ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT BRANCH

Registered charity 205098 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R S P C A CAMBRIDGE, RSPCA CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT BRANCH, RSPCA CAMBRIDGESHIRE BRANCH

Animal welfare services, including rehoming neglected animals, low-cost animal clinic; assistance with cost of neutering domestic pets to prevent unwanted litters; emergency veterinary care for domestic birds, mammals and other animals found sick or injured; emergency assistance with cost of veterinary treatment for pet owners on low income (defined by eligibility for means-tested state benefits).

Objects

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.

Area of benefit: CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £23,365 for the year, with total income of £386,460 against expenditure of £363,095. The trustees report that closing unrestricted reserves stand at £532,849, which is above their stated policy target of 12 months of operating costs. While the charity is financially stable, the trustees note a serious risk that the functioning of their veterinary clinic would significantly deteriorate if the University Veterinary School were to close or increase charges.

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 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — RSPCA Cambridge and District Branch (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anna Forrester · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr ROSEMARY ANNE RODD · trustee of 1 other charity
• Helen Stearn · trustee of 1 other charity
• JANINE FIONA BARBER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jean Mary Trevett
• Marion Sievwright · trustee of 1 other charity
• Samantha Hazle-Toole · trustee of 1 other charity
• Samuel Peter Joseph Carrington Kennedy · trustee of 1 other charity
• VICTORIA MARY SPARKS

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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.

• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ESSEX MID & NORTH BRANCH CIO income £1.1m
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS NORWICH BRANCH CIO income £2.3m
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SHEFFIELD BRANCH income £1.1m
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SUFFOLK CENTRAL BRANCH income £1.6m
• 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 STORT VALLEY BRANCH income £260k

Side by side with its peers

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