ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS KENT FOLKESTONE AND DISTRICT BRANCH CIO

Registered charity 1212866 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RSPCA FOLKESTONE

Managed by volunteer trustees - and reliant entirely on donations. We employ an Animal Welfare Officer, who works in the community supporting pet owners and answering call-outs to wildlife rescues. Our officer manages two pet food banks, offering vital support to pet owners in need. The branch also operates a subsidised Veterinary Clinic, ensuring affordable care for local pets.

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.

Causes: Animals · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Ashford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the branch made a cash deficit on activities of £33,888 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in cash reserves of £114,991. The trustees note the increase in deficit spending and are taking action to manage long-term financial risks while retaining staff and supporting their objectives.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (26/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Linda Hickschair
• Alexander Page
• Jeff Hicks
• Olena Shpylova
• Pamela Ninham
• Rebecca Odd
• Siobhan Pery-Knox-Gore

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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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 CHILTERN BRANCH.

• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CHILTERN BRANCH income £122k
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS KENT WEST BRANCH income £35k
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS COVENTRY AND DISTRICT BRANCH CIO income £1.3m
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BATH AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £2.9m
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - BOLTON AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £478k
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS HEREFORDSHIRE BRANCH income £70k

Side by side with its peers

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