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

Registered charity 205594 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BATH CATS & DOGS HOME, RSPCA BATH AND DISTRICT BRANCH

Animal welfare including rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of companion animals (dog and cats ), animal welfare education activities, outreach work.

Causes: Animals · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£5.1m

Latest spending

£3.3m

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total consolidated income was £5,083,560 against expenditure of £3,259,009, resulting in a net income of £2,086,592. Free reserves stood at £1,432,068, which the trustees note is monitored against a policy target of 6-8 months of expenditure coverage. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“The following number of employee received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs and employer's national insurance) during the year between: 2024 No. £60,000 - £69,999 1” — page 42

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The following number of employee received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs and employer's national insurance) during the year between: 2024 No. £60,000 - £69,999 1” — page 42

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 11.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“The charity spent around 11p in every pound on fundraising activity (charity only, not consolidated), reflecting our cost-effective approach to fundraising.” — page 19

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 6-8 months expenditure coverage (held: £1.4m)

“We set a desired level of 6-8 months expenditure coverage (in 2024 this equated to approx £1.388 million to £1.850 million).”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, Bath Cats and Dogs Home (Trading) Ltd.

“In the financial year ended 31 December 2024, Bath Cats and Dogs Home (Trading) Limited made a gift aid donation of £41,268 (2023: £25,453) to RSPCA Bath and District Branch. In addition to this, Bath Cats and Dogs Home (Trading) Limited paid £147,146 (2023: £90,129) to the charity in respect of rent and overheads. Management charges were paid to the parent charity from Bath Cats and Dogs Home (Trading) Limited of £20,000 (2023: £20,000). At the year end, £51,939 (2023: £37,776) was due to the parent charity from Bath Cats and Dogs Home (Trading) Limited.” — page 42

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from Under £60,000 (FY2023) to £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2024).
Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2023) → 1 (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Bath Vets — “Bath Vets were headline sponsors of our Wag Walk event, benefitting from mentions in local press and digital marketing.” (source page)
THG Labs — “THG Labs chose us as their Charity of the Quarter. In-house events and collection cans added up to over £1000” (source page)
Petplan — “Petplan pet insurance support Bath Cats & Dogs Home by giving 10% of all insurance premiums generated by referencing us” (source page)
Pets at Home — “Pets at Home branches in Bath and Trowbridge chose us as their local animal charity to support. As well as fundraising events in-store, loy…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income

£5.1m

Total spending

£3.3m

Cost of raising funds

£678k

Reserves (reported)

£1.2m

Employees

81

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Deborah Maria Gogartychair · trustee of 1 other charity
Michelle Grima · trustee of 1 other charity
Nathalie Jane Dowgray
Richard John Dellar · trustee of 1 other charity
Stuart Nicholas Donnelly · trustee of 1 other charity
Vanessa Lemaire
Victoria Elaine Smith · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Dorset · Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£5.1m	£3.3m
31/12/2023	£2.1m	£2.6m
31/12/2022	£2.5m	£2.2m
31/12/2021	£2.5m	£2.1m
31/12/2020	£2.4m	£2.0m

Common questions

Is ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BATH AND DISTRICT BRANCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total consolidated income was £5,083,560 against expenditure of £3,259,009, resulting in a net income of £2,086,592. Free reserves stood at £1,432,068, which the trustees note is monitored against a policy target of 6-8 months of expenditure coverage. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BATH AND DISTRICT BRANCH earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BATH AND DISTRICT BRANCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BATH AND DISTRICT BRANCH as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2024	£2k	Animals
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST	FY2024	£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/03/2005	£5k	Salary for co-ordinator

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 COVENTRY AND DISTRICT 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 BATH AND DISTRICT BRANCH	£5.1m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	11.0%	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 COTSWOLDS, GLOUCESTER & DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025	£2.2m	—	0	unclear	—	not going concern
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 TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND MAIDSTONE BRANCH FY2025	£122k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - ROCHDALE AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025	£699k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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