ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ALTON, HASLEMERE AND PETERSFIELD BRANCH

Registered charity 205153 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RSPCA - ALTON, HASLEMERE AND PETERSFIELD BRANCH, RSPCA ALTON, HASLEMERE AND PETERSFIELD BRANCH

Our charity promotes animal welfare in the Branch area. Our main objective is to find suitable homes for as many animals as possible and to provide proper care for animals who come into the Branch's care.

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: ALTON, HASLEMERE AND PETERSFIELD.

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

Latest income

£93k

Latest spending

£131k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the branch incurred a net outgoing of £37,801 against incoming resources of £92,736, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£14,558. Free/unrestricted reserves decreased from £402,631 to £388,073, driven largely by a significant increase in expenditure to £130,537. The trustees report that fundraising levels continue to fall and expenditure may exceed income without irregular legacies, though they maintain that reserves are monitored to ensure a viable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Connected Party

“The Charity is a local branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Charity Number 219099) a national Charity that acts as a support organisation. The Charity pays an annual Quota to the RSPCA Headquarters based on its level of reserves during the previous year.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 12

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Vanessa Kempchair
Delia Andrews
John Leston
Margaret Christine Houghton
Mark Derek Hewson
Michael Hawker

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£93k	£131k
31/12/2024	£38k	£73k
31/12/2023	£167k	£45k
31/12/2022	£112k	£31k
31/12/2021	£35k	£81k

Common questions

Is ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ALTON, HASLEMERE AND PETERSFIELD BRANCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the branch incurred a net outgoing of £37,801 against incoming resources of £92,736, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£14,558. Free/unrestricted reserves decreased from £402,631 to £388,073, driven largely by a significant increase in expenditure to £130,537. The trustees report that fundraising levels continue to fall and expenditure may exceed income without irregular legacies, though they maintain that reserves are monitored to ensure a viable future. 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 HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£2k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST	1	£2k

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 KENT, ASHFORD, TENTERDEN AND DISTRICT BRANCH.

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS KENT, ASHFORD, TENTERDEN AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £226k
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CHILTERN BRANCH income £122k
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS PRESTON AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £657k
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ANGLESEY BRANCH income £48k
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BASINGSTOKE AND ANDOVER BRANCH income £100k
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BATH AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £2.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ALTON, HASLEMERE AND PETERSFIELD BRANCH	£93k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS KENT, ASHFORD, TENTERDEN AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025	£226k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CHILTERN BRANCH FY2024	£122k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS PRESTON AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025	£657k	—	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ANGLESEY BRANCH FY2025	£48k	—	unclear	—	noted
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BASINGSTOKE AND ANDOVER BRANCH FY2025	£100k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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