ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WESTMORLAND BRANCH CIO

Registered charity 1209358 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RSPCA WESTMORLAND BRANCH

Provide a service to the Inspectors and community to rehabilitate and rehome animals in distress. To provide information and welfare advice. Provide welfare assistance to those on benefits for emergency situations. To offer a cat neutering scheme to those on benefits. To provide assistance to wild animals and neuter feral cats where possible.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE BRANCH ARE TO PROMOTE THE WORK AND OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, IN THE AREA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICIES OF THE SOCIETY.(THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY (AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME) ARE "TO PROMOTE KINDNESS AND TO PREVENT OR SUPPRESS CRUELTY TO ANIMALS".)

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£474k

Latest spending

£542k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £252,032 in free reserves, which is below the stated policy target of £563,000 (calculated as eighteen months of expenditure). Per the trustees' report, the charity has a surplus for the year and considers its existing reserves sufficient to meet any reduction in incoming resources, with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: eighteen months expenditure (held: £252k)

“The target level for reserves is calculated as eighteen months expenditure based the total expenditure for the two previous accounting periods. This should ensure at least eighteen months of operations following a drastic financial downturn. The target level for the year 2026 is calculated as follows: Expenditure for 2024 £377,850 Expenditure for 2025 £373,376 Target reserves for 2026 £563,000” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of expenses to trustee A Green

“During the year the charity made the following transactions with trustees: £Nil (2024: £99) of expenses were reimbursed to A Green during the year. No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/01/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Leanne Pointonchair
ALAN JULES GREEN
Ben Thomas
DEREK BENNETT
Dr Anne Cleasby · trustee of 1 other charity
Elizabeth Dodd
Rachel Gawith
Sarah Halsall-Williams
Sarah Teggart

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£474k	£542k

Common questions

Is ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WESTMORLAND BRANCH CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £252,032 in free reserves, which is below the stated policy target of £563,000 (calculated as eighteen months of expenditure). Per the trustees' report, the charity has a surplus for the year and considers its existing reserves sufficient to meet any reduction in incoming resources, with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ESSEX MID & NORTH BRANCH CIO.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WESTMORLAND BRANCH CIO	£474k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ESSEX MID & NORTH BRANCH CIO FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LEEDS, WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS COVENTRY AND DISTRICT BRANCH CIO FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025	£386k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals North Wiltshire and Newbury District Branch FY2024	£0	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.