton,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/12/1969, number: 259020
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
Main office

34 SPRINGFIELD ROAD
LUTON
LU3 2HF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE BRANCH ARE TO PROMOTE THE WORK AND OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY [ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (219099)], WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE AREA OF THE BRANCH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICIES OF THE SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BEDFORDSHIRE SOUTH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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