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

Registered charity 205858 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRISTOL ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE (BRISTOL A.R.C.), RSPCA - BRISTOL AND DISTRICT BRANCH, RSPCA BRISTOL AND DISTRICT BRANCH · listed website unreachable when last crawled

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Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £37,192 for the year ended 31 December 2025, following a significant 25% decrease in total income to £2 million. Despite the deficit, the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £1.6 million, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet its reserves policy target of nine months' operating costs and continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months' operating costs (held: £1.6m)
“A sum equivalent to nine months’ operating costs is held as a freely available reserve.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dunkley's. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£2.2m
Cost of raising funds
£393k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
57

Reported reserves equal ~9.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.0m£2.2m
31/12/2024£2.7m£1.9m
31/12/2023£1.6m£1.7m
31/12/2022£2.3m£1.6m
31/12/2021£1.9m£1.5m

Common questions

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

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £37,192 for the year ended 31 December 2025, following a significant 25% decrease in total income to £2 million. Despite the deficit, the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £1.6 million, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet its reserves policy target of nine months' operating costs and continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dunkley's.