CANTERBURY AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE RSPCA

Registered charity 210743 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CANTERBURY, DOVER AND DISTRICT BRANCH, ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS KENT-CANTERBURY AND DISTRICT BRANCH, RSPCA, RSPCA CANTERBURY AND DISTRICT BRANCH, RSPCA KENT-CANTERBURY AND DISTRICT BRANCH

Promote animal welfare.

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Latest income
£987k
Latest spending
£853k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £134,310 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a significant legacy gift of £318,385.60. The trustees confirm that the existing level of unrestricted reserves is sufficient to meet any reduction in incoming resources during the next six to nine months, aligning with their policy to maintain reserves at that level.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six to nine months' unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.6m)
It is Branch policy to maintain free reserves (unrestricted funds not held as tangible assets) of the Branch at a level of between six to nine months' unrestricted expenditure. — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

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

Total income
£987k
Total spending
£853k
Cost of raising funds
£191k
Reserves (reported)
£758k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~10.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£987k£853k
31/12/2023£740k£647k
31/12/2022£489k£618k
31/12/2021£492k£471k
31/12/2020£563k£477k

Common questions

Is CANTERBURY AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE RSPCA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £134,310 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a significant legacy gift of £318,385.60. The trustees confirm that the existing level of unrestricted reserves is sufficient to meet any reduction in incoming resources during the next six to nine months, aligning with their policy to maintain reserves at that level. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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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.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CANTERBURY AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE RSPCA£987k0aboveno doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS KENT, ASHFORD, TENTERDEN AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2024£269k0belowno doubt
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals North Wiltshire and Newbury District Branch FY2024£1.6munclearno doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS GUILDFORD AND EPSOM BRANCH FY2025£274k0unclearno doubt
RSPCA Wyth Sir Branch FY2024£591k0unclearno doubt
RSPCA Llys Nini Carmarthenshire to Cardiff – Sir Gâr i Gaerdydd FY2025£2.5m0unclearno doubt

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