ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SOLENT BRANCH

Registered charity 205096 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RSPCA PORTSMOUTH AND SOUTH EAST HAMPSHIRE BRANCH, RSPCA SOLENT BRANCH, THE SOUTHAMPTON CLINIC, THE STUBBINGTON ARK

RSPCA Solent Branch covers 400 square miles of Hampshire and operates The Stubbington Ark Animal Centre in Fareham. We support the inspectorate to rescue, rehabilitate, rehome and release back to the wild injured, abandoned, mistreated and stray animals/wildlife. As a separately registered Branch of the RSPCA, we are responsible for raising our own funds to deliver our vital animal welfare work.

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Latest income
£0
Latest spending
£0
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £51,366 for the year, with unrestricted funds totaling £5,231,352. The trustees' report confirms that the charity operates with a reserves policy aiming for 12 months of costs in hand, and the independent auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 100% of annual costs (held: £5.2m)
“The aim is to have unrestricted funds in reserve of at least 100% of annual costs to ensure there would be sufficient funds in hand to run the charity for a minimum of twelve months if insufficient income is forthcoming.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by James Todd & Co Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£475k
Reserves (reported)
£5.3m
Employees
51

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 28.6% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£0£0
31/12/2024£1.7m£1.6m
31/12/2023£1.4m£1.4m
31/12/2022£1.9m£1.3m
31/12/2021£1.8m£1.0m

Common questions

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

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £51,366 for the year, with unrestricted funds totaling £5,231,352. The trustees' report confirms that the charity operates with a reserves policy aiming for 12 months of costs in hand, and the independent auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by James Todd & Co Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SOLENT BRANCH£0—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SOUTH LONDON BRANCH FY2025£333k—0unclear—not going concern
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SOUTH WEST SOMERSET BRANCH CIO FY2025£371k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BOURNEMOUTH, NEW FOREST AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025£273k—0above—no doubt
CANTERBURY AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE RSPCA FY2025£742k—0above—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS DERBY AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt

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