ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SUFFOLK CENTRAL BRANCH

Registered charity 206269 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SUFFOLK EAST AND IPSWICH BRANCH, RSPCA SUFFOLK - EAST AND IPSWICH BRANCH, RSPCA SUFFOLK EAST AND IPSWICH BRANCH

RSPCA Suffolk Central runs a Re-Homing Centre (also a holding area for injured wildlife until transfer/release) and Veterinary Clinics, which provide heavily subsidised care for the animals of people on low incomes. We offer low-cost microchipping, advice, and help with neutering/operations, etc., for people on low incomes. We run 5 shops which play a big role in our fundraising.

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Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £381,487 for the year, with total income of £1,609,574 against costs of £1,228,087. The trustees confirm that free reserves are sufficient to meet ongoing expenditure and known future commitments, maintaining a policy target of nine months' reserves. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding its financial viability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £2.5m)
“To meet these obligations, the Branch aims to maintain a reserve level of 9 months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BG Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£377k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~11.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.6m£1.2m
31/12/2024£926k£1.4m
31/12/2023£941k£1.1m
31/12/2022£1.9m£999k
31/12/2021£881k£751k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £381,487 for the year, with total income of £1,609,574 against costs of £1,228,087. The trustees confirm that free reserves are sufficient to meet ongoing expenditure and known future commitments, maintaining a policy target of nine months' reserves. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding its financial viability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BG Audit LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/06/2025£75kMillionaire Street 2025 06w1

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
The Patricia Routledge Foundation1£2k
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

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.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SUFFOLK CENTRAL BRANCH£1.6m—0above—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ESSEX MID & NORTH BRANCH CIO FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025£386k—0above—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS NORWICH BRANCH CIO FY2025£2.3m—0below—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SHEFFIELD BRANCH FY2024£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SOUTH LONDON BRANCH FY2025£333k—0unclear—not going concern

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